Owais Mughal
Following photo shows the police force deployed for the 2nd ODI between Pakistan and South Africa. Lahore, October 20, 2007. Photo is taken from cricinfo.
Owais Mughal
In the first ODI between Pakistan and South Africa, Younis Khan became the 11th cricketer of Pakistan to complete 4000 or more runs in ODIs. And in the third ODI of the same series, Yasir Hameed became the 18th cricketer of Pakistan to complete 2000 or more runs in ODIs. Here is the list of eighteen most prolific career run getters for Pakistan in ODIs. These stats are valid as of Oct 23, 2007.
1. Inzamam-ul-Haq 11739 runs at 39.52 runs/inning
2. Saeed Anwar 8823 at 39.21
3. M Yousuf 8309 at 41.75
4. Javed Miandad 7381 at 41.7
5. Saleem Malik 7170 at 32.88
6. Ijaz Ahmed 6564 at 32.33
7. Rameez Raja 5841 at 32.09
8. Shahid Afridi 5157 at 23.44
9. Aamer Sohail 4780 at 31.86
10. Abdul Razzak 4465 at 29.96
11. Younis Khan 4042 at 30.85
12. Shoaib Malik 3757 at 34.15
13. Wasim Akram 3717 at 16.52
14. Imran Khan 3709 at 33.41
15. Moin Khan 3266 at 23.00
16. Mudassar Nazar 2653 at 25.26
17. Zaheer Abbas 2572 at 47.62
18. Yasir Hameed 2017 at 38.05
140 dead and 538 injured – this little byline cuts through hearts and our future!
Yesterday was the day of images – moving pictures of excitement, energy, applause and then the saddest of recent tragedies. Innocent men and women charged with emotion and enthusiasm were blown away by suicide bombers, remote devices and alien belief systems. Or was it the case of wilful machinations and deceit. Only time will tell.
She had arrived much like the Greek characters – tearful, maligned, triumphant and a little pawn in the hands of gods. Amid the voices of criticism and hypocrisy that fail to note the complexity of our times, she emerged as a people’s woman – once again. Here were the loyalists dancing, singing and clapping – their queen, exiled and beaten had re-emerged.
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