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Nobody does farce like Pakistan

03/10/2010 12:31:53 PM
Bren O'Brien
Sportal

he bit the ball in an ODI match, also received a fine and a suspended sentence.

But it appears that infighting off the field is a much worse crime than embarrassing the national team and bringing the image of the game into disrepute. It's a stunning outcome from a tour where Pakistan was never expected to be competitive anyway and actually performed above expectations in the Test series.

The PCB should be measuring its strength by its ability to make peace between warring factions, rather than it ability to hand out wildly excessive punishments. If prodigious talents like Mohammed Yousuf and Younus Khan are lost to the game because of politics, it will be a tragedy not only for Pakistan, but international cricket as a whole.

 
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Posted by ratee at
11/03/2010 09:19 AM
The most stupid decision that will be taken to court!! They will lose this case in the courts as this has no legal fall back. How can you ban a player when they are just speaking about each other in press. This Board was responsible for all the defeats and is trying to hide behind the so-called accusations which are totally unfounded and over-exaggerated. They are simply trying to shift the blame on lower level of management as happens in Organizations without accountability. They have the power that is why they will seem to be winning in the short-run but in the long run they will lose very bigggggg!!!!
Posted by sheriar at
11/03/2010 10:58 AM
It is a very good ploy to distract the general public from real issues by PCB management as most of them are not qualified enough to be thei and the Senate is asking about their credentials.
Posted by Big Frank at
11/03/2010 11:04 AM
Very sad for the players. They give their all, and the non-playing bureaucrats step in and stuff things up. Change is needed there, not in the playing group.
Posted by ewan yamates at
11/03/2010 04:10 PM
...the phrase is 'cutting off one's nose TO spite one's face'...
Posted by ratee at
12/03/2010 03:17 AM
Only God will take care of these villains in the Board that have destroyed innocent players..Destroying what was left of cricket in that unfortunate country.