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Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan Cricket’

Open Letter to Imran Khan, Chairman PTI

By Hassan Baig • Nov 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

PTI has emerged as the sole flagbearer of change in Pakistan. However in order to ascertain whether your endeavor is much more than hollow soundbites, it would be greatly advantageous if you could shed some light on the following issues for us potential voters. Please note that I have emailed this list of questions to […]



Selectors should be questioned

By Dawar Naqvi • Aug 23rd, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

RECENTLY our selection committee announced the team for ICC Championship but unfortunately ignored the best batsman and highest scorer of the Quaid-i-Azam trophy, Nomanullah. Omission of young dynamic player Fawad Alam is also unfortunate. Fawad Alam was part of the Pakistan one-day team. In the last one-day series with India, he won the last match […]



Doped Mohammad Asif

By Amna Gilani • Jul 14th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

According to the media reports, Director cricket operations PCB Zakir Khan has confirmed that Mohammad Asif was tested positive for a banned substance during random testing on May 30 during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
So that proves that Mohammad Asif is a chronic addict, and that tells a great deal about the current affairs of […]



Pakistan cricket team aur Bharam …………

By Mateen Ansari • Jul 5th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

Pakistan and cricket go hand and hand, for the longest time cricket has been the nations first love but slowly and gradually people have started loosing interest. One cannnot associate the same kind of passion and determination that was once associated with the fans of Pakistani cricket . Most of them aren’t willing to […]



Shoaib Akhtar Ban : Personal Vendetta or Disciplinary Action

By Sameer Shaharyar • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

I am quite perplexed over the 5-year ban on the speedster Shoaib Akhtar. I am confused over the fact that PCB has given 5-year ban, which is very unrealistic and I am very much suspicious over the behind the scene motives of this decisions. PCB is not foolish enough and neither the Dr. Nasim Ashraf […]