BOOKS - The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket
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The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket
Author: Osman Samiuddin
Year: November 15, 2014
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.5 MB
Language: English
Year: November 15, 2014
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.5 MB
Language: English
THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF A CRICKET TEAM THE WORLD LOVES TO WATCH BUT IS AT A LOSS TO EXPLAINThe story of Pakistan cricket is dramatic, tortured, heroic and tumultuous.From a beginning with nothing after the Partition of 1947 to the jubilation of its victory against England at the Oval in 1954; from earning its Test status and competing with the best to sealing a golden age by winning the World Cup in 1992; from its magic in Sharjah to an era-defining low in the new millennium: Pakistan's cricketing fortunes have never ceased to thrill.This book is the story of those fortunes and how, in the process, the game transformed from an urban, exclusive sport into a glue uniting millions in a vast, disparate country. Osman Samiuddin captures the jazba of the men who played for Pakistan, celebrates their headiest moments and many upheavals, and brings to life some of their most famous - and infamous - contests, tours and moments.Ambitious, spirited and often heartbreaking, 'The Unquiet Ones' is a comprehensive portrait of not just a Pakistani sport, but a national majboori, a compulsion whose outcome can surprise and shock, and can become the barometer of everyday life in Pakistan, tailing its ups and downs, its moods and character.
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