Category Archives: Pakistan

The Great Khan

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

We at Right Off the Bat have already turned our magisterial attentions to cricketers-turned-politicians here, but it’s worth dwelling on the phenomenon that is Imran Khan. Simply put, Khan was probably the greatest all-rounder of his generation. (His heyday was … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Series

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Two cricket series recently ended. A resurgent Pakistan took on top dogs England in three Test matches (in which Pakistan thrashed a hopeless England 3-0), four one-day internationals (in which England thrashed a hopeless Pakistan 4-0), and three Twenty20s (in … Continue reading →

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Slaughter!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

In May of last year, India were ranked the best cricket team in the world at the longest form of the game, Test cricket. England were a close second. What a difference nine months make! Shortly after triumphing in the … Continue reading →

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Hemispheric Pressure

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

While our baseball friends in the U.S. huddle around their stoves and await the first sprigs of spring training to appear in February, cricket lovers are enjoying a sun-drenched, beer-fueled banquet of competition in the southern hemisphere. After an inconclusive … Continue reading →

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Watching “Empire of Cricket”

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

The 2009 BBC production Empire of Cricket is highly (and I, Evander, mean highly) recommended to all baseball fans in the throes of this fallow, no-baseball, hot-stove league/Winter Meetings period. The series is comprised of one-hour episodes devoted to the … Continue reading →

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Test Match Cricket Is Back

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

After a frenzy of one-day internationals, Test match cricket (the version of the game that separates the men from the boys, and the women from the girls) is back! And it’s providing some interesting stories. Zimbabwe, once (late 19990s) an … Continue reading →

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Guilty!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

It’s a story so big that it’s hard to know, like the blind men touching the proverbial elephant, just how big or even exactly what the story is. Two Pakistan players—Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif—were yesterday found guilty of “spot-fixing” during … Continue reading →

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Trial and (Deliberate) Error

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

The trial of the men allegedly behind the match- and spot-fixing scandal that threatened to derail the Test and one-day series between England and Pakistan in 2010 has finally come to pass, and seedy revelation is being piled on seedy … Continue reading →

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Lights! Camera! No Ball!

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Away from the hurly-burly of the Indian Premier League, the bright lights of Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies, Sri Lanka’s forthcoming tour of England, and any of the professional domestic tournaments, the game of cricket continues to be played … Continue reading →

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It’s India versus Sri Lanka

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

After two less-than-nailbiting semi-finals, two home favorites have made it through to the final. Sri Lanka brought New Zealand’s dream run to an end in the first semi-final with a quasi-clinical deconstruction of the Black Caps inadequate total of 217. … Continue reading →

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