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Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi. Pic: AP.

Pakistan cricket: Boom Boom Afridi is back

By Tue, Oct 18, 2011 7:04PM UTC View Comments Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi. Pic: AP.

World famous Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, who had announced retirement from international cricket earlier in May this year, has now reversed his decision announcing his availability for the One Day Internationals (ODIs). A 31-year-old all-rounder, Mr Afridi, who has to his credit the world record for the fastest century off 37 balls, had quit the...

Pakistan: Ijaz Butt’s greatest hits

By Wed, Oct 12, 2011 1:06PM UTC View Comments Pakistan: Ijaz Butt’s greatest hits

After three tumultuous years, the words “Ijaz”, “Butt”, “good” and “news” were finally used in the same sentence today when the beleaguered nation that is Pakistan learned that Mr. Butt’s tenure as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief ended. Whoever this Mr. Zaka Ashraf is, he surely can do no worse than Ijaz Butt, a man...

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