Welcome to the peculiar world of Pakistan cricket; a world where players like Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan are rewarded Category A contracts, shortly after being snubbed from the team announced for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy tournament
May 19 2013, 11:36 am
Read MoreOn April 27, 2002, Shoaib Akhtar became the first man in the history of international cricket to cross the 100-mile barrier, but the International Cricket Council refused to recognise the feat, stating it wasn’t picked off a standard measuring tool. Karthik Parimal takes a trip down memory lane to see what the decision meant to Shoaib and how he repeated the insanity an year later.
April 27 2013, 2:25 pm
Read MorePakistan's most successful pace bowler in the current team, Umar Gul has had a successful knee surgery in Australia.
May 10 2013, 12:14 am
Read MoreA stream of former cricketers have been visiting the Shaukat Khanum hospital to inquire about the well-being of former Pakistan captain-turned politician Imran Khan who got injured during an election rally.
May 10 2013, 12:10 am
Read MoreOn May 3, 2002. A freight train that went by the name of the Rawalpindi Express ran amok at the Gaddafi Stadium and crushed six hapless New Zealanders. Jaideep Vaidya revisits the carnage.
May 3 2013, 4:52 pm
Read MoreKabir Ali penned a two year-deal with Lancashire prior to the commencement of the current English domestic season and will hope it will provide the launchpad he needs to resurrect his career. With the 2013 county season underway, the 32 year-old right arm pace bowler and hard-hitting lower order batsman speaks about his career to date, his hopes for the future and that over against South Africa.
April 25 2013, 12:46 pm
Read MoreLittle-known bowler Ahmed Jamal has vowed to make a name for himself after winning a nationwide "King of Speed" competition launched by cricket chiefs to unearth a new Pakistani quick.
April 29 2013, 5:49 pm
Read MoreOn May 2, 2002, Inzamam-ul-Haq became the second Pakistani batsman to score a 300 in Tests. The knock of 329, that included 38 boundaries and 9 sixes, put the sturdy batsman eight short of Hanif Mohammad’s world record. Pakistan inflicted the fifth-biggest defeat on New Zealand in that Test, winning by a margin of an innings and 324 runs. Karthik Parimal looks back at that momentous occasion for the big man.
May 2 2013, 12:38 pm
Read MoreUntil a few years ago, the Sharjah Cup was without doubt one of the most anticipated limited-overs tournaments in the programmes list. If a sub-continent team — primarily Pakistan or India — was set to feature in it, the atmosphere in the desert nation inevitably became perky. Bolstered by the tremendous support they receive at Sharjah, it’s not surprising that the venue, since its first game in 1984, has been Pakistan’s happy hunting ground. A winning percentage of almost 70 in the format provides ample evidence of that fact. There is little difference from the conditions they’re often faced with at home.
April 17 2013, 12:32 pm
Read MoreBy CricketCountry Staff Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar opines that low payments by cricket boards is the reason players are tempted into match-fixing.
October 6 2012, 1:02 pm
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