MALCOLM MARSHALL – A Man of All Seasons
The shock and disbelief that followed the death of Malcolm Marshall, through cancer of the colon, in November 1999, aged…
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Bishen Singh Bedi -Poetry in Motion
A slow left arm bowler of classic mould, Bishan Singh Bedi, in many ways was one of the most colourful…
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Once Upon a Time: Burney Desire
Imagine, a stir caused by a rookie 21-year old medium-fast bowler, having both, courage and pace to bowl a bouncer…
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Fazal Mahmood – One of Pakistan’s Greats
The first non-English bowler to excite my attention (it was after all the era of Trueman and Statham) watching test…
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Over to Omar
Pakistan cricket has been blessed with many a legends who have carved their own exclusive mark with their signature styles,…
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Journey Of The Champions Trophy
The concept of Mini-World Cup which was re-branded as ICC Champions Trophy, a modern phenomenon that kicked off in Bangladesh…
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Heritage of Subcontinent Cricket
In the aftermath of an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team and a grim spot-fixing uncover towards the end…
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ASIF MASOOD – Star of the 70s renaissance
The best part of Asif Masood’s international career was played under captain, Intikhab Alam. When Mushtaq Mohammad was bestowed with…
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The Beginning of 1990s
One thing leads to another, friendships must contain a considerable element of luck, at least in the original accident of…
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A Victory of Faith
Ultimately England limped 227 before Rameez Raja accepted a skier from Richard Illingworth to settle the issue and celebrations started in the streets of Karachi, Lahore and rest of the country. Prayers from the faithful who were fasting were answered in an emphatic fashion. That day iftaar was indeed had an element of joyous celebration in it…..
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