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VIRAT KOHLI AND THE OVERWHELMING PAIN OF LOSS

One of the most consistent features of subcontinental people, aka desis, is the lament for the loss of power and prestige. In many ways…

Jan 22, 2020

Image of pensive looking Virat Kohli against blue flag backdrop

Jan 22, 2020

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Michael Jackson in Muridke

Earlier today, I saw this video. At that moment, I felt an urge to write about it but couldn’t. When I came home, I was still thinking…

Aug 29, 2017

Aug 29, 2017

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Two deliveries in a final

I don’t think we will ever stop dissecting those two balls Wasim Akram bowled consecutively in the 1992 World Cup final. Imagine watching a…

Jun 21, 2017

Jun 21, 2017

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A raag called Rahat

This is the original version of a piece I wrote for Cricinfo.

Aug 9, 2016

A raag called Rahat

Aug 9, 2016

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My favourite songs of 2014

A list of about 60+, with brief blurbs, of the songs I liked best over the last year.

Jan 25, 2015

Jan 25, 2015

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Why Shajie is redefining Pakistani pop

It was a cool night in Islamabad when the concert took place. The stage wasn’t too big, and had three sets of lights trained on it.

Jan 25, 2015

Why Shajie is redefining Pakistani pop

Jan 25, 2015

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On the death of Phillip Hughes, and the place of thrills in sport

The recent resurgence of Mitchell Johnson was one reason all of us were celebrating fast bowling and particularly intimidatory bowling…

Nov 27, 2014

On the death of Phillip Hughes, and the place of thrills in sport

Nov 27, 2014

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Pakistan 2015 World Cup Preview [written in March 2014]

The Pakistani magazine Newsline had asked me to write a prediction for the World Cup around a year before it was meant to take place. This…

Nov 7, 2014

Pakistan 2015 World Cup Preview [written in March 2014]

Nov 7, 2014

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Jamaat-ul-Mausiqi — a Pakistani music podcast

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Nov 6, 2014

Jamaat-ul-Mausiqi — a Pakistani music podcast

Nov 6, 2014

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Burns Road ki Nilofer and the Youtube ban

The subcontinent is haunted by dualities. Muslim-Hindu, Jinnah-Nehru, Wasim-Waqar, Lata-Asha – far too often an idea is sought aggressively…

Oct 27, 2014

Burns Road ki Nilofer and the Youtube ban

Oct 27, 2014

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karachikhatmal is the brian lara of his generation - he is a genius but his team usually loses... he tweets pop culture.

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