The Bookies Strike Again?

Younis Khan has withdrawn himself from the rest of the Pak vs BD series under serious circumstances. Apparently him, Danish Kaneria and Umar Gul were questioned over their alleged relationship with a shady Indian character known as “Annu bhai” Younis was fuming when he was not advised in advance of an ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security…

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Rawalpindi Express Derailed

Finally, the PCB have had the spine suddenly appear in their respective backs to take this decision which has been pending, hounding, nay banging on the doors of our conscience for a while. The Pakistan Cricket Board has today announced its decision to BAN Mr Shoaib Akhter for a period of 5 years. Not just…

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Bhaji Fried!

  When I first heard of Harbhajan Singh being banned for three tests following his alleged racial remarks at Symonds in the last test match between India and Australia. The first thoughts that came to my mind were a feeling of déjà vu ala Oval gate. As was the case back then, proven later on…

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Amidst Ruins In Kolkata

  Kolkata has in its splendid history a number of ruins to gaze at for the traveller to these parts. Perhaps the most famous one among these is  the Victoria memorial, one of the most beautifull memorials present in India. It took 20 years to construct and was done so in the memory of the…

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The Killing Blow

As i write this, the Pak Vs India ODI series is now over, India having won it by a 3-2 margin. It was not a one sided affair by far, with most of the matches going down to the wire, as they often do when both these teams play. Team Pakistan under their new captain…

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