Heavy Price Tag of Pak Players in IPL-3

Posted by anas on Jun 24, 2009 in Sports | 11 comments Pakistani players were prevented from playing in the IPL this year after the relations between the two neighbours were soured in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks. Earlier, the Indian cricket team refused to tour Pakistan after their government interfered to cancel the tour. Note that this was not due to security reasons, but because of pure politics. In response, Pakistan refused to allow its...
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England Stunned By The Dutchmen

Posted by anas on Jun 6, 2009 in Sports | 5 comments The ICC T20 World Cup may turn out to be another tournament to forget for the cricketing fans in England as the Dutch stun the Englishmen in a thrilling curtainraiser. This match will be remembered for a long time not only for it being one of the greatest upsets but also for it being a nailbiter and ofcourse England at the receiving end besing the host. What looked like a very strong start to the...
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Cricket's Craziest Confusion

Posted by anas on Feb 3, 2009 in Sports | 5 comments There have been batsmen through the ages who have earned reputations for being poor runners, although Denis Compton and Inzamam-ul-Haq must rate as two of the worst. However, what happened at The Oval in late June 1922 would have left even those two bemused. A fortnight before the Varsity match, Oxford University batted first against a weakened Surrey and had reached 221 for 8 when Tom Raikes...
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Pakistan Cricket Suffers Another Blow By BCCI

Posted by anas on Dec 20, 2008 in Sports | 15 comments As expected, the BCCI has refused to send its team to Pakistan citing the current so-called Pakistan-sponsored attacks in Mumbai as the reason, and not safety of its players. On one hand, the Indian government seemingly agrees that the government of Pakistan (GOP) was not involved but the terrorists came from Pakistan. If they really mean it, then not sending the team means doing what the...
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Shoaib Akhtar Makes Headline Dancing With Esha Deol

Posted by anas on Sep 10, 2008 in Sports | 21 comments   Shoaib Akhtar was all over the Pakistani news channels featuring in headlines for dancing with Esha Deol at an Indian show. Here are some of the pics: Can’t we just leave him alone and allow him to do whatever he likes?? So what if he featured on the show?? He didn’t miss a match for that nor did he fake an injury! Important to note is that there is not cricket currently being...
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C'mon Federer!!!

Posted by anas on Sep 8, 2008 in Sports | 6 comments The US Open final! Federer vs. Murray (oh the kid!!). Roger Federer should win. Thank God that kid defeated Nadal. Not that Federer fears Nadal, or maybe he does. Atleast I feared a loss had Nadal reached the final. Now here is a chance for Federer to get in the groove and for god’s sake win a grand slam!! C’mon Roger!!
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