Hassan Cheema

Pakistan are built to fail in T20

Their cricket culture, their selections and their approach to limited-overs cricket are all anachronistic

31-Mar-2016•Hassan Cheema

What the Afridi-Nazir partnership reveals about memory and Pakistan

That there's a difference between truth and fact

08-Mar-2016•Hassan Cheema

The contrasting halves of Pakistan's T20 history

They were the best team in the format till the 2010 World T20. Since then, things have been particularly bad

17-Jan-2016•Hassan Cheema

Pakistani cricket ads: what we remember

One of the best ways to gauge the evolution of the relationship of the fan with the national team is to look at the history of the country's cricket ads

28-Dec-2015•Hassan Cheema

A tale of two Pakistani bowlers

The two Mohammads, Irfan and Amir, are a study in contrasts in terms of how they are perceived

05-Dec-2015•Hassan Cheema

The curious case of Younis Khan's ODI career

They said he would never make it as a Test batsman, but he proved them wrong. He couldn't quite do it in 50-overs cricket, though

13-Nov-2015•Hassan Cheema

Pakistan overachievers? Who'd have thought it?

Over the last five years they have won over half their away series and have not been beaten at home. It is a stark contrast to what went before

30-Oct-2015•Hassan Cheema

Young Pakistan can find stability in anarchy

The domestic stars coming into the national set-up need to find a way to get over their initial form slumps and adapt to stay in the side

08-Oct-2015•Hassan Cheema

Peshawar's smart Pathan boys are challenging conventions

They may not get a franchise to themselves, but they have shown through teamwork, discipline and an unorthodox coach that Pakistan's new T20 league needs them

19-Sep-2015•Hassan Cheema

How will future fans look back at Bangladesh's rise?

They don't have the luxury of wallowing in murky, pre-YouTube nostalgia like fans of other teams do

05-Sep-2015•Hassan Cheema

What has changed for Pakistan under Azhar?

Maybe it really is a new dawn for their batting. Or is it?

25-Jul-2015•Hassan Cheema

Yasir Shah: Pakistan's latest match-winning anomaly

His recent success is not reflective of the bigger picture of legspin in Pakistan, but the national team will be hoping he remains the exception for a long time

01-Jul-2015•Hassan Cheema

Questions linger after landmark series

If everything beyond the Nishtar Park Complex is ignored Pakistan can still host series, and perform better than they do anywhere else in the world. But is that a price the fans, and visiting teams, are willing to pay?

01-Jun-2015•Hassan Cheema

Pakistan's pitches out of tune with fans, team's needs

The response of the fans in the two games against Zimbabwe has shown that one-sided run-fests are not as attractive as they are made out to be

29-May-2015•Hassan Cheema

Hail Azhar the ODI batsman, but wait on the captain

Azhar Ali has shown he can survive in the modern ODI game as a batsman, but still seems unsure of what his bowling captaincy style ought to be

27-May-2015•Hassan Cheema

Pakistan's vicious circle of failure

Their ODI series loss to Bangladesh highlights several failings - the biggest being that man for man their best XI was a lesser team

27-Apr-2015•Hassan Cheema

The logician

A man of reason, numbers and sense, it is no wonder Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's most un-Pakistani captain, has never connected with fans like someone of his accomplishments ought to have done

07-Apr-2015•Hassan Cheema

Did Pakistan fail against Australia?

Given the circumstances, they actually did the opposite in the World Cup, bringing fervour back to their fan base

21-Mar-2015•Hassan Cheema

The <i>jazba</i> is back

It might be just a brief glimmer, but after a miserable build-up to the World Cup, Pakistan are bowling like their exalted predecessors

08-Mar-2015•Hassan Cheema

What's with all the talk about Pakistan's lack of heart?

It seems fashionable when they fail to blame it on an absence of passion; the real reasons are probably much more prosaic

23-Feb-2015•Hassan Cheema

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