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SpotifyOur special guests this week – Hassan Cheema, the strategy manager at Islamabad United, and Ahmer Naqvi, a freelance writer on pop culture – analyze Pakistan’s performances in their first three games of the T20 World Cup.
Talking Points:
- Why the T20 World Cup is virtually a home tournament for Pakistan
- The emotional reaction to watching Pakistan win three in a row
- The importance of the Pakistan Super League
- A new generation forging a new identity and narrative for Pakistan cricket
- What Babar Azam has meant for Pakistan cricket as a whole
- Shaheen’s stupendous opening burst versus India
- Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez – the stalwarts guiding the middle order
- The versatility of Imad Wasim
- Comparing this tournament and the 2017 Champions Trophy
- Pakistan winding back the clock by playing two anchors as openers
- The joy of watching a team do as you expect
Participants:
Hassan Cheema (@mediagag)
Ahmer Naqvi (@karachikhatmal)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Related:
Why the PSL matters – Ahmer Naqvi – Dawn
Reflections from the Faysal Bank T20 – Ahmer Naqvi and Hassan Cheema – ESPNcricinfo
Rohit ball or Rahul ball: which Shaheen Afridi dismissal was better? – Osman Samiuddin – ESPNcricinfo
How Mohammad Hafeez has been a T20 giant in 2020 – Osman Samiuddin – ESPNcricinfo
The Shoaib Malik problem – Osman Samiuddin – ESPNcricinfo
Understanding T20 – a conversation with Hassan Cheema – 81allout podcast
Pakistan in 1999: the allure, the magic, and the heartbreak – 81allout podcast
The Old Trafford blowout – 81allout podcast
Conversation with Ahmer Naqvi and Hassan Cheema – Couchtalks with Subash Jayaraman
Rice, fat, meat, streets – Ahmer Naqvi on biryani in Karachi – Fiftytwo.in
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Lead image from here.