Stories by Saad Shafqat
In pure cricketing terms, forfeiting a group match seems a needless own-goal. But a point had to be made, and the PCB did it.
Updated 06 Feb, 2026 09:54am
When sporting encounters are surrounded by outright hostility in virtually every other sphere of life, the bounds of civility are likely to get breached.
Updated 03 Oct, 2025 08:41am
‘He made us want to be like him.’
Published 09 Sep, 2025 08:11am
Saad Shafqat’s sophomore novel Rivals is a fast-paced potboiler set, like his debut novel, in a milieu he knows well as a...
Updated 30 Nov, 2021 12:07pm
Over the years, Dr K.H. Baloch has produced 10 cricket books, many with arcane details on Pakistan cricket and cricketers that cannot be found anywhere else.
Published 10 Jun, 2012 03:34am
WHAT in heaven`s name is happening in the world of cricket? This gentleman`s game, amusement of rajas, beloved distraction for millions, has suddenly acquired a sinister air.
Published 20 Nov, 2011 07:27pm
Modern cricket has an overpowering intensity that sucks you in. You find yourself caught up in the ongoing...
Published 17 Oct, 2010 12:00am
Cricket may not be everyone’s favourite sport these days, but there is no shortage of people wanting to discuss it....
Published 03 Oct, 2010 09:14pm
Cricket may not be everyone`s favourite sport these days, but there is no shortage of people wanting to discuss it....
Published 03 Oct, 2010 12:00am
Clues have begun to emerge suggesting that the match-fixing and spot-fixing scam extends beyond Pakistan. To be ...
Published 19 Sep, 2010 12:00am
Forced to confront sensational revelations of Pakistani cricketers being involved in betting scams, Pakistani fans...
Published 05 Sep, 2010 04:19am
Forced to confront sensational revelations of Pakistani cricketers being involved in betting scams, Pakistani fans...
Published 05 Sep, 2010 12:00am
“I entered the Oval ground with a strong determination to win,” writes Fazal Mahmood in his autobiography From Dusk...
Published 22 Aug, 2010 12:00am
“I entered the Oval ground with a strong determination to win,” writes Fazal Mahmood in his autobiography From Dusk...
Published 21 Aug, 2010 12:00am
As expected, the upbeat mood created by Pakistan`s victory over Australia at Headingley did not last long. Heady...
Published 08 Aug, 2010 12:00am
The first MCC Spirit of Cricket Test at Lord`s marked Pakistans 13th consecutive loss to Australia, making it the...
Published 25 Jul, 2010 12:00am
If you`ve followed cricket with even casual interest, by now you will definitely have heard of Duckworth and Lewis....
Published 11 Jul, 2010 12:00am
On a quiet afternoon not too long ago, a colleague at work asked me who I thought was the greatest Pakistani...
Published 27 Jun, 2010 12:00am
Remember the last time Pakistan undertook a tour of England? It didn`t turn out too well, did it? As Pakistan...
Published 13 Jun, 2010 12:00am
Over the last few weeks, we have all been involved in conversations where the mental functioning and toilet manners...
Published 30 May, 2010 12:00am
