tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post8352433540458811819..comments2024-03-21T21:25:28.098+04:00Comments on Well Pitched - a cricket blog: When World Leaders Met on the Cricket Pitchobaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686432822347334520noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-35750658087366391002021-06-26T21:11:18.258+04:002021-06-26T21:11:18.258+04:00I remember the day very well. I was a student at P...I remember the day very well. I was a student at PE at the time and was asked to play that day. Yep, I was one of those asked to bowl the dollies. It was an enjoyable day. MMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960619253620938092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-30281634071515075242012-06-08T18:56:36.357+04:002012-06-08T18:56:36.357+04:00Just came across this article... great read
A coup...Just came across this article... great read<br />A couple of things i read about this game elsewhere:<br />- In his autobiography, John Major relates how Bob Hawke very cunningly used to take a single at the end of every three overs. Major apparently didn't know they were out there for only three overs.<br />- The Pakistani diplomat Shahryar Khan in his book "Cricket - A Bridge of Peace" mentions that Nawaz Sharif hit five sixes off successive deliveriesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944880227440988711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-29733823577029193242009-06-25T07:18:08.935+04:002009-06-25T07:18:08.935+04:00Usman - thanks for your comment, and for the link ...Usman - thanks for your comment, and for the link in pkpolitics. <br /><br />It was indeed a rare experience. I am very fortunate to have been part of it.<br /><br />If I ever extract the videos, I will share them. But the chance of getting the tapes out of storage is pretty slim!<br /><br />Thanks again.SledgeHammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118623964622205754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-91477095046437879702009-06-24T23:09:09.400+04:002009-06-24T23:09:09.400+04:00Thanks for sharing this event with us. i was not a...Thanks for sharing this event with us. i was not aware of this. it will be great if you can find and share video.Usmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-43731413848489248962009-01-11T19:03:00.000+04:002009-01-11T19:03:00.000+04:00@Q: nice comeback!@Q: nice comeback!SledgeHammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118623964622205754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-37589182937519109762009-01-11T16:03:00.000+04:002009-01-11T16:03:00.000+04:00Sledge, its just that in this day and age I doubt ...Sledge, its just that in this day and age I doubt we'd have the time to tell our kids any stories ;-)Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-64343087060893573902009-01-11T04:59:00.000+04:002009-01-11T04:59:00.000+04:00@All - thanks for the comments!@Q: damn, jumping a...@All - thanks for the comments!<BR/><BR/>@Q: damn, jumping ahead there with the grandkids! I know I'm old, but c'mon!!! ;)<BR/><BR/>@Naked Cricket - it's practically impossible to dig out the videos considering none of my immediate family lives in Pak anymore, and everything is locked up in some random warehouse. If I ever do, I'll follow your advice and put them on wellpitched before anywhere else!<BR/><BR/>@Wasim: LOL! I think my dad's career would have suffered badly though! So I'm pretty thankful NS had good reflexes and solid defense techniques.SledgeHammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118623964622205754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-85501934225761625772009-01-11T04:18:00.000+04:002009-01-11T04:18:00.000+04:00SledgehammerYou could have become a national hero/...Sledgehammer<BR/><BR/>You could have become a national hero/savior if you had got him with your beamer:))<BR/><BR/>Jokes apart thanks for sharing your amazing story with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-31830563220115789022009-01-11T00:17:00.000+04:002009-01-11T00:17:00.000+04:00Absolute cracker Sledgehammer. Dig the videos out,...Absolute cracker Sledgehammer. Dig the videos out, forget youtube, post them here.Gaurav Sethi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04330224127597873431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-27409921045609392422009-01-10T18:20:00.000+04:002009-01-10T18:20:00.000+04:00wow!!U bowled at Nawaz Sharif and almost hit him! ...wow!!<BR/><BR/>U bowled at Nawaz Sharif and almost hit him! Hahaha.. thats quite some story for the grand kids Sledge! Ofcourse the kids as well ;-)<BR/><BR/>I wasn't aware of this event. Never heard or read about it but it definitely is a great story to tell in context of the current security situations around the world and that of Zimbabwe.<BR/><BR/>Amazing!Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.com