ICC, PCB and PTT Recommendations

 

Not every recommendations but some of them are worth applying, don’t know why they’re taking time for it!

I know it is going to be a boring conversation but is an important aspect is availability of Cricketing Infrastructure spanned into different parts of the country instead of 3 4 test centers where all around the year, cricket is played. When International Cricket used to organize in Pakistan, Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, were a must for visiting teams to play there, ignoring smaller test centers, like Sheikhupura, Multan (although their newly built stadium is quite big), Faisalabad, Peshawar, Hyderabad Sindh, Mirpurkhas, Sialkot, etc investing in infrastructures in these cities is beneficiary for Pakistan Cricket, as most of the team which plays for Pakistan, hails from these divisions and smaller remote areas, so it’s time for investing in infrastructures instead of wasting money on ICC meetings, where things are preplanned and such meeting are just a formality.

I just wanna know, what improvement did they bought into existing infrastructures? Nothing! I pass everyday from National Stadium Bridge off to Karsaz Road, its shades are all getting rusted, paint and blocks are getting down. When getting free time, when international games aren’t organized on your grounds than why don’t spending some bucks on them, to make them ready when international cricket returns to Pakistan! Are they thinking so far??? I don’t think… They’re in mood to fill the pockets but not of the cricket board’s but of their own selves, that’s why they willing to resume cricketing ties with India but not utilizing one percent of it into their already built ones.

Why am I saying like that?

Talent Hunt Campaigns

Currently talent hunt programs are happening in Lahore, but not in the remote areas of Pakistan where majority of the talent for Pakistan comes from, so they are wasting this money at wrong place! I’d had preferred such camp to be held at Sialkot, Nowshehra, Peshawar, Swat, Multan, or Hyderabad Sindh, plus such talent hunting schemes are useless when it’s happening once at a time, like ECB conducts its county games according to divisions i.e. North, South etc, the same way they should had conducted this talent hunt thing. In this way vacant placed cricket grounds were fully utilized instead of concentrating in one city for whole over Pakistan.

Vacant placed cricketing facilities

Since no international cricket is being played in Pakistan, than its better to let it be upgrade, look at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, the work on its pavilion is still unfinished, National Stadium in Karachi, its short of capacity for a city vastly spanned, maybe it was suitable for the city till 1996 but now city has spanned alot but still its seating arrangements are not upto the mark, big-screen is also ill-placed on the ground level, a major-overhaul is required specially at NSK, but apart from that, new cricketing venues are also required, and refurbishment of existing ones specially at Hyderabad Sindh is required, else it’d be used as marriage halls or/and helipads.

Winning the trust

Winning the trust of Pakistani investors is a big thing, and that could only be done while completing the projects on time plus making this domestic tournaments as a successful package! Already this current domestic Faysal Bank T20 Super 8 2011 tournament was a big success as every team had its own sponsor, therefore sponsors are willing but on the same time, they’re reluctant because of the ill-management and corruption in the cricket board, such thing should be stopped! When domestic tournaments would be a successful package, they (the PCB) will get reserves for upgrading their existing infrastructures.

Why am I still sarcastic?

Because I am not seeing a plan, vision and/or guidelines on which they are working/moving/crawling, they just know how to cry on spilled milk, but are not willing to work out on the reasons! Things are really creepy in the jungle of PCB (as they are running the organization as the rule of the jungle). Atleast when they’re about to leave the seats, they should do something good for the country, for goodness sakes! Before they came into power, Pakistan had some say in cricketing world, Pakistan ranked in between 3 – 4 before 2008, both in tests and ODIs, apart from World T20 Event, no other ICC labeled trophy is shelved for Pakistan., during the same period India has one T20 event in 2007 and one 50 over Cricket World Cup under their name. Plus I personally feel, next year’s World T20 event is again gonna go under the name of India as Sri Lanka is familiar for Indians, as they already had last year’s Asia Cup played at Dambulla under their belts, whereas no planning whatsoever from Pakistan’s end can be seen, as last time when these two teams met, Dhoni was captaining the side both at Sri Lanka and Mohali but this time when Pakistan’s gonna play in Sri Lanka, it’d be Misbah’s turn to wear the cap of Skipper, no stability whatsover, 3 players already in court rooms (the famous trio), the fourth one (Kaneria) going to do the same. I feel they are in spot of bother when it comes to planning for future, they just want to complete their time, already they’re showing their grievances when ICC showed them some recommendations to apply. Some of them I felt were logical, but still for it they’re willing to take dictations, than what can I say!

Peace!

People getting happy on so much little achievements

	Doing nothing for Pakistan Cricket, instead have been a curse PCB has been on the high that they achieved what they wanted from the ICC meeting held at Hong Kong. Most probably it means that they expected very low results from that meeting. WHY I AM SAYING THIS? Even the results of the FTP negotiations are not as bad as initially expected. Between now and April 2020, Pakistan have 88 Tests scheduled which is considerably lower than the big guns of England, Australia and India but alongside Sri Lanka (88) and ahead of West Indies (84), South Africa (82) and New Zealand (80). This, officials said, was the result of increased efforts over the last year with other boards, an indication that relations with a few members might be improving, albeit tentatively. England and Australia will play 109 and 107 Tests respectively between now and April 2020, with five Ashes series planned – three in England and two in Australia. Pakistan, who have had to play their home series at neutral venues in recent times due to security concerns in their own country, will host Bangladesh and Australia in 2012, and South Africa in 2013. They will play 88 Tests in total till April 2020. In March 2012, they (Pakistan) are even scheduled to tour India and getting that inked into the FTP is being considered an achievement by the board. If political relations improve, there could be more tours which will add considerably to Pakistan’s schedule. Means a conditional schedule, which means that although it seems Pakistan able to gather some India tours in bags but under the conditions, dictated by the BCCI itself. Secondly, Mr. Butt has been busy touring China, and on asking he is saying that whatever the reports hovering in Pakistan and Internationally regarding influence of governmental authorities on cricket boards must be removed, is a fallacy. I just can’t imagine why this old man instead of going to the mosque and start praying to Allah for his sins, instead doing politics in the cricket board itself. I just hope something better goes into admin matters of Pakistan Cricket.

The ICC Conference 2011 in Hong Kong and Pakistan…

	ICC surely took some tough decisions in this conference held at Hong Kong, some were meaningful others were meaningless, like allotting unequal number of games among the playing nations Atlast India have won this frontier and many congrats on it as they made Pakistan Cricket on the backfoot. But no blame game as whatever happened, is because of our own mistakes. Why I am saying this? Its because of just 88 test matches, in which some of the India-Pakistan matches schedules are yet to be decided due to political differences between the two boards, officially it says 88 but I say not more than 78 79 test matches after Pakistan tour to Windies to the end of 2020 where this current FTP is limited to. In it we’re unsure of many tournaments which Pakistan is going to play according to FTP, but while reviewing the FTP I find out that there Pakistan has been deprived of its share of games allotted as compared to India, Australia and England, who have been playing a 5 match test series, Pakistan is only given maximum 4 match series, else its flooded with 3 match, maximum 4 match per series even against the opposition like South Africa, England, Australia, New Zealand etc. Not counting the ODI and T20 as compared to the above mentioned ones, they are also playing the major share of ODI’s as well, where Pakistan has been the third last behind Windies, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in its quota of games to be played between the period. I am not saying it did injustice and did and that, but the matter of fact is that there are mistakes from our end, which made us pay the price to that extend, they just capitalized the advantage they got because of us. Else Boards like BCB and SLC were/are under threat from ICC on losing its membership, PCB could had taken them in the club and tried convincing the ICC to give more share of games under its belt in this current FTP. As far as the rules and regulation that ICC gave a press release about cricket boards without political influence, means Pakistan Cricket Board, Bangladesh Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket are under direct assault and they have 24 months to bring that much change into their whole system. Although Pakistan solitary retaliated and foolishly said that political influence is required for setting up security matters for foreign and national tours etc, but I agree with the ICC on it that cricket boards are required to be elected not selected. It means that Pakistan will experience many changes in its system, influence of governing council, board of governance, which were a tale of old times will revive again. Hoping for the best for Pakistan cricket.

Are heroes treated like that?

	Not only Afridi but there are many players who were disgraced in current cricket board’s tenure. After a week long gap, I’m again in a mood to write one, as dust from Afridi-PCB controversy starting to settle as Afridi withdraw his petition against the PCB and made himself available for the hearing at PCB HQ. On the other hand PCB gifted him with hefty fines and with that gave him a PCB NOC which means he can now play his remaining stint with UK County Hampshire and the SLPL. Since 8th of October 2008, when this Azaab-e-Ilahi (God’s Curse), imposed on us in the shape of PCB chairman, following the support with some of the in-power political parties and parties in the opposition, has ruined and deteriorated Pakistan’s and Pakistan Cricket’s image once and for all, It’ll take sometime to get these wounds healed. We lost players like MoYo and Younis just because they came in against of the Butt’s dictatorship. They claim that we got rid of dictatorship but I say a new sort of idiotic dictatorship has been imposed on us where no one’s accountable on the top but the sub-ordinates do. I am too young to have a memory of PCB’s history but whatever I heard and searched about PCB from my elders and from the internet, I never found a clue that so many players went in against of the administrator of the PCB to the court in a same tenure. Players had to have a visit to Provincial High Courts in order to gain some justice against the PCB. I don’t know why and what in the world making them so complacent to take action against this buffoon in human shape. Neither he has provided with a future plan for Pakistan cricket, nor invested in PCB property like Grounds, infrastructures etc, but in order to get positive gestures from the people in power, he has created an International Cricket Ground in Garhi Khuda Bukhsh. I do not object on this construction of ground but what guarantee do they give it’d be well maintained, unlike National Stadium in Karachi, which is under shattered, although they’ve worked so much on the outfield but what about the outlook of the ground? Similarly with a domestically used PCB held cricket ground recently constructed at Mirpurkhas, Sindh, which outer walls were on ground when last year torrential rains after Cyclone Phet hit Thatta and adjourning areas. Talking about players, this is not the first time that a senior has retaliated against the current administration of the PCB, Younis Khan who won us the 2009 WT20 stint in the UK also came under fire, than MoYo and so on and so forth. I just thank Almighty Inzamam-ul-Haq retired on the right time, else the kinda respect and response he got from everyone wasn’t even thinkable. Already we’re famous in the World for not respecting our seniors when they retired, they came up with a boom and die with a spark like a star whose life’s diminished with just a spark of light and than its a history. I don’t think after great Imran Khan and Javed Miandad, I don’t remember we gave a standing ovation to an outgoing sports personality, whether it comes to two great W’s. Saqlain Mushtaq, who innovated the Doosra Ball, Shoaib Akhtar, even those who’re in and are in hot waters although because of their own, the PCB should have had supported them whatsoever, we should not forget many of our current cricket team players’ hail from humble background, so when PCB is spending so much in creating their own housing societies and etc, they should invest in their own players because of them, the PCB is able to generate money but instead of investing them into their players, they’re using them in themselves, and let players to play for foreign leagues, to earn, instead of doing something like that on their own ground. I was hearing about PPL or PCL whatsoever since Pakistan played that famous Karachi test against the Indians in 2006-07 season, had they started it on war-approach, if they had started PPL or PCL back than, eventhough attack on Sri Lankan team would had happened, atleast we’d had some source of earning and similarly up-to-date upgrade of our grounds, or at Dubai, Sharjah and/or Abu Dhabi. It could had been a profitable venture in whatever the circumstances. Look what India have gained from their domestic multimillion tournament, they’ve up-to-date ground facilities, they are able to have back-benches populated so that there’s backup to every single player, on the contrary I need not to mention what’s the situation in Pakistan, even those who do not watch cricket know what’s and where’s wrong! Instead of spending time in investing and creating new ways of generating incomes, they are wasting their energies in court visits and Uncle Butt‘s foreign trips with the team. May Allah bless us all, Ameen.

He too, did it…

	Many people will disagree with me but I feel don’t blame PCB as they’re pathetic but I didn’t expect such a childish act from him As right now when I am writing all this, Pakistan white washed Ireland 2-0, in Belfast yesterday (Monday, 30th May 2011), but again Pakistan Cricket was under spotlight later that night, when I was about to sleep at night when news broke that former Pakistani ODI Skipper Shahid Afridi has retired from International Cricket under condition that he’ll return when current cricket board will be dissolved. Being a Shahid Afridi fan, I said to myself mate you did just right, as whatever was happening with you recently means that such an action was on cards. But later on when I thoroughly went through all this fiasco, I felt that PCB was on fault but Afridi on the other hand was not right in going for an emotional tactic. Why I am saying so? Because in an corporate organization (don’t wanna say PCB though), one must has to follow the rules and regulations of an organization whether you like it or not, its obligatory. If Afridi had some sort of problems with management, he should have created some lobbying so that he may get some favour against the PCB which could had made his case a lot stronger than right now, as right now when I am writing this, PCB has terminated his central contract and thinking of sending another show-cause notice to him! That’s what I feel decisions made on emotions backfire, this is the prove of it.   Reasons to prove: 1. If PCB was so hostile than weren’t there any other options other than exposing your aces? 2. If he felt he was not treated the way he should have been, than there were other ways to expose them instead of exposing them in front of Pakistani media, which has been without a sense of patriotism and will publish any report without confirming that whether it’ll help the country or not! 3. If he was having problems with management, than he should had gone for a step-by-step revelation, instead of direct revelation, consequences he’s already facing. I feel the current PCB will put him under such restrictions that he’ll find it difficult to return from that exile, even though if PCB changes. 4. There are ways like putting your case in front of the board of directors of PCB. I know those people are also sold out but still there was some moral gap than that yeah I put my case over there that’s why I am taking such drastic steps, than PCB won’t had any chance for explanation. 5. He could had taken a diplomatic step that he complained of having players respecting problems, he could had made a league of his own comprises of former skippers in this tenure and than he could had put pressure on the PCB, that could had worked. The reason I am writing all this, there were alternatives but taking a drastic step to show he was innocent and others were doing wrongly to him, is a childish act, because already retirements from a Pakistani player has been a joke as they retire and they come back. What I feel the definition of retire is to end, finish and not to continue, what sort of retirement is this? Like some English communication errors, we’re using redundant and ambiguous terminologies like partial retirement etc. Already Pakistani Cricket has suffered alot because of this “partial retirement sort of blackmailing”, this should be stopped by any means. Respectable nations don’t do such pathetic acts to deteriorate their country’s impression and let their country’s flag to go down, when our players will learn it? Time will tell

Sick man’s old dream… No doubt

	Before working properly on this proposal of staging a home-game in Pakistan, should remain realistic of the ground realities. By the time I am writing this, Pakistan have won their first ODI against the Irish. Too bad the game was not telecast on television but still there was not that much hype created for this match as well. But the real test gonna start for Pakistan in late October when its gonna host Sri Lankans, the current ICC CWC 2011 finalists. It’ll be great test for Pakistan on the whole, not only for Pakistani Cricket Team, and (Pathetic performing) Pakistan Cricket Board but also Pakistani Government and Authority, as rumours which prevails in Pakistan that talks have been under going with Lankan authorities for staging Pakistan’s home games against Lankans in Pakistan. I personally feel its a sick man’s old dream (I am not working on Indian mentality but we should admit reality, the kind of incompetent government sadly we possess I have to admit, we are not in a position to stage an international game against a major opponent in Pakistan. Winning confidence of the foreign teams is another thing but possessing self-competence is another. When our Eastern and Western borders are not safe enough from intruders so how in the world can we say that we are in a position to stage our home-games in Pakistan? First we should clear-up our own collars with the mess created by our own and than try to look into their eyes, else we’ll be laughing matter internationally like we’re these days. Until we do not clear up the mess (this is a time wasting exercise, whoever created it), we should not risk calling teams to play in Pakistan, although its expensive staging games abroad but that’s the only option we’re left with because of our own in-competency. If I were at the place of Butt, I’d had ceased all international cricketing activities, and would had worked on the grass-root level level upgrade of cricket grounds, infrastructure, facilities, working on B and C teams, just like Proteas authorities did and when they returned, they returned with a bang in 1992, they have their share of weaknesses but their weaknesses are camouflaged by their strong points. Why can’t we learn from them? Lets hope and keep our fingers crossed, and hope so in future we can expect something better… Cheers

Butt, Butt nothing but BUTT

Not optimistic with what being happening in Pakistan  Cricket recent past Right now when I am writing this, Pakistan-Irish first ODI has been late due to rains and covers are still on. Too bad the games aren’t to be telecast so have to rely merely on live-scorecards, that’s a major turn-off for cricket-fans as they like to have games telecasted on television. Anyways whatever, Irish might not admit it openly but it’s a major platform for them to prove ICC wrong when they’ve decided to have No-Associates 2015 Cricket World Cup which is supposed to played in Australasia. Apart from this development, captain again changed, gash!!! Means Mr. Butt has now presided over nine changes in the Test and ODI captaincy during his tenure as chairman, a period of less than three years, what other reasons he might be able to present, other than the Waqar-Afridi objection in team-selection and its matters, what other solid reasons he’s able to present that too on a particular time??? I still remember, Shoaib Malik and MS Dhoni were selected as skippers on the same time for the inaugural ICC World T20 Event in South Africa, since than Shoaib Malik, Younus Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shahid Afridi, Salman Butt and lastly Misbah-ul-Haq is the latest inclusion worth mentioning in this list. Board of Control for Cricket in India has been consistent with their policies, the major prove is consistent with Dhoni, he has been rated as their premier man, and so they back him in whatsoever circumstances although like Pakistan, there were voices raised that Dhoni should be replaced this and that etc. but they back their man and from a number 5 rated team, now its rated in top three teams whether its in ODIs, T20s or Test Matches. Here, we’re not sure of who’s to be the premier, and playing a musical chair game with the person who has to lead and represent the nation and its green coloured flag internationally on cricketing grounds. I am not saying this being a Afridi fan, but the reality is since we lost the ODI series in UAE against Proteas, our performance has been on the up, winning ODI series in New Zealand, ending up 4th in ICC Cricket World Cup, when no one was rating them to cross the preliminary round robin, and than winning the ODI series in Windies, after such performances, we should credit the captain and he should had been favoured instead of being rusticated from team captaincy. Although he did commit a mistake that he made this news break that yeah there was something fishy going on in the camp, which I personally think being unethical, because the way Pakistani Media has been acting these days, mentally torchering, mixing up the facts and figures, and emotionally blackmailing, breaking news to them is just like giving custody of an one liter milk to a cat. Under those circumstances, I don’t think even if we win this Irish ODI series, we should start celebrate, but much better if we take consistent steps to develop Pakistan Cricket. Cheers!

Boom Boom did it!

It must have looked well if this mistake of having two stars on a single crescent could had been avoided by using the impression of crescent with PCB’s star. Pakistan’s Official World Cup 2011 Kit   On a personal note, I’ve a so so rating with this current cricket team’s kit for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Liked the innovative style of this kitting specially when for the first time, Pakistan also went for polling on PakPassion.net and BoomBoom Cricket (the official kit supplier for Pakistan Cricket), just like the way Indians and other cricket boards do, and one must acknowledge that fact Boom Boom is really doing its best to have some innovation, and promotion strategies, else when Slazenger or other kit manufacturers had the contract for manufacturing rights of kits for Pakistan, they didn’t promote it for Pakistan team’s fan whether it was 2007 ICC World T20 Kit, or 2009 ICC World T20 kit, they were not as promoted as this current kit is on sales in departmental stores atleast in Karachi. As a matter of fact right now when I am writing all this, I am wearing the practice kit which was on sale at a departmental store at N. Nazimabad, which has been a change else the approach previously was way too obscured. But the reason I am writing all this is not to overshadow the creative work by Boom Boom but to criticize the PCB authority who’re thought to be the observing body for cricket control in Pakistan, made such a lag in selecting the design of current Pakistani kit, they should had selected this one, no doubt the colour combination they used is best and its representing the ideological colours of Pakistan with its star and crescent but my very first impression while watching that kit on Boom Boom Cricket website, I felt that they should had placed crescent in a manner that it should be placed in contact with the star of Pakistan Cricket Board, instead of creating another star to complete it. Every cricket board of the world tries to put their flag’s symbol or national identity’s impression on their national cricket team’s clothing because its a nation’s pride on which a nation is proud of. Australia usually places their 6 pointed stars’ impression on their gears, India has their cricket board’s “gol chakra“ impression in their sides, under the sleeves. Sri Lanka has their Lion’s impression usually in their front, so it ridiculous to even think how PCB allowed this design without having some slight modification to this gear. It must have looked well if instead of showing the whole crescent, they should have had used the impression of crescent along with the star of Pakistan Cricket Board to complete the crescent + star emblem. It must have looked much better than this one… Anyways it’d be rude of me if I not acknowledge Boom Boom’s hard work for working day and night for manufacture of this brilliant kit, with respect to the input they got from Pakistan Cricket Board, as the gear manufacturer takes pride in manufacturing the official gear with the input from the home cricket board.

Pakistan tour to NZ, not optimistic about it

The Kiwi Cricket Board already showed their stance that Kiwi public may not be excited about Pakistan’s upcoming tour of the country amid spot-fixing controversy Already when Pakistan tour to New Zealand going to start in matter of some days on the boxing day with a series of 2 T20 series, one of the major news off the ground was that Kiwi Cricket Board’s heads are not very optimistic with this current tour of Pakistan haunting a spot fixing scam with them. They’ve the right to say that they’re not very much pleased with what going on with Pakistan as the Justin Vaughan feels that the New Zealand public may not be excited about Pakistan’s upcoming tour of the country due to the spot-fixing controversy, “I can understand the public may not be quite as excited about Pakistan as they otherwise might have been,” Vaughan said. Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand, which is part of the ICC’s Future Tours Programme, will be the only international series of the summer in the country and Vaughan said, “We’re kidding ourselves to think that there won’t be some residual impact out of all this, which is sad.”, and if we go back to Gaddafi Stadium Lahore where a Butt shaped mammal is chairing, where till now while I’m typing this, PCB is requesting the ICC for giving permission for them to select the suspended players for national team selection. This again shows lack of  good governance and management. Look at the other teams for God’s sake, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, they’re giving rest to their seniors and juniors are hired in their places, just see, the current concluded ODI against the Kiwis, India rested their majority gun power like Sehwag, Tendulkar, MSD etc and still they were able to finish the tournament on high. On the other hand, our cricket board is having a policy of rehiring the seniors who’re already found in playing politics in the national cricket team. Let me be starting from the first name who I should call the drama queen of the Pakistani cricket team (I am using the term queen with complete consciousness) Mr. Shoaib Malik aka Shoaib Mirza who when included in the team or was given privilege to travel with the team although he wasn’t playing, he was found creating distances between the players and so he’s responsible for what happened with Pakistan cricket i.e. making it a laughing stock, we blame others for exploiting us but why only blame them when we already have black sheeps in our national cricket teams. The second numbers comes to my mind is Kamran Akmal, who’s a Gilchrist sorta player in Pakistani team, but he was also found to be lost in the glitters of fame, and made him think that he is immortal and even if he can, his brothers should fill his shoes. Although earlier when he was included he made sure he would reply everyone whoever were in against of his inclusion into the cricket team, but since his brilliant innings against the English and later against the Indians at NSK where earlier IK Pathan had scored a hat-trick, who can forgot his match saving ton and his innings in the 2nd T20 event played in England. But later when he alongwith other senior players dropped the match from their grasp last year same time, since than the bad time on Akmal Senior started. He was so complexed with other keepers in the run that he did not made any keeper to stay alongwith him, thanks to that he has axed him and the Pakistani team as well. Earlier he also played with Zulqarnain Haider’s career the same way that later on when Haider got a chance, he took the cheapest way to get fame, and under the clouds of such controversies, this series is going to be played and Mr. Vaughan has the right to say that the excitement level of the cricketers and the crowd may not be to that standard. Anyways going back to the game of cricket, it is my personal opinion that we should now look life after these players and to give them so much strict punishment that the youngsters who’re in the pipelines should get some lesson from it. Atleast some sort of integrity should be regained and another message should be conveyed to them that look mate, this is Pakistan’s national cricket team and not you father’s owned cricket team so be in your limits else get lost we’ve other players too in the pipelines. But that’s not the case and I think that pipeline is somewhere chocked, that’s why again and again the same players are coming again and again. If I flashback to the Pakistan South Africa series played in UAE, MoYo was not fit enough and while practicing he was not able to bend himself so how, why and what in the world he was doing there, who was preferred on someone else’s place who like Azhar Ali when got a chance might have scored somewhat, unlike Moyo who’s more like a liability since he’s relaxed now and since he like some of the other senior players in the camp did didn’t allowed some of the players to cement their place, because of it Pakistan is paying the price and that’s why news in the circuit is that Pakistan might recall Mohammad Yousuf again. Is this a way a national team is made? Like Rameez Raja in one of his latest interviews clearly mentioned that if Pakistan able to be out of news for atleast 6 months, than it’d be said that Pakistani Cricket is somewhat out of the torrent. So under such circumstances, I don’t know why and how Kiwis should be excited about this series, which is the only home series they’re going to be playing this year? They’ve the full right to show their  reservations. Plus I just want to make a point clear that blame others but before blaming them, first clean your own collars, as if you point fingers on someone, three fingers also point you, so just remember that before making any point, as when they are filing charges against the bookie, when their pictures were released with him, at Hobart – Australia, when Pakistan was playing the dead rubber test against the Aussies, Mazhar Majeed was found sitting with several of the players like Akmal, Malik, Salman Butt, Sarfaraz Ahmed etc in the hotel lobby, and those pictures were in a stance that they were in a group for a group photo sorta gathering, so how can’t they figure out the background of the bookie sitting with them? Secondly the responsibility must also fall on the shoulders of those who’re heading our cricket board as these players are in the payroll of the cricket board, and as I’ve a little bit training experience at several banks, I’ve seen that the permanent employees bear the most of responsibilities on their shoulders, and because they’re on the payroll of their employees, they’ve to give some result, else they’ve got someone else to fill in their shoes, which in management language is said to be a result oriented management which is followed globally, but can’t say whether the PCB follows the same or not? Peace!

Is ICC unbiased?

Someone should take strong action from Pakistani end.

How espncricinfo.com is covering this story

Transliteration (not good but still need your feedback on it) Karachi (staff reporter): ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat on the eve of the case on spot fixing allegations on the Pakistani trio, showed biased nature on suspended Pakistani trio by giving sensational statements which might hurt the open hearing tribunal status. He was found saying that if Asif, Amir and Salman get away from their cases, so he’ll be disappointed. He further mentioned that ICC is not going to adopt lenient attitude with the trio. It must be noted that from 6th to 11th January 2011, there would be open hearing on the trios future. Mr. Lorgat further mentioned while talking to an international radio service that the ICC wants to convey a strict message internationally with this case hearing. During the August 2010 The Lord’s Test, the trio were alleged of doing spot fixing, which is benched by 3 tribunal members lead by Michael Bellof apart from South African Alby Sachez and Kenyan Sharad Rao. Mr. Lorgat was further found saying that the ICC has worked hard collecting the evidences against the trio and that’s why if these players got away, it’ll be a huge disappointment for them. ICC can’t and shouldn’t dare to bear corruption in the game, if these players are found guilty, than they should be punished as the game’s standard is on stake. He further acknowledges the work done by the PCB for reduction of corruption in the game. Lorgat further said that he’s satisfied with the 3 judges of the tribunal and hopefully they’re going to prove it as well.