We Can’t Blame Malik For This

The Associated Press of Pakistan reports:

NEW DELHI, Sep 26 (APP): Hundreds of people were injured in different parts of India after violence erupted between Hindus and Muslims over India’s victory against Pakistan in Twenty20 Cricket World Cup. Media reports said the worst hit areas were Indian Capital, occupied Kashmir, Assam, Uttarkhand and [...]

Shoaib Malik & An Utterly Needless Controversy

Shoaib Malik, the 25 year old Pakistani skipper hails from the city of Sailkot, the north eastern industrial hub of Punjab. A versatile performer on the field, Malik had been ear marked as a future captain in Pakistan Cricket circles much before his eventual appointment following the debacle of 2007 World Cup. His obvious cricketing [...]

Live Blogging: The Big Final, Part 2

Welcome back!
Its 6:46 PM local time and Pakistan’s run chase has just begin. I was praying so I’ve missed the first ball, but they tell me Hafeez was on strike and he took a single. I now see Nazir on strike whose taken another easy single on the off side. Its RP Singh bowling and [...]

Live Blogging: The Big Final, Part 1

4:30 PM: Alright then, lets get started. The final is still about half an hour away, so I thought I’d start a little bit early by giving a general idea about the mood and feel of fans on both sides. Facebook status messages are good indicator, quite a fair number of my contacts have [...]

Preview: Pakistan vs. India, Johnnesburg, 20 Twenty World Cup Final

Five months on from the most traumatic period in their history, Pakistan have reached the ICC World Twenty20 final and are fully worth their place in the Johannesburg showpiece. They have bowled with variation, batted with verve and, most surprisingly, fielded well at crucial moments. The usually mercurial team has been the epitome of consistency; [...]