Chucking: the debate rages pointlessly on

May 30, 2014: For some reason, many among us seem unable to accept scientific explanations that account for so-called dodgy actions

The Waqar silver lining

May 6, 2014: The one good thing that may come of the latest shake-up in Pakistan's cricket administration is that Waqar Younis returns to the coach's job

The home invasion

Apr 19, 2014: The Emirates have been a home away from home for Pakistan for three decades now. To see the IPL, which excludes Pakistan, being played there must feel like betrayal

Haunted turns hunter

Apr 1, 2014: Saeed Ajmal was written off after Michael Hussey smashed him for 18 runs in an over in a World T20 semi-final. But he bounced back and how

The what-ifs of Wasim Akram's captaincy

Mar 20, 2014: His stats, and the list of great players who flourished under him, indicate he ought to be up there with Imran and the rest. But is he?

The contagious madness of Shahid Afridi

Mar 5, 2014: He frustrates his fans more often than not, but he is also an addiction, one that pulls at the heartstrings

The golden trio of Pakistani captaincy

Feb 15, 2014: Misbah has been a terrific leader but it's still not enough to knock off Imran, Mushtaq and Kardar off their lofty perch

A victory most un-Pakistani

Feb 2, 2014: For all the talents that Pakistan's cricketers possess, the team has never been good at chasing. Which is why Sharjah came as a surprise

What's wrong with being a bully at home?

Jan 19, 2014: Asian batsmen only get recognition when they do well in the "foreign" conditions of Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand. The reverse rarely applies

Bowlers are back in the game

Jan 4, 2014: After the runaway batting averages and homogeneous pitches of the 2000s, it appears we may be seeing a welcome correction

Pakistan's Streltsov question

Dec 22, 2013: Can Asif and Amir be compared to the Russian wunderkind who returned to professional football after a seven-year gap?

Amla's Irfan problem

Nov 26, 2013: The South African has been one of the best one-day batsmen in the last five years, but now a tall left-armer is making a dent in his impressive stats

Where are Pakistan's daddy hundreds?

Oct 29, 2013: Gone are the days of Miandad and Zaheer Abbas. Now a kid coming in aims to make a fifty; a hundred seems beyond expectations

The fan's torment

Oct 23, 2013: Cricket offers supporters plenty of time to think, and to swing from extreme pessimism to false hope and back again

Pakistan: trying to run before they can crawl

Oct 13, 2013: The lack of top-flight cricket at home is beginning to tell on Pakistan's players

Faisalabad's Hollywood journey

Sep 17, 2013: How the Pakistan champions made it to the Champions League is a tale out of the movies

The Trott problem

Aug 28, 2013: He has fallen off his early peak, perhaps inevitably, but it might have to do with having to play in a manner that does not come naturally to him

Who is to blame for Pakistan's lack of Test fixtures?

Aug 5, 2013: Pointing fingers at the boards of India, England and Australia is useless. Administrators of the smaller nations are the ones who okay lop-sided scheduling

Australia are now Pakistan

Jul 28, 2013: They have the hopeless batting order, the talented but mentorless quicks, the perpetually disappointing allrounder and the much criticised system to show

But what does the coach do?

Jul 10, 2013: There are differing opinions on what a coach's job is in a sporting team. In cricket the lines of authority and accountability are more blurred than elsewhere