I first saw this Cricinfo photo over at Pakistaniat. It gives one a view of the large swarm of police deployed at the 2nd one-day international between Pakistan and South Africa, which Pakistan won by 25 runs.
This photo reminded me of how in the past I’ve been critical of foreign teams canceling, postponing and [...]
October 20, 2007
Categories: Cricket, Karachi, Pakistan, South Africa, personal, politics . Tags: bomb blasts, Cricket, cricket tour, Graeme smith, Karachi, law, law-and-order, life in karachi, Pakistan people's party, peace, police, politics, security, South Africa, south africa in pakistan, sport, violence . Author: Zainub . Comments: 1 Comment
I haven’t had a chance to write anything on the cricket lately, but I watched most of the last day’s play at Lahore today, and I have some thoughts to share. The eventual result of the match (a commendably earned draw which handed SA a 1-0 series win) didn’t quite go in Pakistan’s favor completely, but [...]
October 12, 2007
Categories: Cricket, Pakistan, South Africa . Tags: Cricket, inzamam ul haq, inzi, lahore, Pakistan, South Africa, sport . Author: Zainub . Comments: 1 Comment
I recall with fondness the last time test cricket came to our parts. It was a match of swinging fortunes. Pakistan vs. India, in a series deciding encounter, on a pitch full of grass after a two earlier sets of pitches in the previous tests which might have produced results in timeless tests. Irfan Pathan [...]
October 1, 2007
Categories: Cricket, Karachi, Pakistan, South Africa . Tags: Cricket, Karachi, national stadium karachi, Pakistan, shaun pollock, South Africa, sport, test cricket, test match . Author: Zainub . Comments: 1 Comment
This looks like the Abdullah Shah Ghazi mausoleum in the background, which is quite close to where I live. Quite a breathtaking capture this, I thought. In case you’re wondering who these folks are, that’s Ashwell Prince in the middle making his way back to the pavilion after being dismissed on the first day of [...]
September 27, 2007
Categories: Cricket, Karachi, South Africa, photos . Tags: Abdullah Shah Ghazi, Cricket, Pakistan, photography, photos, South Africa, sport . Author: Zainub . Comments: 2 Comments