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When Mohammad Sami and Saqlain Mushtaq engineered a sensational collapse in the New Zealand second innings

When Mohammad Sami and Saqlain Mushtaq engineered a sensational collapse in the New Zealand second innings

On the morning of March 12, 2001 New Zealand collapsed in an extraordinary fashion against Pakistan at Auckland. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at an hour’s mayhem matched by few in history.

Abhishek Mukherjee, Moments in history, New Zealand, Pakistan, Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2000-01, Mohammad Sami, Imran Farhat, Stephen Fleming, Chris Martin, Saqlain Mushtaq

March 12 2013, 2:19 pm

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Saeed Ajmal, the Doosra Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan cricket

Saeed Ajmal, the 'Doosra' Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan cricket

By Jawad Khan Off-spin bowling has never been as glamorous and stylish an art as leg-spin. In fact, it wasn’t long ago when off-spin wasn’t event considered an art, as every part timer could roll over his arm for an end changing spell of off-spinning lollipops.

Jawad Khan, Saeed Ajmal, Saqlain Mushtaq, Abdul Qadir, Mushtaq Ahmed, Sachin Tendulkar, Muttiah Muralitharan, Pakistan, Pak vs Eng, Tribune

December 5 2012, 12:40 am

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Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Pontings wicket precious than hat-trick in IPL 5, says Ajit Chandila

Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting's wicket precious than hat-trick in IPL 5, says Ajit Chandila

Overwhelmed at having claimed the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, Rajasthan Royals off-spinner Ajit Chandila said dismissing the two legends of the game was bigger than the hat-trick he took in the last season of Indian Premier League.

India, IPL, IPL 2013, IPL 6, Mumbai Indians, RR vs MI, Ajit Chandila, Rahul Dravid, Saqlain Mushtaq, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Rajasthan Royals

April 18 2013, 5:34 pm

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Sanath Jayasuriya scores the fastest fifty in One-Day Internationals

Sanath Jayasuriya scores the fastest fifty in One-Day Internationals

On April 7, 1996, Sanath Jayasuriya, few days after smashing the fastest century in ODIs, plundered the Pakistani attack again to register the fastest fifty in overs-limit format this time, during the final of the 1996 Singer Cup. At one point, it looked as though the island nation would overtake the target within 20 overs, but it wasn’t meant to be. Karthik Parimal revisits the astonishing innings.

Karthik Parimal, Moments in history, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ata-ur-Rehman, Saqlain Mushtaq, Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, 1996 Singer Cup, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1996

April 7 2013, 10:16 am

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When Sanath Jayasuriya smashed a hundred off just 48 balls at Singapore

When Sanath Jayasuriya smashed a hundred off just 48 balls at Singapore

On April 2, 1996, Sanath Jayasuriya sustained his awesome exploits in the World Cup with a carried on by blazing his way to a hundred off 48 deliveries — a One-Day International record at the time — against Pakistan on the first day of international cricket in Singapore. Karthik Parimal revisits the blitzkrieg that broke many a record.

Karthik Parimal, Moments in history, Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Aamer Sohail, Saqlain Mushtaq, Kumar Dharmasena, Waqar Younis, Saleem Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1996

April 2 2013, 11:39 am

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