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Steven Smith – Much more than just an ‘accidental hero’
Australia needed someone to take a stand for them, and once again, Steven Smith came to the rescue. There is nothing more to be said to praise this young lad who became the first batsman in cricketing...
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Rock beats scissors, Hashim Amla beats Virat Kohli
The headline of this piece says it all about the sheer batting class of Hashim Amla, whose silent presence on and off the field for the Proteas has brought them great stability in their batting line up...
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Misbahul Haq is Pakistan’s greatest asset in this age of slings and arrow
2006 – That’s when Pakistan was last ranked second in Test cricket. Back then, in the English summer, under the calm command of Bob Woolmer and Inzamamul Haq, Pakistan cricket team was powered by skill...
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Splitting the captaincy between Azhar and Sarfaraz is a bad idea!
Yet another tour of Pakistan to the continent of Australia has ended badly. After a good Test series in England, followed by achieving the number one Test ranking, they have been outplayed in the ODIs...
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Love him or hate him, it’s time we bid adieu to Pakistan’s Boom Boom
For more than 20 years, the name Shahid Afridi has been part and parcel of Pakistan cricket, so much so that Pakistan’s cricketing history would be incomplete without highlighting his contributions....
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Farewell, Saeed Ajmal! You made sure the world remembers you as the ‘bowling...
Epic. Magical. Defiant. Compact. Witty. Mighty effective. Actually, when one comes to think of it, words simply cannot describe what this man was in his prime days. As a crazy cricket fan, reminiscing...
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5 moments of pure magic that prove the Pakistan cricket team is a force to be...
I mean, let’s be real. The Pakistan cricket team has never been the team that played normally, so just limiting Pakistan’s miraculous wins to five times is a bit difficult. These impossible wins are...
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Multan Sultans may be new but they have all the right ingredients needed to...
Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) third season kicks off tonight. The cricketing fraternity in Pakistan and the UAE is buzzing and cricket fever is at its pinnacle. During the past two seasons, we saw five...
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100 is a ‘century’, not a tournament!
Pink balls, day-night Tests, four-day Tests. I thought they liked to tinker with Test cricket only, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. A few months back, there was a 10-10 tournament in the UAE; not...
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Unable to get your desired band score in IELTS? Fret not and follow these tips!
One late evening, a student came down to my office, wanting to join my International English Language Testing System (IELTS) class. This young lady told me how she had given her IELTS for the second...
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#ETBlogs plays Independence Day trivia: How well do you know Pakistan?
Like every year, celebrations for our Independence Day have begun full swing. Patriotism can be felt in the air, with brands airing special ads in honour of our 71 years and TV channels airing dramas...
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Ahmed Shehzad is neither performing nor behaving, yet he’s given more...
When Ahmed Shehzad first came under the limelight, a lot was expected of him and some even went on to tag him as the solution to Pakistan’s opening woes. However, despite a promising start, his...
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#PakvsNZ: From an almost-victory to an unfortunate defeat
It was an eventful four days of Test cricket that eventually ended in the worst possible manner. Men in green succumbed to defeat by a meagre margin of four runs while they were on their way to...
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If you didn’t believe Shane Warne when he said Yasir Shah is ‘something...
After years of toiling away in the domestic circuit, Yasir Shah finally made his Test debut for Pakistan in late 2014. He impressed immediately by taking wickets against Australia, most notably the...
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2018 has been the year of T20 for Pakistan – but that’s about it
I am that party pooper who would be the first to volunteer out of taking insane adrenaline pumping rides at the amusement park, because every experience I have had thus far has left me lightheaded for...
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After South Africa’s thrashing, it’s evident that Pakistan’s Test team needs...
Pakistan last played a Test series against South Africa in 2013 and lost 3-0. Five and a half years later, nothing seems to have changed. Another series defeat, another series full of poor planning....
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Lessons Pakistan can learn from South Korea’s response to COVID-19
When looking at the statistics of COVID-19 it seems that South Korea stands apart from the rest of the world. The way the country has dealt with the pandemic is, on the face of it, quite remarkable. By...
View ArticleWith Zidane back on the sidelines, will Real Madrid make the most of the...
For much of the 2018-19 season, Real Madrid’s campaign has been driven by pessimism and trepidation. From mediocre performances on the field to a lack of purpose off it, the Los Blancos found...
View ArticleWhy is the US making a mountain out of the Masood Azhar molehill?
The United States has introduced a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to blacklist Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. Azhar is the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (banned in Pakistan...
View ArticleKnock knock! Annabelle is coming home and things are about to get real scary
Following the Marvel path, The Conjuring universe has grown steadily over the last six years through both, the increasing returns that most films in the franchise have delivered and in stature through...
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