Pakistan: the travelling theatre troupe

In the Economic Times, Mukul Kesavan describes the Pakistan cricket team as a lunatic repertory company, so unpredictable in their nature and so full of characters that entertainment is guaranteed. You could make a training film called How To Lose An ODI by making a montage of Pakistani mistakes in Saturday's match against Sri Lanka, he says. The trouble is, they won.

Watching Pakistan win at the Premadasa on Saturday, I realised that this team isn't a touring cricket side; it's a travelling theatre troupe, a lunatic repertory company. Tickets to Pakistan matches ought to cost double: Afridi's little army creates more drama in a single Power Play than most sides manage in a whole tournament. Imagine an Indian team made up mostly of Sreesanths and you have an inkling of the theatrical potential of this brilliant gang of drama queens.