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• The rest of the story

  Not too long ago, India's captain, MS Dhoni, was being hailed for his worker bee grade of professionalism. Now, his team mates, and to some extent he himself, would only be given a B-grade for their work. Even his famously metronomic coach, whose... Posted Jul 07 2009, 02:45 AM with | with no comments Filed under: Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Test cricket, Fatigue, Motivation, Rest

• Semi Final brings Pakistan a full circle

  A tale of the PowerPak v. the Safferers: Albie in the Finals!!! Steyn alive, charging like a Jacques ... for one Morkel, made it to Botha Finals" - Younus Khan 23 minutes ago Will this be Pakistan's Doom(iny)? 29 minutes ago Wasim bowling to... Posted Jun 18 2009, 01:08 PM with | with no comments Filed under: T20I, South Africa, ICC, Pakistan, Jacques Kallis, Younus Khan, World Cup, World T20, Afridi, Umer Gul, Roelof van der Merwe, Shahid Afridi

• Ireland back into nether land?

  Ireland may have crossed the first hurdle in the current World T20 tournament - one of beating a Test playing nation - to make it to the Super8, but the euphoria of that victory was quelled by a metronomic rather than meteoric performance from the other... Posted Jun 10 2009, 05:22 PM with | with no comments Filed under: Pakistan, World Cup, Netherlands, Ireland, ICC World T20, Super8, Super 8

• Aver + Age = Average?

  A lot had been expressed about the supposed loss of luster of the Australian cricket stars ever since they were beaten by India in India last year.That is just another tribute to the dominance of the Australian cricket team over their counterparts who... Posted Apr 10 2009, 11:16 AM with | with no comments Filed under: Australia, Younis Khan, Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee, Pakistan, Shaun Tait, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson, Younus Khan, Shane Watson

• A dead rubber.

  Most of the debates over the past two weeks have been over the quality of both the pitches on view in the two-Test series. As a few armed men would have it, it was not the pitches alone that ended up being dead in Pakistan. Hafsa, on "The Dawn Blog"... Posted Mar 03 2009, 12:05 AM with | with no comments Filed under: Dominic Cork, Lahore, Gunmen, Terrorists, Gadaffi Stadium, Attacks, Sri Lanka, Pakistan

• And then there were (n)one - Part 1 - The wins

  Agatha Christie's famous novel did have one left in the end though the readers find that out only in the end. Similarly, when Edwards walked in,walked in the latest thriller @ ARG(ggg), England could have been forgotten for thinking that it was a... Posted Feb 21 2009, 07:10 PM with | with no comments Filed under: Cricket Test, One wicket, 1 wicket, West Indies, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh

• Pakistan and English reverse swing

  The Champions Trophy has been "postponed" until October next year . There goes the end of non-South Asian teams touring Pakistan. Meanwhile, with some big doses of help from his seam bowlers , Dhoni continues to carry the Indian batting line... Posted Aug 25 2008, 05:18 AM with | with no comments Filed under: MS Dhoni, Marcus Trescothick, Usain Bolt, Champions Trophy, Pakistan, Ashes

• Champions, but not in Pakistan

  Much electronic ink has been refreshed on the topic of the Champions Trophy and playing in Pakistan. Here's Amit Bajaj's take on the contrast between the BCCI and ACA : The ACA has given more weightage to the report given by Reg Dickason, based... Posted Aug 21 2008, 05:45 AM with | with no comments Filed under: BCCI, Australia, ACA, Ajantha Mendis, Pakistan, Fab Four

• Risk, reward, ruin

  When can you travel somewhere safely? Cricket Australia say they just follow expert advice : It is a charge from the subcontinent and the International Cricket Council that has already been laid against players from several countries who stayed in India... Posted Jul 29 2008, 06:18 AM with | with no comments Filed under: security, Pakistan, money

• Nations and private clubs

  Where goes nationalism? The Business Standard carries the big story about the IPL: The successful launch of the Indian Premier League by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday at Bangalore marks a watershed in the history of the game, and... Posted Apr 20 2008, 09:01 AM with | with no comments Filed under: IPL, Nations, Pakistan, Bangladesh