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A Great Talent for Pakistani Cricket Team

By Dawar Naqvi • Mar 28th, 2010 • Category: Entertainment

A really great talent finds its success in execution. Pakistan had won the one day cricket world cup of 1992. It was a great moment for our cricket history. At the beginning of world cup 92 Pakistan cricket team performance was not very satisfactory. Pakistan had won only total five matches in that world cup [...]



Waqar Younis lands lucrative contract as Pakistan Cricket Coach

By Sharafat • Mar 7th, 2010 • Category: Entertainment

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt said on Saturday that Waqar Younis has been given a contract until December 2011 and will be paid a monthly salary of 650,000 rupees to work as Pakistan coach.
He said Wasim Akram, another former Test paceman, was also considered for the coaching job. “We had a choice in between Waqar and [...]



Huma Wasim, wife of Wasim Akram Dies

By Sher Ali • Oct 25th, 2009 • Category: Misc

Pakistanis embraced a sad news in the morning of Sunday, as they woke up to the news of the tragic death of Huma Wasim, the wife of Pakistani star cricket Wasim Akram. She suffered from a unique kind of bacteria which she got infected by after eating a meal. The bacteria strikes very rarely to [...]



Muhammad Asif: Too Little, Too Late

By Ayaz Ali • Aug 31st, 2009 • Category: Entertainment

On his day, he is outstanding, remarkable and terrific. Arguably, the only bowler existing in the Pakistani lineup having the swing abilities like that of Wasim Akram. Criticized by many - appraised by lots - Muhammad Asif is a bowler worth watching.
After nine years of first-class appearances, Muhammad Asif got a chance in an ODI [...]



Ijaz Ahmed Under Arrest and Betting Mafia Under Duress

By Gul Raiz • Mar 28th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Whenever a cricket buff hears the name fo Ijaz Ahmed, Salim Malik, Wasim Akram, and Mushtaq Ahmed instead of recalling thier records and performances, he or she shudders with disgust over their proven involvement in the match fixing and match betting. It was a closely knitted group of scoundrels which is sticking toegether to ward [...]



Pakistani Cricket

By captainjohann • Oct 11th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Well i have been an ardent fan of Cricket from childhood. India used to be beaten by every country and those days the fearsome three WWWs of west-indies cricket ruled the world of batting and fast bowling by wesley Hall ,Lindwall of Australia and Tyson of England used to bring shivers in [...]