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This could well become a picture of a by gone era. The ICC decision to defer the Champions Trophy is the latest blow for Pakistan cricket. By not making a more favourable judgement regarding Pakistan as the venue, the ICC is in danger of...
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Afridi may be hailed the hero since his feats in the ICC World Twenty20. But he is still in anguish.
Shahid Afridi is disappointed for a valid reason. He...
made popular Jun 24 2009
The ICC has refused to accept Pakistan’s case over its non inclusion in the 2011 World Cup stating that there were several cases of misunderstanding even as Pakistan...
made popular May 15 2009
Champions Trophy to SA; What’s Next – World Cup to Australia?
Inadvertently the IPL has been thrust into a headlong battle. Cricket this season not only means that...
made popular Mar 17 2009
It is a headache that has become a migraine for the ICC. First, Pakistan became an un-viable venue for the visiting team, leading to the deferring of the Champions...
made popular Mar 10 2009
It is exactly a week since the deadly attack by terrorists on the Sri Lankan cricketers who were on their way to the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore for the third day’s...
made popular Mar 9 2009
by Trevor Chesterfield
It is far too simplistic to suggest that the planned terrorist ambush of the Sri Lanka team bus and match officials in their van, was an...
made popular Mar 6 2009
Haroon Lorgat, International Cricket Council chief executive, has expressed shock and sadness over the events that unfolded this morning regarding the terror attack on...
made popular Mar 3 2009
The ICC has been shifting weight from one foot to another. And yet again, they have attempted to right a wrong, but not all are viewing it that way.
Umpire...
made popular Feb 3 2009
Recently the ICC, in its string of meetings, made a crucial decision and that was to move the Champions Trophy out of Pakistan. Naturally there are glum faces and the...
made popular Feb 3 2009
In this special edition, Trevor Chesterfield captures some of the worst emotions when terror strikes, the aftermath of it all and some rather disturbing questions that...
made popular Dec 1 2008
Time for arm twisting tactics. And the game of tit for tat. There are more than a few things at stake here. Perhaps that is why BCCI is also quick to admonish its...
made popular Nov 26 2008
The dates were already announced. Now know where the circus will arrive!
After much wrangling over the dates of the Champions Twenty20 League coinciding with...
made popular Sep 25 2008
Mohammad Yousuf has been left stranded, not at the airport but by the Pakistan Cricket Board. It has forced him to lose one contract and it has lost him his place in...
made popular Sep 20 2008
While people are still questioning Surrey’s decision to sign on Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistan Cricket Board is once again in tussle with the troubled fast bowler, his...
made popular Sep 17 2008
As Australia face the threat of being called “Two faced”, are the determining factors so high in favour of India that makes it hard to be prejudiced? Does cricket...
made popular Sep 15 2008
The BCCI is making assurances that Australia will indeed tour India despite the blasts that took place in New Delhi on Saturday. However, Australia have modified their...
made popular Sep 15 2008
One felt the ICC had hastily announced the deferring of the Champions Trophy to October next year and that too while retaining the same venue despite persistent...
made popular Sep 14 2008
The impact of the blasts that rocked New Delhi last evening will only become apparent in the days to come. Even sport seems to be entangled in the mess of terror...
made popular Sep 14 2008
Pakistan’s hopes to have their team at least participate in an away series have been squashed for all practical purposes. The reasons do not have much to do with the...
made popular Sep 6 2008
What do I think of when I think of Pakistan? I see the dusty mosques of Multan, the chaotic illegal markets in Peshawar where you can buy everything from a fake Rolex...
made popular Aug 29 2008
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Asif’s in trouble; Shoaib Akhtar replaces him. Akhtar’s bad boy alter ego rears; Asif is back in the fray. How long can this game last?
They say, it is...
made popular Aug 19 2008
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