I-95...South

lots been going on and i havent had time to write it down....going to new york right now and hopefully will be back later tonite.
6th and 53rd zindabad!

reverse sweep

The Pakistanis have invaded the Carribean! 3 ODI's and 2 tests! After the awesome annihilation of the Indians, Inzi's 11 will conquer the west indies. True they didnt score much in the first match and inzi's batting form is worrying, but they are playing as a team and winning, so, its all good.
I dont think ive missed many pakistan cricket matches over the last 20 odd years. pak vs. england in the '87 world cup; the matches in the '96 world cup; ofcourse pak vs india in 2004 and a dozen others in between. Especially memorable was the first game in the new pindi stadium in '92: pak vs srilanka where inzi scored a magnificent hundred. cheering him on were me , umar, hammad butt and alvi in the scorching sun, occupying seats that we had not really paid for, braving the occasional teargas-saturated breeze that was being used to disperse the gate crashers. with tears in our eyes and throats hoarse from shouting, we cheered, booed and poondied away a hundred overs. the highpoint of the day was definitely the fact that we got to see imran khan, wasim akram and actually meet waqar younis. Though i must admit that the sight of ijaz prodding waqars butt with a bat is something that i would rather forget!
That is what cricket has been for me. good times with friends and family. if not at the stadium then in front of the t.v. on lazy summer afternoons. But that is something that i appreciate now...now that i have to log on to cricinfo and read the ball-by-ball account, imagining the cover-drives, hook shots and reverse sweeps. with some of the most glorious performances played out in my minds eye, i am destined never to be witness to them.

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