Adil Najam

We know that ATP readers are tough graders. In the past you have graded the performance of Pakistan’s current leadership (also here) as well as Pakistan’s past leadership  – for good as well as for bad (also here). We ask you now to grade the performance of Pakistan’s media.

Most people agree that the news media has played a very influential role in shaping Pakistan’s current politics – some might say, for the good; others might argue, for the bad? What do you say?

Owais Mughal

Many of our readers may remember West Indies cricket team as this mighty force which was unstoppable in any form cricket in the 70s and 80s. At one point in time WI had a win percentage of more than 80% in One Day Internationals (ODIs).

Today when Pakistan beat India, a statistical landmark was reached for Pakistan which happened after a wait of 35 years. Pakistan’s win percentage (55.65%) in ODIs is now better than that of West Indies (55.52%). The last time Pakistan had a better win% than West Indies was in 1974, when both countries had played only 3 and 2 ODIs respectively. Pakistan has now played 705 ODIs and West Indies 619. Therefore it took Pakistan 702 ODIs and 35 years to finally get ahead of West Indies in all time ODI Win Percentages.

Adil Najam

Game Update: Pakistan won the match by 54 runs. Shoaib Malik named Man of the Match.

The thrill of a Pakistan-India cricket encounter is always special. This time around at the ICC Champions Trophy Tournament in South Africa it is no different.

The story of the moment is that Pakistan has set India 303 to win. A good score but certainly not insurmountable. At the time of writing this, India was 91/2 in 14 overs, in the 50 overs game (current score here).