Wounded Tiger av Peter Oborne

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<B>THE <I>WISDEN</I> BOOK OF THE YEAR and THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR.<BR/>'The most complete, best researched, roses-and-thorns history of cricket in Pakistan' <I>Independent</I></B><BR/><B>'As good as it's likely to get' <I>Guardian</I></B><BR/><BR/> The nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of Partition from India in 1947. Its cricket team evolved in the chaotic aftermath. Initially unrecognised, underfunded and weak, <B>Pakistan's team grew to become a major force in world cricket</B>. 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, Wasim Akram and Imran Khan awed their contemporaries and inspired their successors.<BR/><BR/> The story of Pakistan cricket is filled with triumph and tragedy. In recent years, it has been threatened b