Teeth Maestro

Tag: Cricket

  • Shoaib, The Spit Bull

    Cricket Blogger of Pakistan: The Shoaib Akhar saga continues, it seems the most probable reason for his return to Pakistan is the heated discussion he had with Bob Woolmer during the second day of the Second Test Match between South Africa and Pakistan. TV coverage just saw a heated discussion between the two, it then…

  • Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan

    I would like to announce the creation of Cricket Bloggers of Pakistan, it is just a blog created out of necessity since we felt an apparent absence of one concise place where bloggers from Pakistan can come and write about the Pakistani perspective on the world of cricket. There is little doubt that this blog…

  • Series-levelling victory by Pakistan at Port Elizabeth

    Guest Post: Dr. Haroon Qazi I would rate Pakistan as the most unpredictable team in the history of world cricket. Shoaib’s first innings spell and Inzamam’s 92 not out were out standing, and not to forget a superb spell by Asif in both innings. Although the team has match winning players, who can on their…

  • Sidekick, Darrell Hair

    With great satisfaction I would like to report that the Darrell Hair saga continues. It seems that ICC desperately has the urge to employ Darrell Hair on its umpiring panel. It was announced today that Mr. Hair will officiate the triangular one-day series in involving Kenya, Scotland and Canada. You may recall that he had…

  • Waqar Resigns as Bowling Coach

    Waqar Younis who has been the bowling coach of the Pakistan Cricket team for approximately one year and today has announced his resignation from the job. It seems that PCB had limited his services as bowling coach for only the test matches which Pakistan was due to play in South African and not the One-Day…

  • WADA takes PCB Decision to International Court

    In an ongoing comedy of circumstances the World Anti-Doping Agency feels there is a serious lapse in the code of conduct upon which the decision to ban Shoaib Akhtar & Mohd Asif had been overturned by the PCB appellate bench namely lead by Justice (retd) Fukhruddin Ibrahim. World Anti-Doping Agency has asked the Tribunal Arbitral…

  • Crowe after Muralitharan’s Doosra

    Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, has emailed the ICC to review Muttiah Muralitharan’s bowling action, specifically the doosra. Which has been an-issue-to-whine-over by a number of English, Aussie & New Zealand cricketers for a long time. It was the infamous Darryl Hair who took it upon himself to get into a tussle with…

  • Shabbir Cleared of Bowling Action

    Each passing day it seems that the bowling prospects for the Pakistan Cricket Team to the forthcoming World Cup seems to be getting better and better as a number of impressive contenders vie for the four or five bowling slots in the team. Starting with Shoaib Akhtar & Mohd Asif being cleared of the drug…

  • Shoaib & Asif Acquitted…. Justice Served?

    In a very surprising decision served by the appellate committee today which was reviewing the decision of banning Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd Asif for substance abuse. The three-man committee, headed by Justice Fakhruddin Ebrahim, voted two to one in favour of the acquittal. Haseeb Ahsan, former Test cricketer, and Ebrahim were in favour of the…

  • ICC praise Hair before showing him the Finger

    A few days back cricket governing body ICC met in Delhi and had voted to expel Darrell Hair from the ranks of the ICC elite umpiring panel, a decision which has been lauded by a number of nations across the world except for the English & the Australians who continue to deny that there was…

  • Saleem Malik, Appeals Life-Ban

    A few days back during the ICC meeting in Delhi, the ICC decided to lift Ata-ur-Rehman’s life-ban, Ata-ur-Rehman 30, may find some young legs still around to be able to bowl at least in First Class cricket if not appear in some county series if he is able to regain form. But what interests me…

  • Shoaib – Woolmer Rift Surfaces

    To add another twist to the woes of the Pakistan Cricket Team. NDTV has just released an exclusive interview with a retired Indian Army officer attached to the Pakistani team during the Champions Trophy where he has revealed that Shoaib Akhtar had slapped coach Bob Woolmer on the team bus, in a tussle over which…

  • Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

    All cricketing fans across the world must have finally reached some closure after the ball tampering fiasco at The Oval a few months back. Strong rumors reports to the extent that Cricinfo, a leading website on cricketing news, have announced that the ICC is seriously contemplating on removing Darell Hair from adjudicating any international cricket…

  • Shoaib & Asif Banned

    Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd Asif who had been sent home from India after their urine tests turned up positive have now been banned from cricket. Shoaib Akhtar will be on the sidelines for two years, while Mohd Asif has been banned for one year by the Pakistan Doping Tribunal.

  • Pakistan asked to keep Religion Private

    The new chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board has actually told his players to curb the public display of practicing their religion. “There is no doubt their religious faith is a motivating factor in the team,” Ashraf told Reuters. “It binds them together. But there should be balance between religion and cricket.” …. “I have told…