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Nadeem Farooq Paracha has been writing crappily about anything and everything in Pakistan for decades now. But occasionally, he’s on the money. Scroll about half way down this blog post (the first half is a trite “expose” of the country’s flirtation with religious orthodoxy—wow Nadeem, no one’s ever written about that before), but the bit about the Pakistani team’s fluctuating dressing room culture is an interesting read. Here’s the skinny:

Pakistani cricketers drank, smoked and fucked like rabbits during the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Under Waqar and Inzamam, they found God.

Now, it’s best of both worlds—Shahid Afridi is still a Tableeghi—but a gorgeous, rock-star of a fucking Tableeghi. He’s found God, but he’s also brought Sexy Back.