Recently paroled con artist Aqib Javed is traveling around the country gathering people for his next big scheme: to rob three Tests owned by the ever ruthless English cricket team. With the aid of a right hand man named Aleem Dar, an umpire out of retirement, a Shani, a boundary dealer, a bald offie, a smooth leftie, an explosives expert, two failing openers, and a bitter casino mogul, they make up Aqib's Eleven, out to make one very big score.
00:00 Celebrating an Unbelievable Victory
03:10 The Context of Pakistan's Test drought
06:07 The Rise of Unsung Heroes - Sajid and Noman
12:01 The Importance of Unpredictability
14:53 How to explain Haal
20:54 The Randomness of this duo working out
24:02 Is Pakistan Cricket Embarrassed of Home Advantage?
34:14 Aleem Dar's Insights
36:43 Why this series was basically Ocean's 11 with Aqib as Clooney and Aleem Dar as Brad Pitt
38:31 Saud Shaqeel's Remarkable Innings
40:53 Rizwan's Exceptional Keeping Skills
44:52 Traditional Test Cricket vs. Bazball, Rohitball etc
49:47 Can Pakistan make this their new formula for home tests?
01:00:38 Why home advantage matters
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