Saad Shafqat

Why the inconsistency in penalising tampering?

Faf du Plessis was fined for using a zipper to change the condition of the ball, while Afridi was banned for biting it. Why the double standard?

27-Oct-2013•Saad Shafqat

Pakistan cricket's organisational mess

What are the PCB and the regional cricket associations doing about the near-disastrous state of the game in the country? Next to nothing

15-Oct-2013•Saad Shafqat

Pakistan's mediocrity raises questions

Does Mohammad Hafeez deserve to be in the Test side? Who after Misbah? What is Whatmore doing? Does the board have a plan to safeguard the future?

14-Sep-2013•Saad Shafqat

For the love of swagger

West Indies can be an unpredictable and volatile side. And Pakistanis love them for it

24-Jul-2013•Saad Shafqat

Neighbour's envy

Pakistan have always looked wistfully at the batting riches produced across the border

14-Jun-2013•Saad Shafqat

Could it be Pakistan's turn?

The team return to the country of their previous scandals, but things look rosier now as Pakistan aim to win the Champions Trophy for the first time

07-Jun-2013•Saad Shafqat

Wasim Akram: the gift that keeps on giving

All these years after he retired, we're still seeing his legacy play out in Pakistan cricket

06-May-2013•Saad Shafqat

Pakistan's batting is in a crisis

The tour of South Africa was disappointing, not least because of perplexing selections and an out-of-sorts top order

26-Mar-2013•Saad Shafqat

Batting is Pakistan's Achilles heel

They've always had the bowlers to take 20 wickets, but not the batsmen to set imposing totals

14-Feb-2013•Saad Shafqat

No thanks to the Pakistan board if the PSL succeeds

There does seem to be a market, and sufficient interest, in a T20 league in Pakistan, but the PCB's defensive mindset is not helping

05-Feb-2013•Saad Shafqat

Pakistan's litmus test

The team has never won a series in South Africa, but this set of players has good reason to believe that they can reverse the trend

24-Jan-2013•Saad Shafqat

Zaka and Qasim's diplomatic coup

Their victories in India may have set the ball rolling for future bilaterals between the teams, but Pakistan's selection worries remain ahead of the South Africa tour

08-Jan-2013•Saad Shafqat

A perfect storm of a man

Imran Khan, now 60, was as complete a cricketer as one could be, but excelling in one field (or even two) wasn't enough for him

01-Dec-2012•Saad Shafqat

Is it Pakistan's year?

T20 is anyone's game, but statistically the odds are with Pakistan in the international version, and they could well go all the way in Sri Lanka

29-Sep-2012•Saad Shafqat

Why Ajmal deserved the ICC nomination

His only competition was Vernon Philander, and the numbers show Ajmal has done better

10-Sep-2012•Saad Shafqat

Not the perfect Eid gift, but not bad

Pakistan didn't produce a win against India for their supporters, but they didn't give in without a fight

21-Aug-2012•Saad Shafqat

Are we expecting too much from cricket?

If you use the sport to promote better relations between India and Pakistan, you're going about it backwards

24-Jul-2012•Saad Shafqat

A letter to Salman Butt

You forgot to read the fine print, didn't you?

25-Jun-2012•Saad Shafqat

The leggie trapped in a slogger's identity

Shahid Afridi's on-field persona and off-field drama have distracted us from the fact that he is essentially a game-changing wristspinner

11-Jun-2012•Saad Shafqat

Pakistan's chance to go one-up on India

Pakistan will aim to reverse the fortunes from their last trip to Sri Lanka, where they are headed now with a coach who shares a past with the island

01-Jun-2012•Saad Shafqat

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