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LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP!

By: Omair Alavi Pakistan Cricket Board is of the habit of taking decisions without worrying about their consequences, rather than making an informed decision on any matter. From team selection to management of domestic m

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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBACLE DOWN UNDER?

By: Omair Alavi Let me admit to one thing – I wasn’t expecting Pakistan to win even once against Australia, no matter how bad the World Champions performed against the South Africans. First of all, the Aussies are a prof

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Better Safe Than Sorry

By: Omair Alavi Pakistan Super League is doing well in United Arab Emirates and spectators are loving both the high and low scoring matches of the second edition. For them, watching Kevin Pietersen in the flesh is a trea

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Memorable moments of World Cup 1992!

By: Omair Alavi 25 years is a huge time for anyone to forget anything but there is one incident that remains etched in every Pakistani’s memory – World Cup 1992. It is the only mega event where each team played each othe

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Anatomy of a Victory

By: Omair Alavi Pakistan may have won the first T20 against World Champions West Indies in Barbados but the victory was far from a convincing one; the team went out with a mixture of old and new players and sadly, it was

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What suddenly went wrong with Pakistan?

By: Omair Alavi The series against the West Indians was always going to be a tough one, especially after the kind of squad that was sent from Pakistan. The desperation that should have been part of the Men in Green’s aur

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The many wrongs with Pakistan’s ODI squad

By: Omair Alavi Pakistan may have won the T20 series against the West Indians but their ODI armour has so many chinks that winning might appear quite far away. Yes, there are many upcoming cricketers in the squad who are

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The Youth will set you free!

By Omair Alavi Pakistan Cricket team made a comeback in the ODI series against the West Indies thanks to the amazing performances by the youngsters in the side; their brilliance in the presence of senior cricketers might

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Happy Birthday Abdul Qadir

By: Omair Alavi He was simply born in the wrong era – legendary leg spinner Abdul Qadir would have been ideal for modern day cricket. He could not only mesmerize the opposition but also hit the ball out of the park, some

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Overconfidence always kills

By: Omair Alavi If anyone can beat Pakistan Cricket team on a given day; it’s their over confidence and nothing else. What else can you say when you select players who don’t deserve a place in the side, and then spend yo

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