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The First Royal Cricketer

The First Royal Cricketer

| November 8, 2023

I have been delving deep into cricket’s early history in preparation for a book with Peter Oborne on the game’s…

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Memoirs of 1994 Karachi Test

Memoirs of 1994 Karachi Test

| August 7, 2022

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

When the 99 jinx struck thrice

| July 14, 2022

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

DEADLY: DEREK UNDERWOOD

| June 15, 2022

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   

Mushtaq Ali The Eternal Stylist  

| June 2, 2022

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

England women’s cricket – the first seven hundred years

| May 12, 2022

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

The first ever Test in Pakistan – nothing short of a miracle

| January 8, 2022

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

Pakistan in Australia 1976-77, Imran’s Twin Sixers at Sydney

| December 2, 2021

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

Quintessentially Pakistani, Sarfraz’s Melbourne Magic

| August 6, 2021

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

Eden Gardens bursts into flames, Kolkata Test of 1998-99

| February 7, 2021

It could have been a fascinating finale, and it almost was for three and a half days. And then it…

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