Imran Khan missed out on a big opportunity to address some important issues concerned with the future of cricket
Salman Butt needs a better opening partner
Shahid Afridi’s attacking approach was refreshing to watch
The spirit of cricket will be put on hold when the Lord’s bell tolls eleven on Tuesday morning
Umar Gul is difference between this Pakistan and the one that relinquished its T20 crown in the Caribbean
Could this be the biggest summer in Pakistan’s cricket history? Some of the hype from that other tournament in South Africa might have disturbed my logic but it’s an argument that’s beginning to convince. Following the humdrum of another Asia Cup and a further revival of the Pakistan-Australia T20 franchise it’s easy to lose sight of the deeper meaning of a sport that for Pakistanis is often akin to life, the universe, and everything. Indeed, BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme spoke with Ramiz Raja this morning, a sure sign that…
Necessity is the mother of invention, and the needs of commerce have invented a new form of cricket sponsorship. Gone are brewers, banks, and airlines. Enter the Marylebone Cricket Club, the most illustrious club in the world of cricket, the owners of the home of cricket, and new best friends of the Pakistan Cricket Board; egg and bacon ties sponsoring the egg and paratha loving cricket team. First, a reservation: a sponsorship deal is never an act of pure charity. There has to be something in it for the sponsor….