Pakpassion
Encyclopedia
PakPassion.Net is a website, forum and accredited cricket media founded in 2000 and dedicated principally to the sport of cricket and more specifically to the Pakistani cricket team
.
PakPassion has recorded a peak Alexa
ranking within the top 15,000 (August 2010). Furthermore in Alexa's regional ranking PakPassion is ranked within the top 2,000 and 10,000 in Pakistan
and United Kingdom
respectively. It has a Big Board ranking inside the top 900, making it amongst the most frequently visited cricket forums. In November 2009 PakPassion was voted the fourth most popular cricket websites by readers of the Telegraph newspaper
January 2005 saw PakPassion go independent with domain name found at www.pakpassion.net. Template and features had by now advanced to include things such as 'Post of the Week', 'Quote of the Week'.
In September 2005, PakPassion officially announced their first exclusive interview, that of former fast bowler and cricket coach Aaqib Javed
. April 2007 saw PakPassion staff appearing on Venus Television discussing Pakistan's participation in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
There was numerous reporting of interviews in major press agencies in 2008 such as Cricinfo
and Yahoo. In March 2009 The Guardian
described PakPassion forum as "hugely popular", whilst obtaining a quote from PakPassion manager in regards of Pakistan test matches being held in England.
PakPassion has not looked back since, as they have cemented an effective network of contacts not only in England, but all over the world including Pakistan, Australia, the Emirates and Canada. This has meant that PakPassion has always been at the forefront of Pakistan Cricket news, often being quoted not only by major press agencies such as Cricinfo, but also appearing in mainstream online newspaper websites such as The Herald Sun of Australia, The Nation, Daily India, Yahoo Cricket, Daily Times (India) etc.
With the ongoing tour of England in the 2010 cricketing calendar, PakPassion has managed to provide fans worldwide leading edge news and intereviews, as well as provide the Pakistan Cricket Team a platform to view and understand what is on the minds of the fans worldwide with many prominent Pakitani cricketers logging on the website. This ability to provide a two-way communication link between the players and the fans has possibly been at the apex of PakPassion's achievements to date.
PakPassion's coverage has continued to grow going with facebook and twitter accounts established to provide further reporting streams and fan contact.
in which it discussed relevant cricketing issues of the time
. PakPassion receives regular blog updated from former Pakistani cricketers Mohammad Akram
and Mohammad Zahid
. Notable PakPassion interviews include the following
, The Times
, The Independent
, ESPN Star and several other publications. PakPassion staff and members have also represented PakPassion with appearances on Chicago Radio and on a televised cricket show in the UK on Venus TV on DM Digital
in February 2009. They have also featured regularly on BBC Radio
including on BBC Test Match Special
and BBC Asian Network
. A prominent recent feature is continued articles, quotes and short interviews with Pakistani players from grass root levels to current and past administrators.
to first class cricket in 2009. Originally languishing without a contract and contemplating giving up the game, but through the regular PakPassion interviews, on this occasion with Nadeem Iqbal, the Multan coach, PP were able to find out the existence of the Irfan, supposedly the tallest bowler to play first class cricket. Trials were arranged by National Cricket Academy coach Aquib Javed and Irfan made his first class debut in October 2009. Mohammad Irfan enjoys cult-status popularity on PakPassion without yet even walking out in Pakistani colours, so much so that there is a blog set up specifically on Mohammad Irfan updates. Mohammed Irfan's remarkable story was also mentioned in a Sky News report on cricket in Pakistan whilst the security threats plagued the country
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
.
PakPassion has recorded a peak Alexa
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ranking within the top 15,000 (August 2010). Furthermore in Alexa's regional ranking PakPassion is ranked within the top 2,000 and 10,000 in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
respectively. It has a Big Board ranking inside the top 900, making it amongst the most frequently visited cricket forums. In November 2009 PakPassion was voted the fourth most popular cricket websites by readers of the Telegraph newspaper
History
PakPassion began in June 2000 on the Rivals group of sports sites, starting as purely a cricket forum. In May 2001, it moved from the Rivals to the Sportsnetwork sports forum.January 2005 saw PakPassion go independent with domain name found at www.pakpassion.net. Template and features had by now advanced to include things such as 'Post of the Week', 'Quote of the Week'.
In September 2005, PakPassion officially announced their first exclusive interview, that of former fast bowler and cricket coach Aaqib Javed
Aaqib Javed
Aaqib Javed is a Pakistani cricketer and coach. He was a right-handed medium-fast pace bowler with the ability to swing the ball both ways. He played 22 Tests and 163 One Day Internationals for Pakistan between 1988 and 1998.He was educated at Islamia College Lahore.Aaqib's best performances in...
. April 2007 saw PakPassion staff appearing on Venus Television discussing Pakistan's participation in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
There was numerous reporting of interviews in major press agencies in 2008 such as Cricinfo
Cricinfo
ESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
and Yahoo. In March 2009 The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
described PakPassion forum as "hugely popular", whilst obtaining a quote from PakPassion manager in regards of Pakistan test matches being held in England.
PakPassion has not looked back since, as they have cemented an effective network of contacts not only in England, but all over the world including Pakistan, Australia, the Emirates and Canada. This has meant that PakPassion has always been at the forefront of Pakistan Cricket news, often being quoted not only by major press agencies such as Cricinfo, but also appearing in mainstream online newspaper websites such as The Herald Sun of Australia, The Nation, Daily India, Yahoo Cricket, Daily Times (India) etc.
With the ongoing tour of England in the 2010 cricketing calendar, PakPassion has managed to provide fans worldwide leading edge news and intereviews, as well as provide the Pakistan Cricket Team a platform to view and understand what is on the minds of the fans worldwide with many prominent Pakitani cricketers logging on the website. This ability to provide a two-way communication link between the players and the fans has possibly been at the apex of PakPassion's achievements to date.
PakPassion's coverage has continued to grow going with facebook and twitter accounts established to provide further reporting streams and fan contact.
Live Reporting and Editorials
PakPassion.Net has been granted media accreditation for major ICC tournaments and bi-lateral series involving Pakistan. PakPassion also has a column in UAE paper The NationalThe National (Abu Dhabi)
The National is a government-owned English-language daily newspaper published in Abu Dhabi. The editor-in-chief since June 8, 2009 has been Hassan Fattah. Prior to this, and from the launch of the newspaper Martin Newland was editor-in-chief. Mubadala Development Company, an investment company...
in which it discussed relevant cricketing issues of the time
Gallery
The gallery feature allows members to upload their own pictures within either the cricket or an off topic category. The photos, exclusive to PakPassion often are in game or training captures of Pakistani and other international players.Columns and blogs
Columns and blogs are written by long established members, cricket journalists and included frequent contributions from late Pakistan cricket coach Bob WoolmerBob Woolmer
Robert Andrew Woolmer was an international cricketer, professional cricket coach and also a professional commentator...
. PakPassion receives regular blog updated from former Pakistani cricketers Mohammad Akram
Mohammad Akram
Mohammad Akram is a Pakistani right arm fast-medium bowler in cricket, he plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He played in 9 Test matches and 23 One Day International matches for Pakistan between 1995–1996 and 2000-2001.He is 6'2 tall and Akram is nicknamed Haji...
and Mohammad Zahid
Mohammad Zahid
Mohammad Zahid is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. Zahid is the first Pakistani cricketer to take ten wickets on his debut, scoring an eleven-wicket two-innings haul against New Zealand.-Career:Having suffered a back injury and subsequently having to...
Interviews
PakPassion.Net has an exclusive interviews section which has claimed forum member participation in the interview questions process. This has led to some many widely featured interviews with renowned cricket personalities and many other interesting figures related to the world of cricket. Often the interviews have been sourced for news articles by prominent press agencies such as CricinfoCricinfo
ESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
. Notable PakPassion interviews include the following
Interview List
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Umar Amin Umar Amin is a Pakistani international cricketer. Amin made his One Day International debut in the opening match of the 2010 Asia Cup against Sri Lanka. Amin made his international debut using the bat of Sachin Tendulkar... Rameez Raja Rameez Hasan Raja is a former Pakistani right handed batsman in cricket, who represented the Pakistan cricket team during the 1980s and 1990s. He also worked as captain of the national team... Shahid Afridi Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi , popularly known as Shahid Afridi , is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team... Damien Fleming Damien William Fleming is a former Australian cricketer who played in 20 Tests and 88 ODIs from 1994 to 2001.... Misbah-ul-Haq Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi is a Pakistani cricketer and the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team for s and s... Azeem Ghumman Azeem Ghumman is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, who also played as a Pakistan Under-19s.... Usman Khawaja Usman Khawaja is an Australian cricketer. He was awarded player of the Australian Under 19 Championship in 2005 and also played for Australia in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka as an opening batsman. His club side is Randwick-Petersham.... |
Popularity
PakPassion has been quoted and been featured on CricinfoCricinfo
ESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
, The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, ESPN Star and several other publications. PakPassion staff and members have also represented PakPassion with appearances on Chicago Radio and on a televised cricket show in the UK on Venus TV on DM Digital
DM Digital
DM Digital is a British Pakistani television network that is available in United Kingdom, Europe, Pakistan and the Middle East. Most programmes cater to the needs of South Asians, especially the Pakistani Punjabi, but also Mirpuri and Kashmiri phone in programmes, Lollywood, bollywood movies and...
in February 2009. They have also featured regularly on BBC Radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
including on BBC Test Match Special
Test Match Special
Test Match Special is a British radio programme covering professional cricket, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 , Five Live Sports Extra and the internet to the United Kingdom and the rest of the world...
and BBC Asian Network
BBC Asian Network
BBC Asian Network is a British radio station serving those originating from and around the Indian subcontinent. The music and news comes out of the main urban areas where there are significant communities with these backgrounds. The station has production centres in Birmingham, Leicester and London...
. A prominent recent feature is continued articles, quotes and short interviews with Pakistani players from grass root levels to current and past administrators.
Mohammad Irfan
Pakpassion featured prominently in the emergence of 6'10" fast bowler Mohammad IrfanMohammad Irfan
Mohammad Irfan is a Pakistani left-arm medium-fast bowler, hailing from Punjab. In an interview with Pakpassion, Irfan has confirmed his height is indeed 7'1 inches, after speculations...
to first class cricket in 2009. Originally languishing without a contract and contemplating giving up the game, but through the regular PakPassion interviews, on this occasion with Nadeem Iqbal, the Multan coach, PP were able to find out the existence of the Irfan, supposedly the tallest bowler to play first class cricket. Trials were arranged by National Cricket Academy coach Aquib Javed and Irfan made his first class debut in October 2009. Mohammad Irfan enjoys cult-status popularity on PakPassion without yet even walking out in Pakistani colours, so much so that there is a blog set up specifically on Mohammad Irfan updates. Mohammed Irfan's remarkable story was also mentioned in a Sky News report on cricket in Pakistan whilst the security threats plagued the country