I am deeply interested in how cricket and society interact in Pakistan, and have written essays examining politics, Cold War diplomacy, media, and how cricket shapes national identity and public life.
Cricket and the Cold War
A cricket tour, a White House visit, and Cold War politics—how Pakistan found itself at the crossroads of sport and global propaganda.
Karachi 1969: How Cricket Brought down Gen. Ayub
In 1969 Karachi, a cricket match turned into revolt—how protests at the stadium exposed Ayub Khan’s crumbling regime and hastened his fall.
The Dismissal of Departmental Cricket
How the dismantling of department cricket in Pakistan hollowed out the sport’s backbone—examining policy, patronage, and a lost era of institutional support in society.
From hospital bed to cricket legend: How Sadiq Mohammad’s heroics saved Pakistan a Test match
A look at how Sadiq Mohammad overcame a near death injury to save Pakistan a Test at home against the West Indies.