Stories by Shaan Agha
Shaan Agha grew up in a home with sports as its religion and “The Cricketer” subscription of black and white pages as holy script.
He resides in Istanbul and can be reached here.
Hafeez's career promised so much, delivered some, but when he did, did so with unmatched panache.
Updated 11 Dec, 2018 05:55pm
10 straight series wins and last night's defeat of Black Caps shows the Greenshirts hate to lose...at least in T20Is.
Updated 01 Nov, 2018 05:06pm
The ICC rankings, which the two neighbours collectively dominate, do not take into account teams' away form.
Updated 07 Feb, 2018 08:17am
International cricket in Pakistan officially resumed. Let's hope it's here to stay.
Published 18 Sep, 2017 07:12am
Believe it or not, international cricket has come back to Pakistan.
Updated 12 Sep, 2017 10:31am
Pakistan’s performance was paranormal, it was pure magic, and it was almost unfair.
Updated 19 Jun, 2017 12:45pm
The difficulty of selecting from a bunch of performing bowlers is a problem, but a good one.
Updated 19 Jun, 2017 12:39pm
India has multiple match winners and any of them clicking will make it difficult for Pakistan to compete.
Published 03 Jun, 2017 11:12am
To judge what they have done for Pakistan cricket through numbers is like gauging a Rolls Royce by its speed.
Updated 22 May, 2017 03:47pm
Perhaps the dark cloud of corruption inquiries had a dampening effect on the tournament's atmosphere.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 09:01am
There were also record runs conceded in an opening over.
Updated 12 Feb, 2017 03:02pm
Abrar Ahmed's debut and Mohammad Hafeez's dismissal by Mohammad Amir also stood out.
Updated 11 Feb, 2017 12:57pm
Did the first game live up to its billing?
Updated 15 Feb, 2017 02:03pm
From Karachi vs Lahore to the final being hosted in Pakistan.
Updated 09 Feb, 2017 12:48pm
Cricket has changed since Clarrie Grimmett's time; as money poured into it, the game's social fabric changed too.
Updated 20 Jan, 2017 06:10pm
Chappell does not believe in equal rights for teams that are not equal in cricketing measure.
Updated 17 Jan, 2017 12:47pm
A win for Pakistan is almost impossible, but Younis has given his country a chance to draw the game.
Updated 07 Jan, 2017 10:51am
If the PCB has allowed the two to come back into the fray, they must do so without any prejudice.
Updated 28 Dec, 2016 04:21pm
Many batsmen burst on to the scene with a good instinct for the game but our system is not able to groom them.
Updated 13 Dec, 2016 08:10am
Sarfraz will always be best known as the inventor of reverse swing.
Updated 06 Dec, 2016 12:36am
