Pakistan middle order fails again sans Umar Akamal

Pakistan play to lose. When they are off the field they fight and plot each other's downfall. They secretly meet at former captain's place and take oath on name of GOD to dislodge Younis Khan. On the field they have a brain freeze.

No matter Shahid Afridi is captain or no captain, he is bufoon just like Ijaz Butt. A duck.  Responsibility is never a strong point or atttribute for this forever 17 lad.

Mindless batting followed by some sensible batting by junior bugger is good enough for Pakistan to hand the game to their nemesis, the yellow fugly Ausssies.

Shahazib made 0, Afridi made golden duck, Kamran Akamal made 21, Shoania made 21 and Umar Akamal fought a lone battle to keep Pakistan in game.

I pity Pakistan fans who must be feeling disgusted for every inept performance the seniors and juniors dish out on every outing in the middle.

PS : Mohd Yousuf is planning a comeback to international cricket after Wasim Akram brainwashed the disgraced former captain.

Ijaz Butt's serious Afridi joke

If I played for Pakistan (not possible ideologically) and I retired prematurely from Tests at my whims or whenever the fat man nearby pissed in his pants, I would have fancied returning every time as captain of the team. I would have bitten the ball, had done back biting, nail biting and all possible bitings and yet would have had a dickhead say "i regard the rules of the game" who would have been less respectable than Lalit Modi and more stupid than Lalu.

Unfortunately I am not that lucky. I am an Indian and not good enough to play even in MPL.

So lets forget about me. Lets have Afridi in the picture.  He retired from Tests in 2006.  Besides playing on featherbeds he never was a quality Test batsman, but barring 2Ys and Inzy then Pak always had lacklusture Test batsmen, so Afridi always made the way.

And now 3 days back for the "respect of the country" he returned to tests and as a captain.  Not sure how long he would have this change of mind. That would be fatal if he has a brain freeze in the mid of all important Australia / England Tests and he retires abruptly.

His choice of Test captain indicates the bare cupboards Pakistan cricket has and the foolhardiness of a man called Ijaz Butt who is leaving no stone unturned to be judged as worst cricket admin ever with no brains.

Even worse is the return of Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik in probables list. Did i read somewhere that they are serving bans ? Wait. Their bans are under arbitaration process and most likely the bans would go. Not long ago Malik was called a termite in the team. Without any corrective action he would return to the team and boy the infightings would continue.

Awesome.

6-0 drubbing for Pakistan in all 6 Tests they play.  If Bangladesh had a series today with Pak then the honest triers like Shakib, Mahamudullah and Tamim would ensure they win the Test series against their former countrymen.  And if India had a Test series against Pakistan today anywhere (even on bouncy tracks worldwide) India would have white washed Pakistan first time.

Meanwhile drama in Pak cricket never ceases to stop. Enjoy the funny statements of the admins, Kamrans and Afridis.

Legacy of Match fixers

Shoaib Malik, Ata-Ur-Rahman, Salim Malik, Naved Rana, Danish Kaneria.....

And many more hidden reputed names of cricket from terror torn country.

Whats common b/w this names ?

Tainted names or famed names ?

One of them is a serial wedder (he weds Hyderabadi girls, refuses to accept, forced to divorce), other is banned for life and other one is an ICL rebel to be back in team to be banned again.

Whats Danya Danya doing here ?

He's got indicated in a match fixing investigation in England playing from Essex....

Nothing new, he's got the legacy. And we have got no doubts that he would be indicted, but Mr painFul Butt would not act on him and a match fixer would proudly play for his bunch of idiots in England this summer.

What a country......

Shoania

Flip flop, flip flop and then finally accepted. Way paved for impending M with Indian tennis zero Sania Mirza.  Typical PCB attributes.

Ban first and then revoke. That’s in their veins.  Its cringy to see media coverage offered to the crap going on in Hyderabad where ex captain of world’s poorest cricket team in terms of spirits of cricket is dilly dallying with Indian authorities. When told in no uncertain terms that him not accepting the first marriage might lead to long jail term and no return to Pak, the match fixer lad agreed to provide the divorce. Why did the police even wait for this ? Should have gone ahead and got him behind the bars.

The question of ban revoke would have automatically gone out of window. 

Its their individual choice to get married, but the drama ongoing could have been avoided. But then anything affiliated to PCB does not warranty a smooth sailing.  There are serious questions on the integrity and authenticity of Malik on and off the field. His camping to dislodge MoYo is well documented, he is said to be involved in match fixing and now this much maligned affair with the Mirza girl.  Raises serious doubts over man’s intentions. Do whatever in Pak, but why make a tamasha in India?

Drama from across the border!!

Fine them and then revoke back.

Retire and then revoke it back....

For now....

Pakistan is a joke on cricket and even bigger their players are.

Fine on Afridi is revoked, but the reason for ban on Younis Khan is not disclosed. Yousuf Convertuddin bhai retired for now. 

Butt goes stronger and wilder in 72.....Budhape me jawani!!!

If thats not enuf, Shoaib Malik is marrying Sania Mirza, Indian (now Dubai/Pakistani) tennis star.....He has already married one Hyderabadi girl and now fixes another Hyderabadi girl....Lets see how long does this last.  Individual choice, but then why go across the border?  Hurting political sensibilities? The bigots in Pak are already waging their tounges asking Mirza bibi to play for Pakistan......

PCB bungles again

The things in Pakistan cricket could not have turned more ugly and comical from what has turned out on Wednesday. The incompetent Ijaz Butt banned Yusuf and Yunis for life and then did a u-turn by terming it indefinete. The most important players of Pakistan in the formats that matter have been banned for indefinete period if we may call it, thats going to plunge the team to even more lower heights of performance on field.

The show stoppers -- Malik and Rana including Afridi and bugsy brothers have been let off with relatively easier bans / fines.  Butt has not bothered to explain the reasons behind the severe and stringent punishment handed out to Ys. Neither to Malik and Rana. And why were Akamal brothers let off just with the fine ? Did not Kamran Akamal make mockery of the PCB stance to drop him off the 3rd Test and instead have Sarfaraz somebody to play the test in public by giving out interviews to Oz media ?

What about Butt ? He goes scot free. He has been the man in the center of all the incompetence and drama thats been happening in Pakistan cricket all this years and he has got no stain on his resume.

This is not enough, there is more to follow and the things would only get murkier.   Only if PCB and its bosses had some balls to deal with this rut long back when it started, the things would not have come to this level. But then Butt has been known to show no logic and common sense. 

Australian woes and IPL

Aussies have fallen so deep in their own mess that a new comer Tsotsobe has now taken 2 wkts in 21 balls. And 2 of the best batsmen in the team for now. Marsh and Ponting. This is for sure a worst summer for Australian cricket. This when they are to play Ashes.

So the scapegoat would now be IPL and the loss of form in Ashes would be attributed to IPL.

May be Aussies would do it, may be English would do the same.

Who so ever wins would not, whosoever loses would.

IPL, the BCCI’s spoilt brat is the favorite whipping kid.

2007 had two world cups. Traditional world cup and world T20.

Australia won by beating SL in the final .

Skippers : Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayewardene.

Both are beleaguered. One has had worst summer as captain. One is having worst run in his ODI career.

India beat Pakistan in World T20 final.

Skippers : MS and Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik is sacked.

MS is now skipper in all forms of game. Going strong in ODIs, tests and T20s. Even IPL too.

Morkel takes up Pups. Aussies @ 3/37.

Asif banned for one year from IPL. Perhaps he should now plan for an acting career. Cricket is not for him.

Younis Khan

Malik was sacked after the 1-2 loss to Sri Lanka. And MoYO would be happy with riled up joy. Yeah like school boy. And so would be Shoaib Akhtar and critics of Malik, who unfortunately cudnt deliver the results against stronger opposition barring the Kitply Cup win.

What about Younis Khan ? Is he ready now ? Are his terms satisfied and acceptable to PCB and new coach ?

And will appointing Khan get rid of the imminent problems in Pak cricket ? Time will tell.

BTW focus is on the 1st ODI :)

Win the toss and bat 2nd MS!!

Aint something fishy in Lahore ?

Was the 3rd ODI between SL and Pak a normal result ? Wasnt somehting fishy ? Especially the way Pakistani batsmen fell to a peddler at the best -- Kulasekra ? He is no way a bowler who is gonna create havoc amongst batsmen, let alone take a 6-for. At best a dibbly dobbly wobbly!!

Was there a cash price awaiting for them from Dubai ? Them as in Paki batsmen ? Something is not right. May be the alarm bell for Malik and those sack him calls would get longer and louder now.

Tale of 2 captains

Shoaib Malik comes of age....

http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/current/story/387334.html

by making a frank and in your face comment on Shoaib Akhtar s commitment and fitness. Somebody got to do that to MJ blabberer too :)

Step Me down, Mahela!!

He said i am in form cos i scored 166 vs Bangladesh in Test match.

He said i am in form cos i got 4 ducks in 13 games against Zimbabwe and bangladesh.

He said i m positive and my team is winning and thats what matters....

He said i have M & M and they are best..........

He said i have jaisuriya, tere paas kya he ?

He asked Malik I come to you riding wins in Zim 5-0 and a tri-series in Bangladesh....What do you have Malik ? Akhtar ?

Malik said mere paas M&M nahi he, but mere paas form hain...jo tere paas nahi he Mahela....Me kam bolta hu, tu bahut bolta he......

Malik said mere paas Younis he, Miandad he, tere paas Arjuna he and thats the recipe for disaster!!!

Time for Mahela Jaywardhena to step down from cricket. His blabberings are bullshit. His team is going down the slide. His form has vanished and he is a poor show of himself. Such a captain is injurious to the health and morale of team. No team needs a non performing vocal captain. If you speak, then back it with action. Else keep your mouth shut, go to the nets and practise.

Morning bunch of cricket developments round the globe!!

Hayden bungled up in the Tests this season and he was persisted with entire season.

He was axed from ODI squad and the T20 squad……….

Now he wants to go back to his family, ease off and decide what to do next. Cling on or exit.

Similar to what Virender Sehwag had in 2007 when he suffered loss of form in ODIs and was sacked from Tests and in effective lost the chance of being the skipper for good.

Pieterson and Moores were shown the door in English cricket after the rift came out in open……

Guess this is the time to wash out the dirty linen in public…………

KP – Moores rift in England and Fraudlingam Raju in India…………

England go a step back in appointing Strauss the skipper for WI tour…..They don’t have anybody else who is sure to play all 3 forms of game except Pieterson…

3 yrs back we had a rift in skipper and coach, coach prevailed to screw us further and skipper was fired. Later on coach was fired and skipper returned back for a fairytale return and even fairytaler farewell.

And then we almost had a Pieterson style rift between MS and selectors over RP Singh!!

Graeme Smith is the man of moment and SAFs are the team of moment……Romantics’ favorite……Showered with accolades for beating world champs in their own den. But then was that domination ? Did they dominate right through ? Did they send fear and shiver amongst the opposition ?

Frankly speaking the lineup of McKenzie, Amla, Kallis, Prince / Duminy and DeVillers doesn’t sound scary as this one :

Sehwag, Gambhir, Dravid, TENDULKAR, Laxman and Yuvraj………

Put Smith in and yet this doesn’t sound scary J

Nope not convincing……

SAFs cant be long term Test champs even if they uproot the Aussies……

Fingers crossed for more surprising developments………

And yes across the border, Akhtar won the contract, but not sure how long he would be up there and even bigger question is how many matches he would play ? Injury, fights, ego battles and conflicts might create a roadblock for him!!!

Malik remains captain for another year when they play SL home and away, tour Australia later in the year and go to England to play T20 world championship!!! Let them get good amount of cricket!!! Yeah they should get…..

Malik facing the axe and ire from Inzamam

With Inzy bhai dismissing Shoaib Malik’s captaincy ishtyle and Yousuf gone, the Pakistan team looks in even more trouble. Security situation in Pakistan, inept Board, musical chair game with Coaches is further hurting Pakistan cricket. And no new maverick player seems on the horizon except the old flawed Shoaib Akhtar who always deceives and cheats back. No Tests until India series in Jan 09 and very few ODIs till then puts up a question mark before the team if it can stand the might of a resurgent India which wont have 2 of its greatest cricketers, yet would be good enough to beat them comfortably.

A 3-0 or 2-0 unless curators prepare a flat wkt like Faislabad and Lahore 2006 is the result on the wall. Meanwhile here is what Inzy bhai said about Malik :

“He may be an organised and intelligent cricketer but I can't say the same thing about his captaincy. He has not been fair with senior players and has let them down on several occasions. He has not been open and honest with them and they have conveyed their unhappiness to me. It is very unfortunate the way Malik has handled his responsibilities as a captain and relations with senior players who need to be treated with respect.”

Sahi he Inzy bhiya….Sau(100) chuhe khakar billi haj ko chali……You made Yousuf defect to ICL and now you talk high morale grounds….Kuch hajam nahi hua bhiya

Spank on the Butt (Ijaz)

Have a look at below quotes from the new PCB chairman which would put even Amar Singh to shame....Wisdom of a 70 year old man or a good for nothing rants which shakes no butt!!!

On PCB budget :

Since assuming charge, I have gone through the PCB's budget but could only find that there is no income and only expenditures, The PCB could receive only 5% of the revenues it had estimated in the annual budget. However, it has spent out more than 90% of the estimated expenditures account...

On the agreement to move Pak domestic cricket to Dubai :

"I met the authorities in Dubai and they reminded me about the contract signed by the previous management. But when I asked them to show me the written agreement they could not and it was, apparently, done verbally which is no good. The PCB and the BCCI have also agreed to ask the Sports City authorities in Dubai to double the amount if India and Pakistan feature in the contest in any of three years."

On the ICC Champions trophy cancellation :

"It was a big surprise to me when Sri Lanka and Bangladesh didn't speak a word when the issue was discussed during the meeting,I was not expecting this from those two countries. After the meeting was over, officials from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh came to me and said 'We are with you', but I told them 'You didn't say this during the meeting.'"

And now a bombshell in England as offshore venue for Pakistan :

"I had some positive discussions with Giles Clarke during the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Dubai last week. And he said when we can play our matches offshore why not in England? They are offering us good terms and conditions. They are willing to share 50% of revenues from ticket sales and media sales."

On ICL sueing ICC :

We [ICC] are considering their application because the ICC lawyers feel that they have a very strong case and if they sue us we may find ourselves in trouble. The BCCI has been given 21 days to discuss this matter and come back to the ICC for consideration

On Inzamam bhaijan asking him to resolve ICL ban :

"You people have your views, my predecessors have their views, I have my views. I don't know which one is correct is about the ICL, When I reached Dubai I got a phone call from Inzamam-ul-Haq who said he wanted to meet me along with Subhash Chandra [chairman of Essel, the owners of the ICL]. I told him it's no use coming right now because by the time you reach here this is one of the major matters to be discussed.

I said I have my views and I have discussed my views with India and I don't know what your views are. He told me about his stance and I said to a certain extent we have an interest and will definitely support it. But I don't know what is the view of the other people."

On ICL-IPL merger :

They [ICC] have small subcommittees who decide...the likelihood from what I discussed unofficially with Mr. Modi and Mr. Shashank [Manohar] I believe that a merger might happen.

"Our interest, which is my view also, is that we have to consider the youngsters who are playing in the ICL. While you are saying one can play and the other cannot for us they are just two leagues. Either ban both but why is it that you are banning the ICL and not the other?"

And finally on Geoff Lawson :

"The day his contract expires he will be no more with the Pakistan team. we have no utility for Lawson. will suffer a huge financial loss if we terminate his contract now. Since we cannot afford a heavy loss, we will continue with him.

Look at Australia and South Africa, they have relatively young captains despite some seniors in their squads, but they are doing well. For me there's no senior or junior, it's the performance that counts....

Since when Ricky Ponting was young at 34 ? And Graeme Smith at 28 ?

This are statements from a chairman of a board whose cricket is on deathbed, a country whose team was once maverick is as good as a minnow with no real talent on anvil, a country termed as haven for terrorists and countries fear touring the land , a country which didnt play a single test in 2008 and boasts highly of 11 wins on trot against BD and Zim....

Long live PCB, long live Pakistan cricket, for we need another whitewash in Pakistan early next year....Do we hope to play a minnow after playing against Australia and England ? Or rather should we play a minnow as good as its former eastern brothers in BD ?

Shoaib Malik Bowled Sayali Bhagat

You read the title right. Its a Shoaib but not Akhtar but Malik and not Anu. Its Malik -- Shoaib Malik. He has not hit a 100 or won Pak a game, but he has lost his heart to the Indian siren :

Malik said he is thinking about accepting the offer since his role in the film is of a cricketer and not hero.

"It is a meaty role and the offer they have made is very handsome, so I am giving it a serious thought. But, obviously, lot of things remain to be sorted before I sign the contract," Malik said.

Malik, however, dispelled the impression that because of his friendship with Sayali he is concentrating more on a career in Bollywood than cricket.

"Cricket is my bread and butter and passion. I am totally focused on cricket and want to taste more success," he said.

The film, to be directed by Wilson Louis, is a love story between a cricketer and a model, and will have both Malik and Sayali playing themselves. Media reports suggest that Malik and Sayali have been romantically linked for quite some time.

However, Malik made it clear that while he had been seeing Sayali for the last six months they are just good friends and not involved with each other romantically.