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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:55pm MST by Q
So the Pakistan vs England test series has finally witnessed a century, and it had to come from one of the most reliable batsmen out there - Younis Khan.
I had been waiting for a Younis Khan century throughout the series and he finally did it today. The most satisfying bit for me about this century was that I called it yesterday and I was there at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to witness it.
What a knock Younis played.
He and Azhar Ali have all but batted England out of the
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:54pm MST by Q
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Posted: January 29th, 2012, 10:44am MST by Q
Remember what I posted just before the test series between Pakistan and England got underway?
This article was all about what the test series meant for Pakistan cricket, and how it was all about showing the doubters that we are not only good at beating lesser sides, but are one of the best test teams around.
It still hasn't sunk in that Pakistan have not only won the 2nd test, but also won the series; if that is how I am feeling then I can't even begin to imagine what all those critics and doubters would be
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Posted: January 28th, 2012, 7:26pm MST by Q
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Posted: January 25th, 2012, 5:41pm MST by Q
Did you know that his full name is Misbah Ul Haq Khan Niazi?
Do you know who else shares the same last name?
Imran Khan Niazi.
If being an "Ul-Haq" wasn't enough, he is also a "Khan" and a "Niazi".
No wonder Misbah is well on his way to being the best Pakistan captain ever. Or the best captain ever.
His critics will always point to the World T20 final in 2007 and the ODI World Cup semi final in 2011. One game denied Pakistan a world cup victory, and another that denied
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Posted: January 17th, 2012, 8:24am MST by Q
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Posted: January 16th, 2012, 8:40am MST by Q
The Pakistan vs England test series starts tomorrow at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, and its not just any series for Pakistan. Its a test series with a lot of significance. Its about coming full circle from what started in 2010. Its about playing the number 1 test side in the world. Its about proving to the doubters that the last year was not about beating lesser sides, but about a resurgent team that has been playing the best test cricket it has played in a long long time.
It all started with Shahid Afridi being appointed as test
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Contributed By Azfar Adil (guest blogger)
I am not a Shahid Afridi fan. Quite the opposite. He is everything that I believe is wrong in Pakistani cricket and, by extension, Pakistan at large. He is the personification of our modern style-over-substance culture: a culture that values a 10 ball 24 over a well constructed 100, Afridi over Misbah. Hum ghaas khayein ge magar bum banayein ge.
What's particularly galling is the undeniable talent on display every time he laces up a pair of cricket boots. He tantalizes us with sparse occurrences of sanity in
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Posted: December 13th, 2011, 8:09am MST by Q
With all One Day International obligations for the year 2011 over now, it is a good time to take a look back at the year that was and how the teams and players fared in ODIs during the year.
A total of 146 ODIs were played during the year, a number that is significantly inflated due to the ICC World Cup. But that high number also means that we got to see various remarkable performances from the likes of Virender Sehwag, Shane Watson, Mohammad Hafeez, Lasith Malinga, and Shahid Afridi to name a few.
Both Sehwag and Watson
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Posted: December 1st, 2011, 6:08pm MST by Q
So why didn't Shahid Afridi celebrate any of his 5 wickets today against Bangladesh in the manner that he does?
The feet were not spread, the hands were not raised, the fingers did not point to the skies.
I wonder why.
Afridi was so nonchalant about his 5 wicket haul today that it seemed like he was playing with kids in his neighbourhood park.
Not that there was no reason to celebrate.
Afridi's 7th 5-wicket haul in ODIs put him past Wasim Akram and level with Glenn McGrath on the list for most 5-wicket hauls
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Posted: November 29th, 2011, 5:52pm MST by Q
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Posted: November 27th, 2011, 6:51pm MST by Q
Tests: 1-0ODIs: 4-1T20I: 1-0
When was the last time you remember Pakistan dominate a cricket series like this?
Been a long time, hasn't it?
But there is more to it than what the score lines may tell you. Two of the ODIs and the T20 were come from behind victories. These were matches that had a loss written all over them before the boys in green bounced back and delivered the knock out punches to the Sri Lankans.
Those who feel that they are good at team strategizing sometimes look into sports management classes from
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Posted: November 27th, 2011, 2:42pm MST by Q
"My strokeplay is the best in the morning session""There is no point in chasing wide ones""There is nothing wrong in trying to pull everything"All the above statements have a meaning in cricket. But they can also mean something entirely different.
Those statements become even funnier when you have shadows of females in the background, printed on a T-shirt!
Would you like a T-shirt like that?
Punk Cricket has got all these and many more. I suggest you check them out and pick out a T-shirt or two. Some of them are just plain
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Posted: November 27th, 2011, 1:54pm MST by Q
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Posted: November 21st, 2011, 11:25am MST by Q
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Posted: November 7th, 2011, 6:02pm MST by Q
So, with the 3rd test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ending in a draw, Pakistan ended the series with yet another test series victory under Misbah-Ul-Haq.
This is now the 5th consecutive test series that Pakistan has played under Misbah's leadership. This is also the 5th consecutive test series that Pakistan has not lost.
That surely must be some sort of record! When was the last time Pakistan played five test series without losing even one?
People who excel at calculating statistics like these may also enjoy online accounting classes.
With draws against South Africa
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Posted: October 23rd, 2011, 9:34am MDT by Q
... that gives them the ability to bat on and on and on...
I was a bit surprised to read that Kumar Sangakkara's double century against Pakistan that saved the first test for Sri Lanka was his 8th score of 200 or above.
8th double ton!
That's a lot of double tons, and it puts King Sanga 3rd on the list of batsmen with the most double centuries. Behind the greats Sir Don Bradman and Brian Lara.
That is quite some company to be around for King Sanga.
Guide to online schools is a
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Posted: August 9th, 2011, 6:42pm MDT by Q
Online colleges have sports management courses for people who would enjoy managing atheletes like Sachin Tendulkar.
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