Hugh Tayfield: The Elusive Genius
It is difficult to argue with the proposition that Hugh ‘Toey’ Tayfield is the finest spin bowler that South African…
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Memoirs of 1994 Karachi Test
The wait is over. The Aussies are finally back in Pakistan after almost a quarter of a century. Pakistan fans…
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When the 99 jinx struck thrice
99. A dreaded figure for any batter. Getting dismissed one run short of the coveted three figures landmark is a…
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DEADLY: DEREK UNDERWOOD
I don’t know if a special comet or star appeared the night Derek Underwood was born, but, if not, it…
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Mushtaq Ali The Eternal Stylist
The dichotomy between how and how much… The debate between the relative worth of beauty and substance. This was never…
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England women’s cricket – the first seven hundred years
The Bodleian Library at Oxford University has a manuscript with the earliest image of English people playing something that looks…
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The first ever Test in Pakistan – nothing short of a miracle
New Year’s Day, 1955. The Dacca Stadium. That was what it was called. Today it is enmeshed in the short…
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Pakistan in Australia 1976-77, Imran’s Twin Sixers at Sydney
Pace is the ultimate weapon in a fast bowler’s arsenal. Whatever skill you may possess of swinging or reversing or…
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Quintessentially Pakistani, Sarfraz’s Melbourne Magic
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory or doing it the other way around is a trait which makes Pakistan…
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Eden Gardens bursts into flames, Kolkata Test of 1998-99
It could have been a fascinating finale, and it almost was for three and a half days. And then it…
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