Inzamam-ul Haq
Feb 28 2009, Sreelata Yellamrazu

by Trevor Chesterfield

How ironic. Pakistan Cricket Board’s hierarchy have become concerned about the state of the pitch for the second Test in Lahore.
Little wonder. Last Wednesday, hours after the travesty known as the Karachi Test ended in a.

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