Once upon a time in Nazimabad
If the clubs named Jehangir West and Shalimar ring a bell then you have lived in Nazimabad in 70s and 80s…
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Greg Chappell – A graceful run-machine
The Australian batsmanship reached its zenith in the 1970s with the arrival of Greg Chappell, an artist destined for greatness….
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The Parsee and Goan Contribution to Pakistan Cricket
Many people are surprised by the variety of contributions made by historians of the time. It is not uncommon to…
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Imtiaz Ahmed – Farewell to a Boyhood Hero
Death is a reality and a painful one. Imtiaz Ahmed’s death has brought home that reality, leaving us all, in…
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Sir Richard Hadlee – One of a Kind
In a sudden waive of emotion in 1977, the crowd started chanting ‘Had-lee’, ‘Had-lee’ at Eden Park in Auckland, marking…
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Fazal Mahmood, the first super star of Pakistan cricket
“Oh choro yar hammain kon janta hai” (Leave it friend who knows us) – I heard voice of The Oval’s…
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1976-77 Sydney Test – Dawn of a New Age
18 January 1977- 40 years of the classic Pakistan win over the Aussies The political temperature in the country had…
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Imtiaz Ahmed – A down to earth genius
A diehard Pakistan cricket fan, needed all its reserves of resilience, to survive the year 2016. On top of the…
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Javed Miandad that I knew
Javed Miandad needs no introduction. Statistics are an integral part of cricket but then numbers in some case do not…
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Early School’s Cricket of Karachi
About two years ago some of the leading newspapers carried an article on The Rubie Shield and one of these…
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