Oct 3, 2014

The joys of India v Pakistan by proxy

The Cordon: The presence of Lahore Lions in the Champions League gave us that for a while. More's the pity that they're not pitted against an "Indian" side in the final

Mar 5, 2014

The contagious madness of Shahid Afridi

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

Jan 26, 2014

The art of the chase

The Cordon: Over the years, Pakistan have time and again shown they possess the cricketing oomph to hunt down a fourth-innings target

Jul 17, 2013

The Mercurial Mr Afridi

Cricinfo: Aditya Iyer of the Indian Express explores a worrying trend in Shahid Afridi's comebacks, where the Pakistan allrounder announces himself in style but later fizzles out

Jun 16, 2013

An anti-religious passion

The Cordon: The obsession with the game that India and Pakistan fans have is one to envy

Jan 5, 2013

Pakistan's camel-winning performance

Cricinfo: Of all the rewards players earn for their on-field achievements, cars, bikes and gadgets have all been quite popular, especially in the sub-continent. But few can match the novelty of a camel

Dec 22, 2012

Two nations better than one?

The Cordon: One recurring fantasy of the Indian cricket fan is to speculate about a combined India-Pakistan team

Jul 19, 2012

Cricket: A potent tool of diplomacy

The Stands: Whatever strides have been made for achieving thaws have been espoused by the love for cricket across the international border between India and Pakistan

Aug 16, 2011

Survival of the fittest

The Cordon: In a week famous for sixty-fourth anniversaries, India and Pakistan might wish to reflect on the fruits of those intervening years of toil on the cricket field

Mar 29, 2011

Who will seize the day?

The Cordon: When twenty-two men face off in the Punjab, hundreds of millions of Indians and Pakistanis around the world will turn their attention to a sport born in England

Apr 23, 2006

Cat and Mouse Games & Growing Up

Other: India and Pakistan are playing cricket

Mar 30, 2006

Learn from thy neighbours...

Other: I am quite an Afridi with the 'remote' in hand, checking out on every channel once every 15 minutes so as not to miss out on this great movie or that NatGeo / Discovery program or a cricket match that suddenly turned into a thrill-a-minute affair

Feb 14, 2006

A bird's eye view of the Lahore ODI

Other: What better advertisement for Indo-Pak cricket than a thrilling one-day match at a major venue

Feb 11, 2006

On S Sreesanth and Suresh Raina

Other: A striking feature of India's cricket this season is the difference between the look of the team in one-day cricket and that in Tests

Feb 10, 2006

An Argumentum Ad Hominem

Other: To me, it appears that the Indian team was desperate to win the game by hook or by crook, no matter even it came at the expense of the norms of this sport known as the gentleman's game.

Feb 4, 2006

The perils of procrastination

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Jan 30, 2006

Overheard at the team hotel

Other: Date & Time: 29th Jan 2006, 8 pm PST Location: Inside an elevator of the team hotel at Karachi

Jan 15, 2006

The Self-Image of Pakistan's Pace Bowling

Other: This wasn't entirely unexpected

Jan 13, 2006

Lahore Test, 2006: 2nd day preview

Other: After a hopelessly one-sided Test-One-Day-One, Indian backs are nearing the wall and The Wall is undergoing a crushing test of limit

Jan 11, 2006

A slightly different perspective

Other: As I’m beginning to type, the first test at Gadaffi between India and Pakistan is less then 30 hours away