The Kritical Khan

June, 2024 has been a very disappointing and emotionally drowning month for the Pakistan cricket fans. With Shaheens losing to USA and India from winning positions in the T20 world cup 2024 to news of management overhauls in the PCB post-event, Pakistan’s June cricket saga overshadowed the positive accomplishments of national sides in other sports.  Volleyball The best performing national side, which have been making some amazing strides from the past 5 years, the national volleyball team, after winning the central asian volleyball championship and crushing Australia 3-0 in a bilateral series, participated in the AVC Challenge Cup and reached the final for the first time ever. Defeating teams like Korea, Vietnam and Kazakhstan on their route to the final. The greens got defeated by the much highly ranked Qatari side who were filled with imported players from Europe and the American region.  Football The second most popular sport in the country, Pakistan’s football team hosted ...

  With Pakistan's women’s football team making recent history by winning its first ever competitive match by defeating Tajikistan, Here are the five players who impressed viewers in the tournament: 1.      Malika-e-Noor A player who already impressed in her defensive capabilities in Saudi Arabia and Nepal, this time she proved her leadership abilities as well. In the absence of Maria Khan, she led the national side against Hong Kong and Tajikistan and was seen continuously busy in breaking the opposition’s attacking formations. 2.      Amina Hanif   Bringing calmness and composure in the midfield, Amina showed the potential of becoming a possible "Regista" for the side in the future. Her passing skills were excellent throughout the tournament, and her through balls were threatening as well; in fact, it was one of her through balls that led to Pakistan’s first ever goal in the tournament.   3.      Zahmina Malik...

The eighth edition of Pakistan Super League is all set to kick off from 13 th February, 2023 with defending champions Lahore Qalandars taking on Multan Sultans at Multan cricket stadium. The league has been an important part of the revival of sports in the country and has grown big enough to be known as one of the toughest and most valuable cricket leagues in the world, standing alongside the likes of the Indian Premier League and Australia’s Big Bash League. The 6-team tournament has been a huge success in terms of what it has contributed to the country apart from increasing quality cricket in the country. It can only be understood by knowing a bit of the country’s history in this matter. It dates back to March 3, 2009, when the Sri Lankan cricket team got attacked by armed militants on its way to Gaddafi Stadium to play the second test match against the Pakistan cricket team. The Sri Lankan team was taken back to Colombo through special arrangements. This horrifying incident sho...

  2022 was another sensational year of football. Whether it was Cristiano Ronaldo's exit from Manchester United or Real Madrid winning its 14th UEFA Champions League, it kept football fanatics attached to their favourite teams throughout the year, especially in the last two months when 32 national teams across the globe landed in Qatar in the hope of being crowned world champions. Eventually, it was Lionel Messi’s Argentina that lifted the cup in front of almost 89,000 people at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, and it was thought that the biggest sporting match of the year was concluded. But almost a month before the start of the FIFA worldcup, Pakistan and India faced off against each other in the cricket’s T20 worldcup group stage at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia, which was attended by more than 90,000 people, competing with the popularity of an occasion like a FIFA worldcup final. Pakistan and India are known to be two neighbouring countries with a lot of conflicts sin...