Masterful tale of Pakistani cricket (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Masterful tale of Pakistani cricket

1:43pm Monday 14th August 2006 in

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THE PAKISTANI MASTERS. Publisher: Tempus Publishing; Author: Bill Ricquier; Price: £12.99.

Pakistan is one of the youngest of the Test playing countries, having played its first Test match in 1952.

Despite this it has managed to produce an impressive array of the most talented and exciting cricketers the world has ever seen.

These have included the charismatic all-rounders Imran Khan and Wasim Akram; the Little Master' Hanif Mohamed; Javed Miandad; modern master Inzamam ul-Haq; Pakistan's first genuine cricketing hero Fazal Mahmood; the mesmerising leg-spinner, Abdul Qadir; and two of today's most exhilarating stars - Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi.

The Pakistani Masters profiles these players and many others and combines informative and entertaining profiles with superb photographs.

Intertwined with these portraits is the colourful story of Pakistan's turbulent history in international cricket, which has witnessed its fair share of both triumph and controversy.

With a foreword by Wasim Akram this will be a delightful read for all Cricket enthusiasts.

Bill Ricquier is the author of the successful The Indian Masters, published in May 2005. Bill is an enthusiastic cricket writer and historian. He is a lawyer and lives and works in Singapore.