Pride and passion
Subtitle: an exhilarating half century of cricket in Pakistan
By: Omar Noman.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Karachi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
Subjects: Cricket -- Pakistan -- History.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part A: Chronology and Overview; title: Chronology of Major Events: 1947-97; title: 1. The Golden Age of Cricket and Pakistan's Contribution to it; title: 2. Explaining Success; title: Part B: The Rise, Fall, Revival, and Maturity of Pakistan Cricket; title: 3. The Explosive Fifties-the Genius of Amateurs; title: 4. The Dull Sixties-the Nadir; title: 5. The Surprising Revival of the Seventies; title: 6. The Reverse Swing of the Eighties; title: 7. The Triumphant Nineties; title: Part C: Reflections on the Past and the Future; title: 8. The 'Dream Team'-Choosing the Best and Ranking the Rest; title: 9. Shaping the Future-Where Does Cricket Fit in a Young, Urban Society?.