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...
read more

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...
read more

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...
read more

Shoaib Akhtar All-Clear for IPL

Posted by anas on May 5, 2008 in Sports | 0 comments My worst fears have materialized. Some sort of understanding (DEAL!) have been reached between PCB and someone which has resulted in a very unusual decision. A decision by which a banned player has been un-banned for a month and will again be banned after a month. Is it a joke?!! No folks, its Pakistan Cricket! Obviously the IPL organizers wouldn’t force the PCB to allow this relief for...
read more

Shoaib's Verdict and More

Posted by anas on May 1, 2008 in Sports | 0 comments The appellate tribunal has decided, or rather clarified, that the 5-year ban on Shoaib Akhtar will stay. Interestingly, they pointed out that the ban is for his cricket in Pakistan. In other words, he cannot play for/in Pakistan for the next 5 years. The need for this explicit statement may have strong implications. Playing abroad at this moment certainly means the lucrative Indian Premier League...
read more