Hassan Cheema

Pakistanis should stop crying fixing

The obsessive tendency to paint players as corrupt following every defeat has served to deflect attention from the team's real problems

05-Feb-2015•Hassan Cheema

Pakistan's dot-ball problem

They seem to be hung up on what worked for the team in the 1992 World Cup, not realising that the rest of the world has moved past those strategies

20-Jan-2015•Hassan Cheema

Why Pakistan domestic cricket inspires pessimism

Less-deserving players have been picked for the Pentangular and A squads at the expense of talented allrounders

03-Jan-2015•Hassan Cheema

The problem with Pakistan's World Cup preparations

Most of their matches are at venues that will suit their style of play, but their strategy is directed at tackling bouncier pitches

23-Dec-2014•Hassan Cheema

Pakistan's ODI batting a decade behind the rest

The return to tried-and-tested underperformers for the World Cup squad will undo all the good work done over the last 14 months

10-Dec-2014•Hassan Cheema

Pakistan's favourite whipping boys

Even when they were at their worst, Pakistan had no trouble beating New Zealand

13-Nov-2014•Hassan Cheema

The second coming of Team Misbah

The current side calls forth memories of the golden era of 2010-12

03-Nov-2014•Hassan Cheema

The Champions League should shed its elitism

The tournament would have greater context if it started including composite teams featuring promising Associate players from teams like Afghanistan and Ireland

05-Oct-2014•Hassan Cheema

The Lahoris in the Champions League

They don't quite inspire the awe that their legendary predecessors did, but they will do well if they keep the cricketing traditions of the city alive

14-Sep-2014•Hassan Cheema

Pakistan can't handle pressure in ODI deciders

Forget South Africa, it's Pakistan who have tripped up in high-pressure matches for a decade now

04-Sep-2014•Hassan Cheema

Younis Khan: unsung and endearing

Despite being part of a dysfunctional set-up, he has managed to get the best out of himself and players partnering him

19-Aug-2014•Hassan Cheema

Have England lost their new-found identity?

Cook and his boys seem to have fallen out of touch with the relentlessness that took them to No. 1

28-Jul-2014•Hassan Cheema

Chucking: the debate rages pointlessly on

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

30-May-2014•Hassan Cheema

The Waqar silver lining

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

06-May-2014•Hassan Cheema

The home invasion

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

19-Apr-2014•Hassan Cheema

Haunted turns hunter

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

01-Apr-2014•Hassan Cheema

The what-ifs of Wasim Akram's captaincy

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?

20-Mar-2014•Hassan Cheema

The contagious madness of Shahid Afridi

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

05-Mar-2014•Hassan Cheema

The golden trio of Pakistani captaincy

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

15-Feb-2014•Hassan Cheema

A victory most un-Pakistani

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

02-Feb-2014•Hassan Cheema

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