Younis Khan has handed in his resignation after being quizzed by a parliamentary committee in regards to match fixing allegations which first appeared in an Indian newspaper. The newspaper was forced to take back the story after pressure from the ICC but various personalities in Pakistan, in particular National Assembly committee chairman Jamshed Dasti, jumped on the band wagon and began to question Younis and the teams performance.
Some newspaper was going to make such an allegation because India’s progression was dependent on Pakistan beating Australia. When this didn’t happen, the allegations that Pakistan deliberately lost to make sure India was knocked out, were bound to surface. Unfortunately, certain people in Pakistan were not clever enough to figure this out so decided to believe what they were reading and criticise their own team rather that question the newspaper report.
Having lost count of the number of times Younis has resigned the captaincy, it had been said on Stani Army before that it would only be a matter of time before he does so again having taken up the reins from Shoaib Malik. We did say back then that Younis will get criticised and that as a captain, he must bear the brunt of it, yet he has decided to walk away.
After every match or series, if it’s not an ex-Pakistani player coming out in the media criticising the team, then it’s going to be a politician. This is the mentality of these people and Younis should know this so it should be no reason to quit. Walking away from problems doesn’t solve anything. This decision of his seems selfish. Had he put the team first he would not have resigned unless he doubts his own ability of course.
If Younis wanted to walk away to teach these people a lesson i.e. to say to them “look what you’re missing”, then it would have been effective if we had something to lose by Younis doing so. The problem is, will Younis really be missed? The answer I’m afraid is probably no so walking away won’t teach those who made these allegations anything.
His volatility and hot headedness brought no stability when it was one thing all Pakistan fans had hoped his leadership would bring. The hope is we can now bring in a leader who is less likely to throw tantrums. It will be interesting to see if Younis retains in his place in the ODI team should his resignation be accepted.
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October 13th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Who’s next? Take Bhajji. You KNOW you want him.
October 13th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
MTJAG,
Yes, we could use him to hand out a few slaps. You can have Akhtar – done deal.
October 13th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I just saw a scroller on one of the news channels that PCB had rejected Younis Khan’s resignation so is he still the captain of Pakistan? I hope he still is. He is the best man to lead this side right now.
Also since when did the Pak government start believing some Indian newspaper? Do they believe in all the other things being said in various newspapers and television channels? Honestly I dont blame Younis for handing over his resignation as its highly insulting to be enquired by a commitee setup by the Pak Parliament especially after putting in such a great performance.
In the end I hope good sense prevails and Younis is back where he belongs.
October 13th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Stani
Lets not forget how the team lost the series against Australia, SriLanka and now the last two matches of the CT.
I only take Younis Khan’s resignation as a snobbish attitude, he thinks he is above criticism.
It’s going to be his way or highway, are we prepared to suffer the emotional disappointments.
He committed too many mistakes on top of that his personal performance has been pathetic since he became the captain.
I don’t see honor in his decision, I only see arrogance. Why he didn’t sat out when he was unfit and totally out of form.
His decision making regarding the power plays, poor field placement and poor bowling changes compounded the matters and raised the doubts.
True Pakistan has rarely reached the semi finals of two major events but look at the strengths of other teams I think he got lucky.
Had India and West Indies played with their full strength it would have been a different story.
It was also the first time that Pakistan played with it’s full strength. Under Malik the team never played with it’s full strength Asif and Shoaib were always out and a lot of Icl players were also missing.
This was the best chance for Pakistan to win two back to back tournaments.
The question of missing him will only arise if he will retire from Odi’s he is not going to retire and will continue to occupy a valuable slot in the middle order and his personal performance will always be poor as it has been in the past.
I think both him and Misbah Ul haq have past their sell by date in the limited overs formats.
Both of them should retire from Odi’s and T20′s.
I think Dasti should not have opened his mouth if he didn’t had any evidence. Instead the Dasti & co should have grilled him for his poor performance his stupid decision makings, should have questioned him that why he played the matches when he was not fit and was not in form.
Dasti’s allegations only helped Younis Khan and now he will walk out of it unharmed as already I am seeing him generating a lot of support from the fans.
Osman Sami Ud din has already launched a campaign in Yk’s support.
October 13th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
You have to put yourself in his shoes – he was injured but still played and we really did get close. I would have done the same if I was Younis – its not fair to listen to just anyone and blame your own team. So we didnt win – why dont the PCB just accept that maybe the other team won before they deserved to? Maybe the PCB are the hotheaded ones, if they think we deserve to win every single match.
October 14th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Rayden,
I think if Younis wants to go then they will have to let him. I’d be surprised if he retracts his resignation.
The sports committee officials and anyone else who believed the match fixing story were just foolish. You see, the newspapers were going to do that, our officials were going to do that, and unfortunately, Younis was going to do what he did too. One of them three had an opportunity to step back and look at the situation. The newspaper could have said; ‘shall we print this? Is it true?’. The Pakistan officials could have said; ‘is there any truth to these allegations? Is is worth bringing down our own team?’, and Younis could have said; ‘there are better ways of dealing with this than running away’. None of them chose these options.
I agree about the setting up of the parliamentary committee. There was absolute no need especially after the team has done so well in the last two tournaments. It was insulting and absurd yet what do our people love more than meetings, sitting around tables and talking rubbish. Younis should have been bigger than that though.
The stupidity of some of our politicians knows no bounds. I hope this guy, Jamshed Dasti is pulled up for his behaviour.
Wasim,
I agree, Younis does seem to react badly to criticism. In trying to avoid it he even forced himself to play in the Champions Trophy with a broken finger, eventually, as it has turned out, receiving more criticism than if he had not played.
In terms of his captaincy, it hasn’t impressed me either. Others may argue that we’ve done very well in the last two tournaments but with the talent we have, compared to the teams we faced, we should be doing this well. In some ways, Younis the captain has been saved by our talented players and his shortcomings have been masked. Say he had to captain a team like New Zealand for example where the captain has to be tactically spot-on and get the most out of his players, he wouldn’t last at all.
You make a very good point that Dasti and co. should have questioned him about on-field facts and the results rather than speculative rubbish.
I disagree with Osman Samiuddin’s follow up article in which he says that we should not be critical of Younis resigning because the allegations were serious. No doubt, the allegations were serious but the point in resigning is? What does this fix? For Younis? For the Pakistan team? Nothing. Which Pakistan captain has not been accused of fixing in the past? It was going to happen. He’s resigned but the cloud still remains. He should have systematically shot down each of the match fixing allegations and then asked for the resignation of Dasti and co. The ball was in Younis’ court right? He had the upper hand so why not fight it out and come out with your reputation intact, if not enhanced, where as now, nothings really changed. He could have done that, rested his finger for the New Zealand series and then gone to Australia as captain and beat them in their own back yard. That would have been answer enough to those that alleged match fixing. That’s what a cornered tiger does.
Humaira,
I agree with you. I am no fan of the current PCB or our politicians but I cannot agree that a captain should resign over something like this especially when he is in the right. The match fixing allegations were clearly not true or why would Rana bowl three overs for 1 run at such a vital time? If Younis wanted to lose, what was he doing bowling Rana? The allegations were absurd and Younis could have shot them and those that alleged them, down.
This was no way for a stronger leader to react. Imagine what the youngsters in the squad like Aamer and Umar Akmal are thinking. A captain should not only pick the team and set the field, he/she needs to take criticism even if only for the sake of deflecting it from his/her players. Younis doesn’t seem to have such nous and just runs off crying.
I disagree, you wouldn’t have done the same as Younis because you would not have put yourself forward to lead in the first place, just as I would not have because I’m not a leader in that sense. By resigning, Younis has demonstrated that he is not either. He’s gone for selfish reasons because if he truly thought he was good for the Pakistan team, then he would have stayed for their sake.
I do give him some credit for not shirking responsibility and playing with a broken finger but what did he say his reasons were for doing it? He said:
“It’s very easy for me to run away, I have a fracture and I can leave it, not play against India and Australia. But these are big games. If you don’t perform in a big tournament you have to face consequences and it is very easy for me to run away here.”
Funny that.
BY THE WAY, YOU LOT CAN DEBATE WITH ONE ANOTHER GUYS, I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE ON HERE! (Watch them gang up on me now)
October 14th, 2009 at 10:41 am
[...] also being asked of Khan, who has a Keegan-like reputation for resigning the Pakistan captaincy. StaniArmy suggest that he is too hot-headed to lead anyway, and should expect this type of attention and [...]
October 14th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Younis Khan’s letter for to the chairman of the PCB Ijaz Butt has been something I had been speculating would have happened. Younis asked for a resignation from captaincy. He put the so called match fixing allegations as the centre claim. Unless the national newspaper reports are rumours I can only say the sports minister of the nation who said the statement of alleged match- fixing to be an idiot. How can one possibly think is such a cold headed manner? Losing is part of the game and whenever one says that the game was fixed because the match was lost is all but foolish and idiotic. Its only reality that teams have their bad days. Pakistan were rather consistent throughout the short competition and just because they lost when they were expected to win doesn’t mean that some “dirty dealings” were involved. It was just a matter of fact that New Zealand was the better side on the day. Weren’t they?
That allege has defiantly put Pakistan’s name in sport in embarrassment and utter stupidity as supported by Osman Sammidin, the Lahore based cricinfo editor. His article is an eye opening account about the winners and losers of the whole scenario. It’s one to recommend if not read. It’s annoyed me personally as well as I’m sure it would have too many fans of the game globally. WE DON’T WANT THESE DIRTY DEALINGS ASSOCIATED IN A SPORT OF SUCH SKILL AND PUBLICITY and the unfortunate thing is majority of the time comes from sub continent let is be the sensationalised rumours or the players dealings. What a pity to say the least ……
October 14th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
The title of an unnecessary controversy says it all…..
October 14th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Hi Stani (Pakistani),
Well he might be hot head may be bcoz he is a Pathan after all. But Pakistan cricket need him and people like him, dedicated, integrity on high, patriotic, greed less, one who can bring togather a team which can rise above. If not more I believe we need him till WC 2011. Whatever is behind it may be Afridi and PCB to seek new ODI captain, this is bull [censored] at very wrong time.
Regards
October 14th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Maz
I agree that New Zealand were better on the day and executed their plan almost to perfection. Allegations were also in regards to the Australian group game that we lost but if any reasonable person was to analyse both games, they would come to the conclusion, all things considered, that it was impossible to fix games in such a way.
There are many small minded people who just cannot understand that our team can give a honest 100% but still lose. We have no right to win every game, this is sport.
In regards to Osman Samiuddin; he is in a unique position in terms of Pakistan cricket. I think he should make more positive suggestions in his articles for Pakistan cricket and even get involved in the administration side of it in some way.
Reverse Swing
Welcome to Stani Army. The manner in which Younis keeps walking away is very un-Pathan like. He should stay and fight if he thinks he is in the right.
If he has qualms with the PCB then this was the perfect moment for him to bring about a change in the administration. He could have gone through the inquiry process, been found not guilty and then asked for those that made the allegations, including the PCB, to consider their positions. He could have gone to the patron of the board and asked him to bring a change as the current board did not back him and brought shame onto the team and nation.
I’m not certain how much there is to the Afridi influence story, after all, it was an unsubstantiated story that got us here in the first place. From the outside, Afridi does not look like someone who’d go behind Younis’ back and do such a thing but of course, we’re full of surprises.
October 14th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Thanks Stani Army.
Well yes he should have gone for fight against it after all this is our collective problem we are trying to run away from every single problem we are having as a nation. We need to step up agianst all odds. Pathan are sometime more trigger happy then a thoughtful action but this is just for a fun sake otherwise Pathans are a very brave and are in more trouble. They need more moral support then stupid jokes.
Even if Afridi is not like that he is quite a strange one, he performed and looked responsible only recently when he was captain this add speculation to his case. Otherwise he is most energetic and helping outlook at field and that is why I like him rather then his crazy swings of the bat.
Cheers
October 14th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Reverse,
I agree with what you say about Pathans but Younis needed to show more maturity though. I think he will come back because he is beginning to cool down and take time to think about things. He did make the situation worse though.
Spot on about Afridi. I noticed this too. It begs the question why he couldn’t be as responsible (looking, speaking and performing) before he was made captain of the t20 side. Either it was a innocent realisation of the fact he has been wasting his talent for some time now, or it was a more sinister reaction to being given more power. It will be interesting to see how the Afridi side of this situation unfolds.
October 14th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
@ Reverse swing being Nathan is that a qualification to be a good captain.
I think we should only look at his personal performance in the odis
He has never performed in any of the world cups or CT since 2003 WC he is averaging 11-5 in those two events and he occupies the most important position in Pakistan’s batting line up.
I think he should retire from odds. As regards Afridi he is not going to stop until he is made the captain.
The question is given all Yk’s poor Odd form and his poor captaincy should we continue with him till the next WC.
Let’s not get distracted by dust’s statement we should only focus on Yk’s personal performance.
If Yk is so popular in the team then why other than Afridi nobody else came out in public in support of their captain.
October 14th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
I think Wasim has highlighted an important point here, that the match fixing allegations and Younis’ personal performances are two separate issues. There is no doubt that Younis is getting some sympathy as a direct result of the ludicrous accusations levied at him by Jamshed Dusti.
Are people forgetting Younis’ personal performances in all this? Maybe this allegation has saved Younis by dragging the attention away from his performances in major tournaments and on to the match fixing saga. It is no exaggeration to say that Younis has been really poor in ODIs.
October 14th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
@Wasim, You are right but I wasn’t giving him a chance as a captain because he is Pathan. It was about all the jokes and comments about his hyper active nature and temperament to handle situation like these off the field being related to Pathan which could offend anyone specially any Pathan which isn’t good at all.
His performance is poor recently with batting but aren’t we behaving same as he did with his resign, can’t we give him some time why we always in a hurry to throw someone specially if he is a captain after couple of poor series. He stayed in the team for so long with his performances and now he is a captain so he deserve little more chances then usual. If we can carry others like Misbah and Afridi with poor batting forms for so long why can’t we carry our captain. If as a nation and followers plus selectors we will not give him a respect of a captain how can we expect respect from the rest of the team. why don’t we simple pick a captain based on performances after every series, so what about Umar Akmal as a captain for New Zealand series? sounds right?
Look at him as a captain, he is better even much better then many we had recently specially Shoaib Malik and with all due respect Inzi too. He make our guys play and fight, he can lift the team and join them togather as a unit which is more important in case of Pakistan team rather then tactics and plans in field.
Am I making sense?
October 14th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
@ Reverse
Yk’s performance in Odi’s has always been poor.
Since his debut he has played 16 Odi’s in various CT’s and World cups, he only averages 16.07 failed to produce even a single match winning innings in theses big tournaments.
You cannot compare this man with Inzamam or Imran Khan even Shoaib Malik has given better performances than him. His over all batting average in Odi’s is 33 that is not good by any standard.
Now as regards your point of being patient with his form and tolerate him just as a captain I would have done that if he had ever been a good Odi player outside Pakistan especially in big tournaments, I would also have done that if he had been a good captain.
Just because he says that he tries to idolize or emulate Imran Khan doesn’t make him Imran khan or as a matter of fact better than any other captain, his record as a captain is not that good. He won the T20 world cup but didn’t we reached the finals of the previous edition and if Younis Khan had not ran out Imran Nazir and then soon after thrown away his wicket to a rash shot we could have won that match easily.
The only reason his team reached the semi finals because West Indies sent a B team and India also had several key players missing. Again in both tournaments Yk’s personal performance was extremely poor. We won T20 tournament because of Afridi, Akmal and Umar gul.
A lot of journalists and bloggers have been crucifying Misbah, Shoaib Malik and Yousaf since Younis became captain but look at every series since he became captain Yousaf and Malik top the batting charts.
What has Younis Khan done that he is being considered the best captain after Imran Khan can you tell me.
Even a nine year old can do better power play management than him. He often forgets how many overs his key bowlers have bowled.
Look at Vettori he was also injured but performed in every department of the game, led his team well, his field placements were accurate he choked down the runs for Mohammad yousaf in the third man region by taking a floating slip, now that is great captaincy.
In comparison to Vettori YK placed all his ace fielders on the boundary, and kept on leaking singles, he over bowled Aamer in the first spell, and then bowled him out before the batting power play. His decision to bat first was also wrong.
Against Australia what was the purpose to send Misbah ahead of U Akmal the in form youngster got only 4 balls to play in the whole match and why Aamer was rested why not Umar Gul or Rana Naved?
You said that he makes the team fight better than other captains probably that is why they lost two test matches in SriLanka when they were absolutely certain to win.
In dead rubber matches he handles his team very well all the out of form players suddenly come into form.
Lets not fool ourselves just like nobody has a proof that some players deliberately underperformed likewise nobody has the proof that they didn’t. The fact is that the bowlers bowl a different length when the team wins, you see Gul & Rana bowling their yorkers with deadly accuracy and Afridi bowls his faster ones and his sliders. How many yorkers did Rana and Gul bowled against New ZeaLand? Why Afridi wasn’t bowling his sliders and the wrong one’s?
The batsmen display a totally different range of shots when they win and when they lose the template is that a few players go in a shell for no apparent reason and waste a good 15-20 overs.
Didn’t it surprised you that our experienced middle order was reluctant to hit any boundary as if they were batting on a mine field and the 17 year old Aamer struck four consecutive boundaries, now whether that reluctance was intentional or un intentional these players should be hold responsible.
Before you say he is better than Inzi or Malik check their records, I know you will object on the quality of opposition Malik faced but take out all the matches against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh still he will have a better record than Younis. A lot of people object on the quality of teams against which Malik played as a captain but they don’t remember that he was leading a Pakistan team which was seriously hampered by the ICL exodus and the Shoaib-Asif controversies.
I think we are giving YK a status which he doesn’t deserve at all.
October 14th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
@Wasim, nice clarification of Younis status and I totally agree with you for his status as a batsmen. He is/was never a great ODI batsmen. He had some unusual shots, some sluggish ones on which he usually throws his wicket away and all the stuff every one know. I can’t even think about comparing him with Inzi as a batsmen not even with Yousuf my favorite currently.
But cricket specially test and ODIs are never a one man show. Whole team needs to gem together to win matches at big stages which is still lacking but there are some chances of achieving it and this is best possible under his captaincy. If senior players are not performing intentionally who has to be blamed? This was almost same under Malik if not worse, why is that?
He could be compared as a captain to any captain of Pakistan he will not be better of all of them we have lot of great captains from Kardar to Imran to Wasim but he also has the potential and passion to lead the team. It is little pre meture to compare his strength as a captain at least give him a one full season run. Specially next two series are the best test of his and overall team capabilities. ok if you yet have to remove him as a captain was it the right thing to do at the right time? match fixing allegations? causing humiliation to whole nation and team? back door politics and leg pulling, suspicious meetings of voice captain with Butt? when will we come out of this?
Another important question who will fill his place as a captain? Afridi? think again. Yousuf? never. Malik? I say No he doesn’t have enough guts to lead a team specially a team like Pakistan with all its odd. Misbah is struggling with his form this year and is very poor, we will ask for sacking him too pretty soon.
So I just say give him a run for at least New Zealand Australia series and wait for results then go and have decision on solid bases not some stupid allegations. Look now what is happening Younis gathered all the fame and nation sympathy after this episode instead of he and team management being questioned about laps in performance in CT.
If we have to choose a captain we have to think clearly and choose the right person at first place and once done we have to keep faith and allow him to grow as a captain. If appointments comes due to some leg pulling or favoritism we can’t get results according to our potential.
He isn’t the greatest batsmen, greatest player, greatest captain but he deserve a run with this team, a respect from team and senior players with their dedication to perform at their 100%. I back him for next series and will wait for teams performance in them as they will be played on most difficult conditions for a Pakistani team, thats all.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:05 am
Interesting guys. I’m tempted to say that we should give him more time like you have suggested Reverse but I don’t think he’s shown any signs of coming good. He’s too stuck in his ways. I thought they should have given Malik more time when he was captain because he had potential but with Younis, I don’t see this.
The reason we can’t carry poor performing captains is because they are looked up at by the others in the team. If they perform bad then it cannot be good for the team as a whole. It is why most captains are either the best or the most consistent player in a team. Take Inzi for example. It wasn’t his tactical nous that made him a successful captain, it was his reliable performances and the respect he attained from them. Look at Michael Vaughan for England. When Vaughan’s form dipped, questions began to arise about his role and eventually, even though it took too long, he was out of there.
The problem now is that if we don’t stick with Younis and Younis is picked in the side simply as a batsmen, will this create factions and disunity?
Wasim is correct in highlighting Younis’ shortcomings as a captain. Inzi may have been laid back but he was much cleverer than Younis seems to be. The group game we had in the Champions Trophy, Ponting was sitting there watching whether we had enough fielders in the ring in the power plays because he didn’t trust Younis to get it right. At one point he even gestured when Younis got it wrong. In the same game, the main bowler responsible for making the game a contest by bowling 3 overs for 1 run, a Mr Rana Naved, was not even able to bowl his full quota of 10 overs because Younis got the overs wrong. Another thing, every one of his innings in the Champions Trophy caused the run rate to plummet as soon as he came in.
October 15th, 2009 at 2:24 am
so what alternative you suggest?
October 15th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
@ Stani/Reverse
I agree with Stand that Yk in Odds is becoming more like Vaughan
But the problem is that he occupies #3 slot which is the most crucial position in Pakistan’s batting line up.
Given the fragility of our openers. Yk has said that the ball is in PCB”s court.
What does he mean by that? And what is he demanding from PCB now?
Pub had no role in this controversy they stood behind Yk so why is he saying that the ball is in Pub’s court.
I think he has demanded more powers and he wants to drop a few seniors.
How can he do that when his own performance has been pathetic.
He wants to drop Malik probably. Pcb should give him clear targets and should monitor his own performance along with that of
October 15th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Some seniors we can only play Nazir if we are willing to give him a longer run and a free hand that is only possible if Yk is in form.
If Yk has to continue. We will have to opt for specialized openers.
Personally I will never want to give him any more powers until he proves himself as a captain and explains about the mistakes he made he should know that he is accountable and not exempt from criticism.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Wasim
If the reports about him making demands are true then we cannot have this. It is similar to the Kevin Pietersen situation with Peter Moores although I doubt Younis is making demands with regards to axing Intikhab, but nevertheless, whatever he is after it is as good as blackmail.
Spot on, it seems like he doesn’t want accountability which is ludicrous if he wants to be captain. You cannot be in a position of leadership and not be pulled up and questioned when things go wrong.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Stand check cricinfo and today’s dawn.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Wasim
Although they are unconfirmed reports, the fact that Butt and Younis have met and are now waiting to make an announcement probably does point to the fact that Younis has made some demands. It also mean that the PCB are considering them. I’m not sure this is a good thing.
October 26th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Now he is staying, lets put all this behind us and build on our 20/20 success. Lets hope Pakistan can win the next world cup and start playing test match cricket at home again!
October 26th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Cricket Bats
Let’s hope he improves his own performances so he can be looked up to.
I think it will be a long time before we can expect international cricket to resume in Pakistan. With every country in the world with an interest in destabilising Pakistan sending its agents to cause havoc, I wouldn’t be surprised if it took us a decade to resume our cricket.
October 26th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Salam Stani. I agree with what you’ve said above. I have a new thread(s) over at my blog. Hope to hear from u there.
Regards- Boom Boom Cricket (maza786)
October 27th, 2009 at 10:51 am
A decade ? I hope it would be sooner. But given the mess in the middle east perhaps you are right. The whole situation is tragedy!
October 27th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Maz
No worries. Been a bit busy lately, I will be back blogging soon.
Cricket Bats
The problem with us resuming cricket in Pakistan before our social and political infrastructure is sorted out is that it will be very easy for someone to target our cricket again. I think the root of the problem needs to be sorted before we should take any risks.
Tragedy indeed.
October 28th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I agree with Stani. If and when cricket resumes in Pakistan it will be something historical. As for know u know the terroritst threats and political crisis is beyond normality. It is risky indeed.
UAE and England shall be our homes for the next decade
October 28th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
sorry for the typos. I was rushing .
October 28th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Maz
No need to apologise Maz. I hope it’s less UAE and more England for obvious reasons! Plus, at least the grounds will be filled.
October 28th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
That is so obvious and correct !
I’m sure I told you this b4 but my experience at the lords t20 final in June. The ground was packed with stanis. The atmosphere was like as if we were playing at home.
Next year its a Stani summer ! I am planning to watch 2 or 3 matches. What about ur self ?
Shoaib Akthar is playing in my club league next year for a few matches. He wants to get back in the team ahead of the busy summer.
October 28th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
But perhaps Q will want it to be in the UAE for obvious reasons.
October 28th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Stani. Do u know if any television channel is televising the NZ Odi series in UK?
October 31st, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Maz
Which league is that?
I hope to go to as many matches as possible of the ones that are in London. I would like to get a Test match in though as you can’t beat the red ball and white clothes.
Not sure which channels are showing the New Zealand series. I think the series are split between UAE and New Zealand. The UAE ones may be our ‘home’ games and tensports have our home game rights. The games in New Zealand may be Sky.
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:57 am
Stani Army
You are dead right. There is no point it taking any risks, but it is a very sad situation for Cricket & Pakistan.
It’s likely that a whole generation will grow up without the opportunity to watch their own nation play live international cricket at home.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:27 am
Cricket Bats
When you put it like that you really bring it home to roost. A whole generation could miss seeing their team play at home, how sad. Will this have an effect on this particular generation of youngsters producing the talent for our national team? I hope not. If it does, let’s hope that it is counter balanced by ex-pat Pakistanis in the countries Pakistan do play in, wanting to play for their motherland.