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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2009

VIDEO: Fawad Alam scores 168 on Test debut

Fawad Alam was sent to open the innings after several senior Pakistani players declined to bat up the order.

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VIDEO: Younis Khan scores 313 in 1st Test against Sri Lanka in 2009

Considered as a genius and one of the best test batsman from sub continent.

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Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Najam Sethi hopeful of ODIs being played at Lahore this year

Moin Khan was the head of the committee that chose Waqar as the coach.

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ICC World T20 2009: Pakistan rout Sri Lanka at Lord’s to emerge supreme

On June 21, 2009, Pakistan became World T20 champions by comprehensively thumping Sri Lanka by eight wickets at Lord’s. The win came as a soothing balm to the battered souls of Pakistani fans after the Lahore attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team and suspension of international cricket in the country. Sarang Bhalerao revisits a defining moment in Pakistan cricket history.

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When cricket’s 9/11 sounded death knell for the future of the sport in Pakistan

On March 3, 2009, the Sri Lankan team had been attacked by 12 armed terrorists, when their bus was en route to the stadium for the third day of the Lahore Test. The players escaped with injuries, although six security officials had lost their lives. The incident was a death knell for cricket in Pakistan, and no international team has toured the country thereafter till date. Karthik Parimal looks back at the fateful day.

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