Humair Ishtiaq

X-SQUARE: THE MISYOU FACTOR

X-SQUARE: THE MISYOU FACTOR

Statistics can bring into stark relief the impact that Misbah ul Haq and Younis Khan had on Pakistan cricket Updated 21 May, 2017 09:48am
X-SQUARE: UMPIRING IN A FIX

X-SQUARE: UMPIRING IN A FIX

With the power to throw the disobedient out of the park, cricket umpires will soon be spoilers on the field where not Updated 23 Apr, 2017 08:36pm
X-SQUARE: Home Ground Bullies

X-SQUARE: Home Ground Bullies

In their respective domains and styles, Warner and Ashwin once again underlined their status as masters in their own Updated 09 Apr, 2017 11:36am
Comeback Pro

Comeback Pro

But for his tenacity, Kamran Akmal would have been busy running domestic errands instead of playing domestic cricket Published 26 Mar, 2017 07:05am
X-SQUARE: PSL and the Image Issue

X-SQUARE: PSL and the Image Issue

Everything went right — in fact, great — at the PSL. But there is no harm taking some critical lessons out of it Published 12 Mar, 2017 07:25am
X-SQUARE: Fixing the Fiasco

X-SQUARE: Fixing the Fiasco

While Sharjeel and Khalid are technically innocent until proven guilty, Sethi and Shahryar are causing more harm than Published 26 Feb, 2017 07:17am
If wishes were horses...

If wishes were horses...

AS the cliché goes, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Though it was not coined for or about Pakistanis, we... Published 19 Feb, 2017 06:00am
X-Square: Sound and Fury

X-Square: Sound and Fury

When the agenda is ‘comprehensive’, it is often a euphemism for meaningless. With nothing particular in focus. Updated 17 Feb, 2017 05:16pm
X-SQUARE: Of Age and Excellence

X-SQUARE: Of Age and Excellence

Australians force their oldies out even when they are good enough to hold their place in the side. The names of Steve Published 29 Jan, 2017 06:34am
Sindh, Sindhu, Sindhia

Sindh, Sindhu, Sindhia

Mustansar Hussain Tarrar spends a few days travelling across the sandscape and tells the tale with wit and perspective Published 15 Jan, 2017 08:22am
40 runs, 15 overs and a session

40 runs, 15 overs and a session

The tradition that started back in 1999 under Wasim Akram continued with another whitewash Down Under. In many ways, Updated 15 Jan, 2017 09:27am
Unluckiest of the unlucky

Unluckiest of the unlucky

A few ‘unlucky’ players who did everything they could but still found themselves sidelined more often than not. Updated 25 Dec, 2016 09:02pm
Change of guard

Change of guard

The ninth edition of the International Urdu Conference in Karachi will be remembered as the event where the baton Published 11 Dec, 2016 08:25am

Quite a contrast

MARKING the hundredth anniversary of his birth, the session on Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi was worth every moment. Published 11 Dec, 2016 08:25am
Kaptaan vs Kaptaan, Part 3

Kaptaan vs Kaptaan, Part 3

In this concluding piece, the writer responds to the feedback on the first two parts Updated 11 Dec, 2016 02:39pm