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Great Pakistani - Super Historical - White wash

By Adnan Arshad Mansoori • Feb 7th, 2012 • Category: Politics

Hearty congratulations to Pakistan. I think this Pakistan’s greatest achievement since the 1992 World Cup win — Well done boys Pakistan whitewash England with third Test win A real turn-around after last year fiasco. Misbah & Mohsin Khan has been proving to be good and great leader and they have jelled the talented individuals into [...]



Saving Pakistan Cricket and PTV!

By Guest Blogger • Dec 16th, 2011 • Category: Politics

There are two things which I don’t watch or try not to watch these days, namely television and cricket. If you ask me, I find both of them disgustingly commercial and repulsively vulgar. Firstly, cricket. I am obliged to quote Oscar Wilde’s famous brainy quote of “not every crime is vulgar, but every vulgarity is [...]



PCB and Its Biased / Prejudiced Administration

By Adnan Arshad Mansoori • Dec 8th, 2011 • Category: Politics

We poor & ignored PAKISTANIS would like to know the difference between “Bias” & “Prejudice” Is it correct to think that Bias towards a person/thing could be either positive or negative; where-as Prejudice to a person/thing is always negative? Also, Is “being Biased against” same as “being Prejudiced”?
The Administration of PCB Welcome to the human [...]



Spot Fixing Verdicts: Too Harsh, Too Lenient, Or Perfect?

By Mohammad Yusha • Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Politics

By now everyone knows that Salman Butt has been sentenced to 2.5 years in jail, Mohammad Asif to a year, Mohammad Aamir to 6 months, and agent Mazhar Majeed to 2 years and 8 months. Are the sentences too harsh, too lenient, or perfect?
It is sad for Pakistan cricket. The image of the country is [...]



Pakistan Cricket and Fixing

By captainjohann • Nov 3rd, 2011 • Category: Politics

Does any one of the cricket lovers in TPS remember the names of Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Fazal mohamed or the little giant Hanif mohammed? Or does any one even know the fast bowling pair of Nissar ahmed and Amar singh? Does any one know about the great Foot ball team from Karachi called Karachi kickers [...]



Shahid Afridi Withdraws Retirement, Ready To Play For Pakistan Again

By Mohammad Yusha • Oct 19th, 2011 • Category: Entertainment

Shahid Afridi announced his retirement in haste after a spat with coach Waqar Younis over team selection. There were speculations that Shahid Afridi would return after Waqar Younis quit as coach. However, after PCB charman Ijaz Butt was replaced by Zaka Ashraf, it has been made official. This is great news for Afridi fans.
Shahid Afridi [...]



Politics in Pakistani Cricket

By Haris Hashmi • May 28th, 2010 • Category: Entertainment

Cricket arena in Pakistan has become playground of politics for sometime now. Players look and feel more like politicians than what they ought to be.
Politics in the game is not new, but for the last decade or so, Pakistani dressing rooms have become power brokering houses with players making and breaking groups, conspiring each other, [...]



Debacle of Pakistan Hockey, after Pakistan Cricket

By Shayan Khan • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Misc

Admitting their poor performance in the FIH World Cup, all players of the national hockey team have announced their retirement from the game here on Thursday.
Captain Zeeshan Ashraf, while talking with Geo News, said that he and his boys apologise with the nation on the team’s dismal performance in the World Cup.
He said that never [...]



Coaching is a Profession of Love

By Dawar Naqvi • Feb 23rd, 2010 • Category: Entertainment

Coaching is a profession of love. You can’t coach players unless you love them. This is what we are missing in our team. We need a young dedicated coach for our team. In last Australian tour we had many coaches and we had seen the bitter result. Questions have been asked to one famous Coach, [...]



We Haven’t Lost Yet

By Faraz Beg • Feb 10th, 2010 • Category: Politics (Urdu)

A story written by a friend of mine… Really gives hope in these turbulent times!