Agitated Younis resigns from captaincy...
Agitated Younis resigns from captaincy
Pakistan captain Younis Khan has resigned from his post, citing the match-fixing allegations and constant meddling of affairs as the reasons. While we await the response of Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt, Dawn.com invites its readers to voice their opinion on this breaking news.
From world champs to battered chumps?...
From world champs to battered chumps?
The Pakistan cricket team has failed to show the same character and spirit during the Sri Lanka series that helped it lift the ICC World Twenty20 title. The series loss in both Tests and ODIs has once again forced the Pakistan team’s fervent followers to lose faith in the side’s ability and commitment. Is...
Ask Afridi...
Ask Afridi
Pakistan’s World Twenty20 hero, Shahid Afridi, is all the rage with cricket fans world over. As attention shifts to Test cricket, Afridi takes out time to answer Dawn.com’s readers’ questions. What is it that you have always wanted to know? Why he blew that kiss to Kallis or how, finally, he decided...
Your favourite moments of the game...
Your favourite moments of the game
People gathered around giant screens on roads and in front of televisions in hotels and restaurants in all the main Pakistani cities hours before the match. They clapped and danced on the beat of drums at the fall of every Sri Lankan wicket. They watched Kamran Akmal’s opening salvos with bated...
Predict the unpredictable...
Predict the unpredictable
Cricket pundits never imagined that Pakistan would overcome the formidable Kiwis and South Africans and make it all the way to the T20 finals. Since the experts keep getting it wrong, we thought we’d allow you take a shot at guessing what will happen in tonight’s match. If Pakistan wins the toss,...
Windies or Lankans: who can Pakistan bea...
Windies or Lankans: who can Pakistan beat?
Against all expectations, beating all odds, Pakistan are in the final of the World Twenty20. While captain Younus Khan has said that it doesn’t matter who we play in the final, the team management will sit down and ponder who they’d prefer as their final opponents. The West Indies are a bit like...
Pick your side: Twenty20 World XI...
Pick your side: Twenty20 World XI
As the ICC World Twenty20 enters its second phase, teams participating in the Super Eights will try to shape up their best squads for the all important matches. South Asian teams will rely heavily on their spinners to help restrict the opposition while the likes of South Africa and New Zealand will hope...
Younus Khan blogs from Dubai...
Younus Khan blogs from Dubai
When it comes to Pakistan cricket, there’s no shortage of things to talk about. For the past few weeks we’ve been swamped with reader comments and reactions about the performance of the Pakistani team and state of the game in the country. Over the weekend, Dawn.com hosted Pakistan captain,...
The future of the ICL players...
The future of the ICL players
Pakistan has pulled three Indian Cricket League (ICL)-contracted players from a preliminary Twenty20 World Cup squad, while they seek a ‘clear ruling’ from the International Cricket Council on the players’ eligibility. Launched last year, the unofficial ICL has signed many international players,...
What can Miandad do?...
What can Miandad do?
Former Pakistan captain and national team coach Javed Miandad has rejoined the Pakistan Cricket Board as its Director General Operations. It may be recalled that Miandad had quit the post in January, citing poor contractual terms, ‘I did not have enough control over cricketing matters,’ he had said. ...