French Cut

Missing the stumps and the point... but only just

Gotta hold on to the past

Sahil Rizwan


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Sahil Rizwan is a comic-strip writer who's always between unemployments. He blogs at The Vigil Idiot

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Comments: 5 
Posted by Viksgupta on (October 22 2011, 05:57 AM GMT)

Good one.. where can I download the highlight of this 4.3.8 match.. :-)

Posted by KhuMir on (October 20 2011, 17:16 PM GMT)

Please man... For your sake and for ours... Just give up...

Posted by ManAv99 on (October 20 2011, 07:47 AM GMT)

Isn't french cut supposed to be funny?

Posted by   on (October 20 2011, 07:29 AM GMT)

umm, it was expected that Afridi would be back very soon. It was a CONDITIONAL retirement. IE: He would NOT play for Pakistan the joker - Ijaz Butt - left the PCB!! And the man stick to his words by returning after Ijaz Butt left!

Posted by   on (October 20 2011, 07:28 AM GMT)

4.3.8 Dude... Can't let it go, even though I am not a SAFFER.. but this was cool one Sahil..

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