Asia Cup begins!!!

They arrived at Karachi airport last night, with the famous blue shirts and the tri colors of the Indian Flag, to a rousing welcome by fans weary and thirsty for some semblance of cricket in this country, to start off the Asia Cup 2008 which promises to be an exciting event. True that many columnists…

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Ronaldo saying Bye Bye??

No one could have suspected this after Man U won that crucial final against Chelsea in the UEFA cup, but it is happening.  The heart of Man U, the charismatic Portuguese right winger Christiano Ronaldo has a dream and that features him dashing round the pitch at the Bernabau not Old Trafford. Everyone knows about…

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Scandalous

In the end of his career Alan Border once said ” There is only one common denominator in the scandals of the last 10 years in cricket, Pakistan” Although i often do not agree with the arrogant, match winning robotic type mechanisms that the Aussies are i cannot help but bow down to his summarizing…

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Triumph At Last!!!

They say cricket is the great equalizer, when Misbah Ul Haq made that behind the wicket paddle mistake at the cusp of a legendary victory in the 20 20 world cup some time ago Pakistani hearts sank as India raises their arms in victory. It is often said that the cross border rivalry is all…

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Muhammad Asif “Held” in Dubai

It seems that Pakistani sportsmen never learn new tricks. It was not long ago that the “new” Pakistani bowling sensation Muhammad Asif got involved in a doping scandal which almost ruined his career. When he was let off by an appellant tribunal many people questioned the sagacity of this decision. I am afraid they were…

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Muhammad Asif “Held” in Dubai

It seems that Pakistani sportsmen never learn new tricks. It was not long ago that the “new” Pakistani bowling sensation Muhammad Asif got involved in a doping scandal which almost ruined his career. When he was let off by an appellant tribunal many people questioned the sagacity of this decision. I am afraid they were…

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PCB shoots itself in the foot, Again!

Its not enough that we the cricket fans are being force fed truly sordid drama in the name of the IPL, now it has started having an effect on decisions of other countries boards as well. Shoaib Akhters previously imposed 5 year ban has now been suspended for a month to make way for his…

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Bye Bye Bhaji…

So here it is, the decision everyone watching or not watching the IPL is concerned with these days. The slapper Mr Harbhajan Singh stand in captain of the Mumbai Indians has been banned for the rest of the IPL season. This effectively means that his one second of hot headedness has cost him millions and…

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IPL in trouble over cheerleaders!

The DLF Indian Premiere League has been the reason for much talk in the cricketing world as of late, and now its Cheerleaders are being stomped on. Cheerleaders are often found in 20/20 matches around the world, they go into a lil song and dance routine every time a moment like a sixer or a…

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