Asian Glory

Pakistan News & Features Services

Contents: 

Preface 09
Foreword 11
Quotes 15
Asia’s greatest glory in World Cup 19
End of Australian era 25
Flawless umpiring by Aleem Dar 29
India’s rise from ashes 35
Pakistan’s up and down journey 41
Sri Lanka set trends 49
Dhoni stands tall to deliver 57
Yuvraj thrives in role of terminator 61
Coach Kirsten: The unsung hero 67
Teammates do it for Tendulkar flops in final yet again 71
Zaheer Khan strikes telling blows 77
Kumar Sangakkara: Slip at final hurdle 82
Magician Muralitharan denied fairytale finish 89
Tillakaratne Dilshan’s magical 500 96
Boom Boom Shahid Afridi 101
Umar Gul meets the challenge 107
Mohammad Hafeez comes of age finally 112
Shoaib Akhtar’s abrupt retirement 119
UDRS gets mixed response 127
Indo-Pak semifinal brings life to standstill 132
Dramatic tie at Bangalore 140
Suspicion of spot-fixing, match-fixing 145
Nothing is impossible when Rajni, Gajini and Dhoni assemble 151
Mismanagement of tickets sales leads to violent clashes 157
The Author 162