Unconfirmed reports are just coming in that the cash used by the News of the World journalists during the sting operation on Mr. Majeed was found to be with Salman Butt. NDTV Cricket reports: According to a report in the Daily Mail, Scotland Yard officers would question Butt on Friday over how marked notes were discovered from his hotel room and in his locker at the Lord’s cricket ground. These are unfiltered reports coming in. [...]

Latest reports are that Pakistan cricketers face charges of treason and they have to stand trial on Septmeber 7. In Pakistan, the maximum punishment for treason is death. [source AFP, The Age - Australia} The Daily Mail reports that the three players who stand accused will be suspended for the ODI series against England (source: The Daily Mail) Other reports suggest that there are other countries involved too. A bookie revealed that the teams that [...]

Both @mspr1nt and I have been fuming at the events unfolding over the last 24 hours. Sources tell us that Pakistan may be banned from International Cricket for a long time if the said allegations are proven right. @mspr1nt has been active on twitter today trying to differentiate between fact and sensationalism. A lot of murky details are disgusting to say the least. I have collected a few of her tweets throughout the day in [...]

I have been wanting to come up with a post on this subject for a long time now. But was waiting for a nice collection to coagulate before I publish them. It appears the collection is strong enough now. So here they are, 10 random search keywords to get to your favorite cricket blog – Paddle Sweep: cricketers in dressing room naked I can assure you that we do not have dressing room access yet, [...]

As much as I would like to, I cannot promise you that this would be the last post on Pakistan Cricket this month. A lot of murky dirtiness has passed under the bridge and a lot more has been promised. Saying “these are bad times” cannot suffice. That would be overrating the regular sanctity of the way cricket functions in Pakistan, and the way their cricketers function abroad. When the World T20 ended, it was [...]

Cricket is a beautiful game. Our fraternity consists of a lot of different characters. Some of them are great batsmen; some showcase their genius with the ball and in the field. Then there are the coaches, the selectors and the media. The media includes the commentators, the news and us bloggers. To top it all are the fans. Without the spectator, a sport dwindles to nothingness. A fan is a motivated, mostly biased spectator. He [...]

This just in. Shahid Afridi has been named as the Captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team for their title defense of the Twenty20 World Championship to be held in the West Indies later next month. Afridi, one of the most gifted players of the shortest version of the game, is notably one of the most inconsistent players of the other versions, but that does not matter of course. Another point worth noting is that he [...]

Don’t we all love them briats. Most of them being an offspring of someone rich, or belonging to an elite class. Going out there, strutting their stuff, jumping on balls, exfoliating absurdities. We hate them. We love them. They are sort of enigmas, committing crimes at will, knowing that they are different. That they are immune from the atrocities of the system. That nothing, and i copy paste and capitalize, NOTHING can impede their run [...]

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