Tag Archives: Pakistan

Couch Talk 83 with Saad Shafqat on Javed Miandad

Posted on June 3, 2013 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, Pakistani writer Saad Shafqat describes the scenario by which he came to co-write Javed Miandad’s autobiography “Cutting Edge”, the rise of Miandad from middle-class Karachi to be Pakistan’s best batsman, his inveterate competitiveness and his relationship with … Continue reading →

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There Will Be No Heroes

Posted on May 29, 2013 by thecricketcouch

Sport, at its core is about fairness – in how it is played, how it is run and the experience of viewing it. In its best form, it is capable of inspiring the actors on its egalitarian stage to the … Continue reading →

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A Good Old-fashioned Cricket Broadcast

Posted on May 24, 2013 by thecricketcouch

It was throwback to an earlier time.  A time when cricket was innocent and the pictures shot with cameras you could count with the fingers on one hand; Almost an amateurish feel to the angles and the switch to the … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 77 with Hassan Cheema, Pakistani Journalist

Posted on April 22, 2013 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, Hassan Cheema who covered the recently concluded Pakistan’s tour to South Africa for Dawn.com, talks about his maiden experience as a journalist on tour, his good and bad experiences of covering cricket and traveling in a country … Continue reading →

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Short Jabs: Episode 2

Posted on January 25, 2013 by thecricketcouch

Guests: Sana Kazmi – on her recent trip to India during the ODI series vs Pakistan, Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on calls for MS Dhoni to give up captaincy, and Mahesh Sethuraman tells us about what’s bothering him now. You can download … Continue reading →

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Morale-boosting MoM Award and the Media

Posted on January 9, 2013 by thecricketcouch

A controversy has arisen with Mahendra Singh Dhoni having been awarded the Man of the Match award in the third ODI of the recently concluded India-Pakistan series. It was low score affair and there weren’t outstanding contributions from the winning … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk 49 with Wasim Akram

Posted on June 24, 2012 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, arguably the greatest fast bowler cricket has ever seen and most definitely the greatest left hand fast bowler of the game, Wasim Akram, talks about his dismissal of Rahul Dravid in the 1999 Chennai test, what it … Continue reading →

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Has the countdown to Julien Fountain’s firing begun yet?

Posted on June 18, 2012 by thecricketcouch

During the series decider of the Mobilink Jazz Cup ODI series, defending a modest but competitive total of 247 runs, the performance of the Pakistani fielders was something even a club cricketer who gets off his couch once a week … Continue reading →

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Bowl That Maiden Over: Part I

Posted on June 17, 2012 by thecricketcouch

It is always said that, especially in test cricket, the bowling team needs to build the pressure for wickets to fall. More maiden overs are sent down, the batsmen come under the pressure and feel the need to be a … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk Episode 32 with Lawrence Booth, Wisden

Posted on February 10, 2012 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, the editor of Wisden, Lawrence Booth talks about England’s failings in the test series vs. Pakistan, cricket reporting and journalism, and how Wisden is relevant in the current environment of 24-hour news cycle and social networking. Follow … Continue reading →

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