From a First-Class cricket career at Warwickshire and Sussex to Operations Director and then Chief Executive at Chance to Shine, eventually taking on the same role at Leicestershire County Cricket Club and now the Pakistan Cricket Board. In this exclusive feature, Wasim Khan, CEO of the PCB, takes a deep dive into his first-class cricket …
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Mark Coles flew to Pakistan, voluntarily coached the Pakistan women’s cricket team, and overcame several challenges to lead the team to success and growth. We caught up with the Kiwi coach to talk about his experiences in Pakistan, the current state of the women’s game there and what he’s looking to get up to in …
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Tape ball cricket is renowned for accessibility, innovation and ‘making the most out of what you have’. It is played by millions, mostly in Pakistan but also in India, the UK, UAE and other cricketing nations, and while the game of tape ball cricket has rules, they are contested, varied and diverse, depending on where …
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Azhar Ali became the 5th Pakistani to cross 6000 Test runs. That is no easy feat, after all the only players to have scored more runs are Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam ul-Haq, Javed Miandad and finally, Younis Khan. But does this mean he’s the 5th best Pakistani batsman ever and is he truly a Pakistani batting …
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Sultan Shah is the first blind cricket captain of Pakistan, one of the founders of blind cricket in Pakistan and the current chairman of Pakistan Blind Cricket Council. In conversation with him, I feel the sense of hunger and passion that he has for the sport and his country, alongside being a very witty, optimistic …
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has seen a significant change in fate, with monumental growth. However, this was not always the case. In this piece, track the origins of the League, and the troubles it has faced to become one of the most successful cricket leagues in the world today. When the PSL launched in …
Shehzar Mohammad may not be known in the same light as his cricketing family, but his work off the cricket pitch in getting Pakistan cricketers into top shape, such as Sarfaraz Ahmed, Asad Shafiq and Azam Khan, is making the rounds across social media. There are many sporting families around the world, one such being …
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Every cricketer dreams of playing for their country, and that dream has come true for Haris Rauf. He has earned himself a well-deserved call up to the Pakistani national squad for the T20 series against Bangladesh. He will be quite lucky to make his debut if given the opportunity to play in front of a …
Pakistan’s cricket as a whole is the visual representation of a sine curve. It takes you up to cloud nine and then suddenly dumps you into a dark abyss. In simple terms, it is capable of producing the highest and the lowest quality of cricket in a matter of moments. The administration or the cricket …
With all the negativity surrounding PCBs decision of Misbah’s appointment, can we consider this a revolutionary step in cricketing history to come? Last week in an unprecedented move, never before seen in the history of modern-day cricket, an all-powerful, dual role was created for Misbah Ul Haq. His appointment as head coach and selector, much …
