He s watching from the cheapest stands, seeing the sights and enjoying the food. This is the first entry in his exclusive weekly diary for CricInfo. Even at four o clock in the morning when I arrived, I could see that cricket was pretty important to the Pakistani people. A young man came running up to me brandishing a piece of paper. It was his most prized possession Nasser Hussain s autograph.
Cricket is everywhere in Pakistan.
All the talk in Karachi was of the appearance of the heartthrob of Pakistani cricket, Shahid Afridi, in the first of these matches. He has a fair bit of talent along with his good looks, as he holds the World Record for fastest One Day hundred in 37 balls. He didn t make quite the same impact in this match. The first one-day international was a wonderful occasion. Six hundred runs scored in the day and an England victory.