The Lord’s museum has decided to display Pakistan’s star all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s shirt that he wore in the ICC World Twenty20 final against Sri Lanka which makes him the first Pakistani cricketer to receive such an honor. Afridi played a pivotal role in Pakistan’s title-winning triumph in the World Twenty20 championship in England. He was the man of the match in the semi-final against South Africa and the final against Sri Lanka and narrowly missed the award for the man of the tournament that went to Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan.  Read more... (171 words, 1 image, estimated 41 secs reading time)

A match in which fortunes swung wildly finally ended in an emphatic seven-wicket win for host nation as Sri Lanka clinches their first home series against Pakistan after the unpredictable tourists suffered a stunning collapse with two days in spare in the second Test at the P Sara Oval. Pakistan, sitting pretty at 285-1 just before lunch on the third day, crashed to 320 all out after the break to leave Sri Lanka a victory target of 171 for a decisive 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Of the previous five series between the two nations on Sri Lankan soil, Pakistan had won three and drawn two, but the tourists had only themselves to blame for allowing the hosts to re-write history. Pakistan lost their last nine wickets for just 35 runs, their third successive collapse in the series that highlighted their reputation as one of the most unpredictable sides in modern cricket.
Skipper Younus himself triggered the collapse just before lunch when he gifted his wicket, top-edging an ambitious reverse sweep off part-time spinner Paranavitana to the wicket-keeper. It will haunt him long after what a mistake!  Read more... (278 words, 1 image, estimated 1:07 mins reading time)

The three-Test series is the first between Pakistan and Sri Lanka since armed gunmen fired on the Sri Lankan team bus while the players were on their way to resume a Test match in the Pakistani city of Lahore on March 3. Seven Sri Lankan cricketers were injured and eight local security men were killed in the attack that forced the cricket world to abandon Pakistan as a venue for international cricket.  Read more... (537 words, 1 image, estimated 2:09 mins reading time)

Just a week after Pakistan team has won the T20 World cup, PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has disbanded the national senior and junior selection committees with immediate effect. The board did not provide details on when the next panel of selectors would be named. “The interim selection committee will continue to function until further orders,” the statement said.  Read more... (272 words, 1 image, estimated 1:05 mins reading time)

It will be disappointing news after a grand victory of T 20 World Cup by Pakistan; people were expecting to hear something to rejoice about from ICC regarding their rights of 14 fixtures in World Cup 20011. But the efforts ended in a smoke and International Cricket Council president David Morgan announced that Matches in the 2011 World Cup due to be staged in Pakistan will not take place in the United Arab Emirates, Instead, the 14 fixtures will, despite the wishes of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), take place in the three subcontinent co-host nations of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.  Read more... (364 words, 1 image, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

A look back at Pakistan’s incredible run to the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup championship.

Song: Right Said Fred – Stand Up (For the Champions)

Arranged by: Sikandar Aftab

An eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the World T20 final at Lord’s provided Pakistan, the team and the country, a reason to smile. After Long 17 years and After 16 days of all-action cricket, the world has new T20 Champions – Pakistan.  Read more... (511 words, 4 images, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)

As a Pakistani I will be more than happy to see Pakistan team wining the event with flying colors. I don’t want to be in Younus Khan’s shoes today as enormous pressure he has to bear but he knows the value of this win. After World Cup 1992 this will be the next big moment for Pakistan cricket. Huge celebrations expected afterward and people really don’t want to shatter this dream now by just thinking about any other possible match result.  Read more... (223 words, 1 image, estimated 54 secs reading time)

Shahid Afridi lifted Pakistan to a defendable total

Pakistan’s victory against South Africa in the semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup was certainly a team effort. But let’s be honest – one man stood out, and it was none other than Shahid Khan Afridi. The big fella had been excellent with the ball throughout the tournament and had shown several moments of brilliance on the field. But his power hitting with the bat had been missing for a long time.  Read more... (517 words, 2 images, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)