There is chaos and then there is Pakistan Cricket. Over the years, Pakistan cricket, much like the political landscape of their Country has been the Gold standard for how NOT to run an organization/team. Yet, the talent in Pakistan cricket has been able to rise above the inadequacies of their administration to achieve results to…
A great part of the fascination for sports is about the numbers and statistics that are part and parcel of modern day sports. In the deluge of such numbers, it becomes all the more important to not lose sight of the “relevance” and context of such numbers. One of the important factors that give significance…
The last time England played in a World Cup match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, they were playing their 3 World Cup final in 13 years. They had just played in a 5th consecutive World Cup semi-final – the only team to have done so, in history. They lost that final and are yet to…
One of the most unexpected and fascinating sights in the 1992 World Cup, the first one to be played in colored clothing, was the new ball bowler for New Zealand. Dipak Patel, with his wily off spin bowling led the Kiwi surge in that tournament which was ended by eventual champions Pakistan in the finals. 1992…
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