Posted in india, pakistan, tagged india, indian premier league, ipl, pakistan, rajasthan royals, sohail tanvir, twenty20, youtube on May 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Sohail Tanvir has taken 6-14 (the best ever Twenty20 bowling figures), to propel the Rajasthan Royals (who I’m supporting) to the top of the IPL.
You can see highlights of this remarkable feat (via youtube) here.
Posted in pakistan, tagged indian premier league, ipl, pakistan, pcb, shoaib akhtar on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
The Shoaib Akhtar saga continues, as the PCB rejected his appeal against the five-year ban they had earlier imposed, but also confirmed his eligibility to play overseas, including, of course, the Indian Premier League. All of this, however, is temporary, as the appeal is to be reconsidered in June. Obviously.
This will, whatever happens in June, [...]
Posted in england, new zealand, pakistan, tagged Darrell Hair, england, new zealand, pakistan on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
I was interested to read that, following his reinstatement, Darrell Hair will stand as an umpire in the 2nd Test between England and New Zealand (at Old Trafford starting May 23rd) in his first Test match since all that unpleasant business with the ball-tampering accusations, the e-mails and the recriminations.
Hair’s long-term future remains unclear, not [...]
Posted in england, ireland, new zealand, pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, youtube, zimbabwe, tagged abdul razzaq, asif mujtaba, england, ireland, new zealand, pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, tie, zimbabwe on April 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The tie is the rarest of cricket results, but when there is one, drama is guaranteed. From Asif Mujtaba’s last ball six to South Africa throwing away a place in the World Cup final, cricket ties are far more exciting than their sartorial namesakes.
Sometimes a tie can involve a team coming back from a seemingly [...]
Posted in pakistan, tagged indian premier league, ipl, pakistan, shoaib akhtar on April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Shaoib Akhtar’s international career is effectively over, following his five year ban by the PCB.
Five years is a very long time (even an elephant could have three children in that time), but the ban only extends to cricket within, or representative of, Pakistan. This means that Shoaib can play as much as he likes in [...]
Posted in pakistan, tagged Darrell Hair, pakistan on March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was going to come up with a ‘hilarious’ hair restorer headline, but King Cricket has beaten me to it.
Following a six-month rehabilitation period (during which, apparently, no-one stumped up for him to resign), Darrell Hair is now back in the running to umpire Tests and ODIs (although presumably not ones involving Pakistan).
It’s just what [...]
Posted in australia, england, india, pakistan, west indies, youtube, tagged australia, dominic cork, england, harbhajan singh, india, irfan pathan, pakistan, shane warne, west indies on February 23, 2008 | No Comments »
This week’s videos are on the subject of that Holy Grail for Bowlers - the hat-trick.
Irfan Pathan’s in the first three balls of a Test match against Pakistan is a classic of the genre, as is one of my personal favourites, Dominic Cork’s ‘Champagne’ hat-trick against a formidable West Indies side.
Spinners’ hat-tricks tend to be [...]
