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Pakistan vs India, 2007, 2nd ODI – Report and Highlights

Yet another India-Pakistan match, yet another thrilling finish. This has been a trend that goes for over 50 years. Nothing, I repeat, nothing can compare to an India vs Pakistan match. Chasing 322 for a victory, I would say Pakistan bounced back in spectacular fashion.Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first on a [...]

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Pakistan ODI squad for India series, 2007

Pakistan have announced the ODI squad for the tour to India and named the following 16 players:

Shoaib Malik (capt)
Younis Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
Shahid Afridi
Misbah-ul-Haq
Kamran Akmal (wk)
Salman Butt
Yasir Hameed
Imran Nazir
Fawad Alam
Abdur Rehman
Shoaib Akhtar
Mohammad Asif
Umar Gul
Sohail Tanvir
Iftikhar Anjum

I would suggest reading this article where the author has discussed in detail about each player. Case in point here is the [...]

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Twenty20 World Cup, India vs Pakistan, Final Match

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Phew! Amazing. Spectacular. Astounding. Thriller. Sensational. Exhilarating. I am actually out of words to describe this match. No anti-climaxes here. The ending justified why these two teams made it to the finals. It was a day to remember, for both teams played like there was no tomorrow. The edge-of-the-seat thriller [...]

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Twenty20 World Cup, India vs Pakistan, Group D

Hahahahaha. I can’t believe I missed the ending. What a bloody match, as if India-Pakistan are any different. This is what Twenty20 is all about, and I have to say One Day Internationals, better watch out. So far the tournament has been spectacular. Three matches every day, and to be quite honest, this is getting [...]

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Twenty20 World Cup, Pakistan vs Scotland, Group D

In their first match, Pakistan completed a comfortable 51 run win. Scotland won the toss and decided to field first, which seems to be the trend so far in this World Cup. Just about all the Pakistani batsmen got starts and only Younis Khan managed to get a decent total as he smashed 41 from [...]

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