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035			_aEN-98383
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035			_aB-670032
037			_adpl _bPansy Books/Ven
037			_bDBAD/PUB
082			_a796.358
100			_aOborne, Peter
245			_aWounded tiger : _cby Peter Oborne _ba history of cricket in Pakistan /
260			_aLondon _bSimon & Schuster _c2015
270			_a222 Gray's Inn Road _bLondon _eWCIX 8HB
300			_axxi,592p. : _c22cm(pbk) _bill.
500			_aincludes bibliographical reference and index
520			_aThe nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of partition from India in 1947. Its cricket team evolved in the chaotic aftermath. Initially unrecognized, underfunded and weak, Pakistan's team grew to become a major force in world cricket. Since the early days of the Raj, cricket has been entwined with national identity and Pakistan 's successes helped to define its status in the world. Defiant in defence, irresistible in attack, players such as A H Kardar, Fazal Mahmood and Imran Khan awed their contemporaries and inspired their successors. The story of Pakistan cricket is filled with triumph and tragedy. In recent years, it has been threatened by the same problems affecting Pakistan itself: fallout from the 'war on terror', sectarian violence, corruption, health and the environment, and a shortage of effective leaders. For twenty years, Pakistan cricket has been stained by the scandalous behaviour of the players involved in match fixing. Since 2009, the fear of violence has driven Pakistan's international cricket into exile. No one knows when it will return home. But Peter Oborne's narrative is also full of hope. For all its troubles, cricket gives all Pakistanis a chance to excel and express themselves, a sense of identity and a cause for pride in their country.
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