Adil Najam The decision on the doping case is finally in and Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif have been hit by bans after testing positive for nadrolone. Shoaib is out for 2 years and Asif for one. According to CricInfo: Both men tested positive in the build-up to the Champions Trophy, and […]
Adil Najam Given all the discussion about cricket and Islam (here), sooner or later we will come to beards and cricket and whether beards of a certain length or style are ‘religiously intimidating’ for some (related story here). I thought I would pre-empt the discussion by sharing some images of a few ‘great beards’ of […]
Adil Najam According to a Reuters report (CricInfo version here) Pakistan cricket players have “been advised to strike a balance between religion and cricket.” This according to Dr. Nasim Ashraf, the new Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The report goes on to say: Since last year, the Pakistan team has made it a […]
