Senior Editor, ESPNCricinfo | Author, The Unquiet Ones - A History of Pakistan Cricket | Girl Dad
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1/ For over a decade, I've been chasing the story of Iggy Fernandes, the greatest guitarist from Karachi you'd never heard of.
He played left-handed, in the 70s & 80s, died tragically at 27 and came with that rockstar name: How can you not get obsessed?
guernicamag.com/iggy/
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A 10-wicket win after facing 448-6 declared and a 6-wicket win after being 26-6 is one of the greatest series wins anywhere.
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Today feels like the right day to remind ourselves that Pak cricket lived through a 10-year exile + no bilateral cricket with Ind (PCB didn't even make a loss most years, a lesson to other boards), won ICC tournaments, got to top of Test table and set up the PSL.
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Pakistan waited 23 years for Australia to visit, and then produced a pitch that looks like it might have stayed behind from Australia's trip 33 years ago.
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England and Pakistan should play a Test against each other in Australia. They might finally win a Test out there.
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Oh bhai Saim Ayub… did think about sneaking a peek but dropped that thought like it’s hot. Shotyaar
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Fawad Alam is, according to ICC rankings, currently the 21st best Test batsman in the world. For over a decade, a succession of Pak coaches, selectors, management didn't think he was among the 21 best batsmen in Pakistan.
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I've written about Shaheen's first over twice now and still not close to capturing the absolute event it has become
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I wrote a history of Pakistan cricket and I have no qualms in admitting there are days when I know nothing about how they work.
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That is a tear in my eye…. For the entire team but most of all for Mohammad Nabi, the guy who’s been there for literally all of it
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Fakhar and LQ bowling attack of course but some of Kamran Ghulam’s work in the field has been totally highlight-worthy
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Pakistan toured the world during the pandemic, to keep cricket going. In return, cricket showed Pakistan the middle finger. espncricinfo.com/story/osman…
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Not sure what’s hurting my head more, that Pakistan have chased down 300-plus targets in less than a decade three times or that Pakistan have found… an opener.
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That discussion is important and still relevant of course, but the ability of this pair to chase down big totals is never less than mind blowing
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Babar said "do Test dominate kiya (we dominated two Tests)" post-match on TV just now. Perhaps referring to the 2018-19 series in UAE?
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Me: Lol, no way you can make a video celebrating Pak cricket without the greatest Pak cricketer ever.
Siri: Yeah no way.
PCB: Hold my Pakola.
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Khushdil Shah is currently the PSL's leading wicket-taker. Pakistan always been an SLA country.
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“Bowled 25 overs in a Test, batted 20 overs. Dinner in Birmingham, breakfast in Dubai, lunch in Abu Dhabi, dinner in Pakistan.”
Sikander Raza, professional cricketer.
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It’s not even close that’s the greatest sporting feat by a Pakistani ever #ArshadNadeem
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- 7 of the NZ XI today were part of the squad Pakistan beat 4-1
- 8 of Australia's 15 in this WC squad were in the ODI series last year
Misbah ul Haq: Pakistan played with Nz and Aus C strengths teams that's why we become no 1 in ranking when we will play with their full strength they will have egde on us. So rankings doesn't matter. 👀
Video credits: A Sports
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Bumrah is a genius yes but two thigh high full tosses angling in for one run and a leg bye?
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It says much about how broken/toxic Pak cricket ecosystem is that a number of PCB mentors (on 50 lakh PKR monthly) are also on air, lucrative media gigs, criticising the team (which they had an informal ok on, for selecting), system (which they work in)
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Leave? Try and pull? Ok, cut? Drop at feet? No thanks, will guide that through point for four. Off the world’s top-ranked Test bowler. Rare quality in making the outcome of shots ie runs feel incidental to the playing of them.
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Man, these poses are SO revealing. Kohli, owning the pic. Mashrafe, a man newly empowered, Finch perennially winning. Naib defiant. Kane nice and upright. Morgan, cornered yet confident. Saifi ever so slightly uncertain. Holder LIKE A BOSS. Dimuth holding pic together.
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World Test Champions, Non-losers of 50-over WC final (sorry boundary countback doesn't count) and now World T20 finalists - we're lucky to be living this golden Kiwi age folks.
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Not seeing Younis and Misbah play in India vs India's Test spinners over the last decade is going to remain one of the regrets of my life.
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Don’t often have reason to say it but no doubts PCB/Pak team have been fully screwed over on this one. A lot of very strong - and justifiable - emotion within the board and Pak cricket at the moment.
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Pakistan have a power-hitter, proven at this tournament and in-form, only they clearly don't know they have a power-hitter, proven at this tournament and in-form.
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Best best BEST thing about that Nasim hat-trick (and there are already many very good things about it) was that it happened in front of a big, noisy home crowd.
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You could clip up Bumrah bowling today, take away the colour, and not be sure what format he was bowling in.
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Symonds, Hussey, Bevan all of it and yet, somehow 1000% pure Maxi. That is the craziest ODI innings of all time don't @ me
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Jasprit Bumrah happened. A little tale from The Oval. espncricinfo.com/story/eng-v…
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Feelz are unclear but does this delivery get overlooked in the canon of Pak fast bowling magic? Because it is AMAZING. Nearly 150k. Reversing. Kallis. KALLIS only the most difficult bat in those years to get through. Shaiby @shoaib100mph ?
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Aleem Dar and Aaqib have made Pindi spin. Wondering now what so many Pak curators have been doing for decades.
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Mohammad Amir
Has anyone dismissed a more impressive trio for their first three IPL wickets?
Take a bow @thisisbrar 🙌
#PBKSvRCB | #IPL2021
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71 years after the first subcontinent side toured Aus, a 1st series win. People will crib that Warner/Smith missing but in those 71 years, great & good Asian sides have played great, good & crap Aus sides and never won. A massive result for India.
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Hierarchy of power in Pakistan:
1. Army chief
2. Misbah
3. Daylight
4. Nobody es.pn/2PIU2XB
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This Asia Cup and the clownery around WC schedule/tix is further proof that international cricket is absolutely broken
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A doctor actually enabling his fast bowler to play is… such a novel concept (for Pakistanis)
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An ODI trailblazer before Jayasuriya and Sachin, a Test great: how is Saeed Anwar so criminally underrated?
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"This is their culture, working the ref, working the opp" Klinsmann refrain post-game reducing Iran to some kind of thuggish gaming of the system. They dominated the damn game. Outplayed them. Borderline racist.
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Not sure why Wahab is so embedded with the team. He’s a selector, not support staff
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We’re already at that stage right where we’re picking which one of the Rohit or Rahul wickets were better? Going to go for Rohit.
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If there was a Twitter World Cup, Pakistan would be so far ahead of everyone it’d be unfair.
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Ummm… on the DRS they showed front foot replay of Shaheen round the wicket whereas actual wicket ball was from over
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No. of Tests Faheem Ashraf has played: 7
No. of Tests in which Faheem Ashraf has not made a contribution with bat or ball: 0
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Babar’s gotten his way re selections. And oh boy if it doesn’t come off, then, well, I’m not sure captaincy’s going to be safe post-event.
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What a feeling that must be for Abid Ali. Raucous home crowd, chanting your name, hundred on Test debut, welcome back Test cricket
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In years to come we'll all be like Misbah was a genius for bringing back Ukmal and Shehzad because of course he did it to show everyone how over they really are.
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Some days you’ll survive our fast bowlers. Some days you’ll rip through our batters. But you’ll never, ever be able to escape the Pakistan Cricketer Happy Birthday Video. No matter who you are.
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That Rizwan non-review also felt totally like a function of the great trust he has with Babar - Babar seemed to suggest out and Riz took him at his word without hesitation
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Within mins of winning the series, Shan Masood was being mocked & taunted on PCB analysis show. Within a day the PCB was publicly speculating on his future. In Pak, glory is temporary, toxicity permanent.
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Asif and Khushdil dismissal will deflect attention nicely from the Riz innings. “Middle order weakness”
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Great things about Naseem hat-trick:
1. Celebrappeal on 2nd wicket: that’s the way to do it (no looking back at all)
2. Haris catch to complete it
3. Review for 1st wicket
4. Abbas celebrations when it was done
5. Crowds yo
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This really is outstanding.
Dream. Visualise. Execute.
Mohammad Rizwan’s masterpiece started before a ball was bowled 🎨
#T20WorldCup #INDvPAK
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Javed Miandad, Michael Bevan and AB de Villiers got together and they gave birth to Ben Stokes
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Somebody pls meme the hell out of Khushdil Shah’s charge on to the field. Ran like a butler who is really angry with something
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We hope fans continue to support Babar Azam even as we release a public statement effectively saying we no longer support him
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The part of Riz’s game that gets talked about the least is the part that is the best: his keeping.
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Just over 4 overs left, only two down, hitter in form and Pak send in Hafeez over Asif.
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Honestly don't think I've come across a cricketer as self-aware and as articulate as Ashwin is in this interview with Monga. Easily one of the best interviews we've had the pleasure of publishing
thecricketmonthly.com/story/…
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