Posts Tagged ‘Chris Gayle’

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✩ April 22nd, 2011 ✩

Pakistan look ahead to West Indies challenge

By Tabrez Janjua for Stani Army in Pakistan Cricket

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Pakistan get their tour of the Caribbean underway in earnest today as they go up against the West Indies in the only T20 game of the tour.

The Pakistan squad has a fairly settled look to it in contrast to their opponents. Controversy continues to surround the absence of Chris Gayle after the opener opted to play in the Indian Premier League instead of the home tour.

Gayle insisted he was forced to make a decision after being ignored by selectors, and reacted angrily to remarks made by the WICB that it was “disappointed” with his decision.

“A group of players were selected for a training camp in Barbados, and I never got a call, nobody spoke to me, and I decided to leave it alone,” Gayle told KLAS Sports, a radio station in Jamaica.

“I continued my training programme, and I came to find out via the media that a Twenty20 squad was announced, and a one-day international squad was announced, and I was stunned when I saw a big headline in the newspapers, ‘Gayle, Sarwan, Chanderpaul dropped’.”

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✩ July 13th, 2010 ✩

Ponting Picks on an 18 Year Old

By Tabrez Janjua for Stani Army in Pakistan Cricket

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As Mohammed Aamer dismissed Ricky Ponting on day one of the first Test at Lord’s, there was a coming together of the two players which may be brushed off as just nothing by some. But, here on Stani Army, it does rile us when the spirit of cricket is not upheld and especially in the MCC Spirit of Cricket series. The manner in which Shane Warne tried to justify Ponting’s actions on commentary was disgraceful but it was to be expected. Had it not been for the camera angle from behind Ponting, we would not have clearly seen Ponting put out his elbow as Aamer ran past. Then Ponting’s got the nerve to complain to the umpire when he walks off? Yet there is the old tactic of influencing the umpire, something which Shane Warne can tell you all about as influencing the umpire was one of his variations along with the leg-break, the top spinner and the flipper.

Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson demonstrate their childishness

Ponting was clearly frustrated at not being able to get bat on to ball as Aamer mesmerized, yet Ponting could learn a great deal from his vice-captain Michael Clarke, who clashed with Aamer in the 2nd Twenty20 but accepted Aamer’s apology with good grace. Whilst Ponting has built himself a certain reputation in cricket, there is a side to him that is not so immendiately obvious. Back in December 2009 when Chris Gayle and Shane Watson had their falling out

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