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	<title>Sportolysis - The World Sports Blog &#187; Pakistan Cricket</title>
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		<title>Thoughts Before The India-Pakistan Game</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/03/30/thoughts-before-the-india-pakistan-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2011/03/30/thoughts-before-the-india-pakistan-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=899</guid>
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I haven&#8217;t had a big match feel like this since the India-Pakistan World Cup 1996 Quarter Final. India and Pakistan had not met each other for a while before that game and the tension before the game was unreal. They had a nice montage with a players taking part in the game talking about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has England Let the Opportunity Slip in the Battle for No. 2 and Chasing Australia?</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/03/16/has-england-let-the-opportunity-slip-in-the-battle-for-no-2-and-chasing-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/03/16/has-england-let-the-opportunity-slip-in-the-battle-for-no-2-and-chasing-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=37</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The English Team was at cross roads in Pakistan. I had written on the same nearly 3 months ago which can be read here.  I titled it facing adveristy. In the period which has followed since then, England has enountered a lot of adversity. A menacing Shoaib Akhtar in Pakistan and a series of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miandad on Asif</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/09/miandad-on-asif/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/09/miandad-on-asif/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Javed Miandad, on Asif&#8217;s prospects at Headingley later this year:
Gaand phaar de ga angrez ki (&#8221;He will blow the a*****es of the English&#8221;)
Cricinfo published it, then deleted it. It got noticed by a lot of people apart from me though. As evident in Outside Edge and playing from home. 
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		<title>Pakistan continue rise</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/01/pakistan-continue-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/01/pakistan-continue-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=101</guid>
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The win in the series versus India after the series win versus England means Pakistan is on course to be the undisputed number 2 team in the world. They have the challenge in England later this year which I await eagerly.
What if India defeat England in India and then England beat Pakistan in England? We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calcutta once more?</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/29/calcutta-once-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/29/calcutta-once-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the feeling in the first session. Thoughts came back of this match. Jagdish seems to agree.
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		<title>The decider</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/28/the-decider/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/28/the-decider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=109</guid>
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At National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan has suffered just one loss. In the last 10 tests here, 8 matches have provided results. India has never won here (losing twice and drawing thrice). Inzamam averages above 70 here. A lot more facets here. Inzamam and Akhtar face injury worries and there are soft mumblings that they may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rakhi</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/24/rakhi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/24/rakhi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Saeed Durrani in Daily Times letters suggests Rakhi as the name for the India-Pakistan series. While Ashes symbolises destruction, Rakhi is the symbol of bonding. I like it.
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		<title>Karachi decider looks likely</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/24/karachi-decider-looks-likely/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/24/karachi-decider-looks-likely/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Younis Khan and Kamran Akmal love to bat versus India. They know how to play the Indian spinners very well. Pakistan can make quick runs and put India under pressure tomorrow if they are brave enough to go down that road. With only 1 wicket for Pakistan, they find themselves in a position to decide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cricket caravan</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/23/cricket-caravan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/23/cricket-caravan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka inflicted a defeat on Australia. Not many were giving them a chance in the VB series after their performances versus India and New Zealand. 
Bengal courtesy Deep Dasgupta and Laxmi Ratan Shukla look all set to go into the Ranji Final. So do  Uttar Pradesh. 
The India-Pakistan match meanwhile turned into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Batsmen. Grinding. Bowlers.</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/21/batsmen-grinding-bowlers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/21/batsmen-grinding-bowlers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s what has seems to have happened all the three cricket matches from glance at the scorecards.  Inzamam and Afridi ensured Pakistan went over 4 runs an over for the day. Even 10 years ago that would have been unthinlable in most scenarios. I am very happy with India playing five bowlers. It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A champion bowler</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/18/a-champion-bowler/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/18/a-champion-bowler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not Aaqib Javed with the four wickets. 
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		<title>Not cricket</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/16/not-cricket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/16/not-cricket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was nothing &#8216;great&#8217; in the batting effort of India or Pakistan in this test match. People were going gaga when Afridi and Akmal were making runs and some fans from India would be feeling the same currently. Memories of Chris Gayle&#8217;s knock and that India-Sri Lanka test match comes to mind.
In chess, when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you feel the excitement in the air!</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/12/can-you-feel-the-excitement-in-the-air/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/12/can-you-feel-the-excitement-in-the-air/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is so much excitement in the air &#8211; and its unrelated to any irrelevant media hype which has known to follow Indian cricket.
Itâ€™s a good time to be a test cricket fan. The Ashes, RSA in Australia have ended. Australia will tour South Africa next while England will battle it out in India.
We can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gavaskar for 3 openers</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/10/gavaskar-for-3-openers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/01/10/gavaskar-for-3-openers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 22:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunil Gavaskar has said that India sould play 3 openers versus Pakistan. 
That would mean Yuvraj Singh and Ganguly both missing out from the test side. It is winter and the conditions are bound to be testing. So in that context Gavaskar has a point.
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		<title>The poor pitches issue</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/11/07/the-poor-pitches-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/11/07/the-poor-pitches-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2005 20:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The laws are quite clear on this. The umpires have the final say on the pitch. Also if the conditions or the pitch, ground etc are not dangerous it is playable.
In a test match in India vs England play was stopped and the match abandoned because the ball was bouncing so awkwardly that it could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miandad persists on Karachi</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/08/23/miandad-persists-on-karachi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/08/23/miandad-persists-on-karachi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The only way left is to boycott the Karachi one dayer. Miandad has requested fans to not go to the stadium to watch the match. 
I certainly will not be watching the match on tv.
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		<title>Dont want to play in Multan either</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/07/27/dont-want-to-play-in-multan-either/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/07/27/dont-want-to-play-in-multan-either/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the PCB agreed to the ECB&#8217;s demand of not playing a test in Karachi, the ECB, it appears, are not pleased at having England play at Multan either. The PCB has not succumbed on changing the venue from Multan to Rawalpindi though. Roebuck would be pleased like me to an extent on the stand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roebuck on Karachi</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/07/25/roebuck-on-karachi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/07/25/roebuck-on-karachi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Roebuck rights about there being no shame in losing to Australia but ads a statement quite out of place in an article on the Ashes:
They must play cricket in Karachi and anywhere else. The world has shrunk.

I have stated my views on England&#8217;s decision not to play in Karachi earlier but it is good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miandad gets it spot on</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/07/08/miandad-gets-it-spot-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/07/08/miandad-gets-it-spot-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2005 02:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mianad in saying Pakistan should cancel the English tour of Pakistan has got it spot on. Should cricket teams cancel playing in Lords or other cricket venues just because there was the terrorist attacks? 
Its sad Pakistan Cricket Board has not insisted on England playing in one of Pakistan&#8217;s trditional venues.
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		<title>On Karachi</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/07/06/on-karachi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/07/06/on-karachi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sportolysis.com/?p=239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you get a hold of Pundits From Pakistan by Rahul Bhattacharya switch over to the chapters where he describes the enigma of Karachi &#8211; the city. Switch over then to the pages which show the atmosphere after the Karachi one dayer in 2004. Jagmohan Dalmiya declares that when India next tours Pakistan, the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan brings back the prodigal son</title>
		<link>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/07/03/pakistan-brings-back-the-prodigal-son/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sportolysis.com/2005/07/03/pakistan-brings-back-the-prodigal-son/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2005 09:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
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Shoaib Akhtar has gained back the confidence of the PCB after abandonment from the squad for the tour of West Indies. The fitness level of Shoaib was questioned by Woolmer, the commitment in doubt. Shoaib has since then come with strong remarks of how he wants to give his best against the English.
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