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Afridi will remain the captain 
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^^ konsa shaam ka akhbar heay yay?
Re: Afridi dropped from Ireland tour?/PCB decides to dump Afridi
Jang 
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sorry to burst your bubble.
No assurances given to Afridi: Ijaz Butt
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt announced on Wednesday that Shahid Afridi’s place as the captain of the ODI team was not assured.
Butt’s statement is likely to put into disarray what looks like a settled limited overs unit.
“No assurance has been rendered to Shahid Afridi as far as retaining him as skipper for the upcoming ODI tour of Ireland,” Butt told a private TV channel.
Butt said that he clearly told Afridi in their last meeting that owing to the all-rounder’s disciplinary issues, the PCB was mulling the option of bringing in someone else.
He added that consultation was underway over selection of the team for the Ireland ODIs and a finalised team will be announced in a day or two.
http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/18/no-assurances-given-to-afridi-ijaz-butt.html
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What can u expect from a retard like Ejaz Butt …
When ur not sure who will be the captain ur team cant progress…
Allah he hafiz hai Hamari cricket ka ab
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What can u expect from a retard like Ejaz Butt .........
When ur not sure who will be the captain ur team cant progress......
Allah he hafiz hai Hamari cricket ka ab
You sounding bit like those Libyan demonstrators who chant "Allah, qaddafi, Libya", you should chant "Allah, Afridi, Pak cricket" :D
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^^ taubah tuabah ab Afridi aur Qadhafi kau aik jumlay main tau na milayain..
Re: Afridi dropped from Ireland tour?/PCB decides to dump Afridi
I am fed up of Ijaz Butt and his policies. He now gets on my nerves more than anyone else. Why does board chairman has to treat players like they are his personal servant. If everything has to be done by Ijaz Butt, we should stop paying other staff millions.
Ijaz butt nai naukree sai nahi nikala
Ijaz butt nai koi wada nahi kia
Ijaz butt nai warn ker deya
is this functional board or what? Will we assure captain or fire him after every match now just like k Ijaz butt k cook na khana acha nahi banaya tu fire ker deya.
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Ab itni bhe baat nhe hai uncle 
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It happens only in Pakistan. ONLY type of game (ODI), in which Pakistan was showing some signs of performance, its captain is fired. Who is the alternate MIBAH who does not even deserve a playing spot in the ODI team.
Every time I think, this is it, we can not go any lower and can only go up from there, PCB/Ijaz Butt proves it wrong!
Misbah replaces Afridi as ODI captain
Osman Samiuddin
The curtain has finally come down on Shahid Afridi’s reign as ODI captain, with the PCB replacing him with Misbah-ul-Haq for the two ODIs against Ireland at the end of the month.
No official reason has been given for the move to replace a man who has led Pakistan to two ODI bilateral series wins - although against weaker sides - as well as a semi-final run in the 2011 World Cup: when contacted board chairman Ijaz Butt refused to speak on the topic. In 34 ODIs, he won 18 and lost 15 games; a stretch which included tough series against England and South Africa. However Butt had had told a television channel on Wednesday that "no assurance has been rendered to Shahid Afridi of retaining him as skipper for the upcoming one-day international matches in Ireland.
“I didn’t give any assurances to anyone and we are still in the process of debating the changes for the series against Ireland which is also important,” the PCB chief added.
It is likely, however, that the move came after the board decided they had had enough with Afridi’s penchant for awkward public statements. The latest situation arose when Afridi returned from the Caribbean and hinted at unhappiness with coach Waqar Younis over matters of selection. The pair were never on fantastic terms - Waqar had preferred Misbah as captain for the World Cup itself - but held together through the World Cup. But differences grew between the pair during the course of the ODI series which Pakistan eventually won 3-2, Afridi unhappy at the amount of say Waqar wanted in the selection of the final XI.
Afridi was sent a showcause notice by the board and was due to meet the chairman over his comments as well as his relationship with Waqar. A report in Jang, the leading Urdu daily, said Afridi had spoken to the chairman on phone last week before flying out to the USA on a fund-raising tour on Tuesday and been assured that the situation wasn’t a serious one. Board officials have also constantly downplayed the differences between the pair since Afridi’s arrival, a situation which also led Mohsin Khan, chief selector, to the brink of resignation.
Last December, during the tour of New Zealand, members of the team and the board were also upset with Afridi’s very public criticisms of the performances of the side in two Twenty20 losses.
Afridi took over as ODI captain properly in June last year, before the Asia Cup, having been appointed the Twenty20 captain the previous year. He was never given the leadership on a full-time basis, but first irked the board by walking away from the Test captaincy on the tour to England, one Test after being appointed. Misbah, currently the Test captain, now becomes the fifth ODI captain under the near three-year tenure of Butt; there have also been six Test captains in that time.
Afridi does retain a place in the 16-man squad for the two ODIs on May 28 and 30. Three changes have been made from the ODI squad that defeated West Indies. Opener Ahmed Shehzad, middle-order batsman Usman Salahuddin and fast bowler Sadaf Hussain have been dropped. In their place come Azhar Ali, Younis Khan and Umar Gul; Younis and Gul were both rested for the Caribbean ODI trip and Younis missed the Test series after his brother passed away.
Squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Younis Khan, Taufeeq Umar, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Salman (wk), Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Tanvir Ahmed, Junaid Khan, Hammad Azam
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Azhar Ali for ODI? That plus Misbah, Younis and Shafiq as slow players. 
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Once again, PCB Management left a lot to be desired the way it deals with controversies. Pathetic backstabbing way of removing Afridi. Divisions in team are inevitable now!
Well done ijaz phutt!
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LOL Ijaz Butt has been in charge for just under three years and this now represents the 11th change in captaincy in his time, in Tests and ODIs
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Misbah doesnt even deserve to be in the ODI squad and then he is about to retire in 1 year so we will again change the captain and then u expect performances from this team 
- Mohammad Yousaf (Check)
- Abdul Razzaq (Check)
- Shoaib Akhtar (Check)
- Shahid Afridi (Check)
Waqar Younis must be Happy tonight. 
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Expecting more things to follow, i am expecting Ejaz Butt to pad up for 2012 WC and play as skipper
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Expecting more things to follow, i am expecting Ejaz Butt to pad up for 2012 WC and play as skipper
Actually that would be good.
With the physical attributes he has (and amount of food he eats), he might prove to be a better keeper than Akmals and Qarnains. With Butt spanning from 3rd slip to leg gullly, ball will find it hard to go past him....
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Thats a good one lol!
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Misbah is fine as Test captain, he needs to be in the ODI side but not as captain. We need to groom some other player for future who is not too old and not too inexperienced. I think Hafeez might do the job, but then again its just me while Butt is thinking from some hole.
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Everything has it limits...Sick and tired of Ijaz Butt making a mockery of us for a long ass time. Hope the ******* dies soon!
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Ijaz “shmuck” butt rules with an iron fist…I wish he would smack himself one as well sometime!
Some people are not to be given authority.
If they had a vision they would not make misbah the replacement for Afridi. It should have been some one like Hafeez who has a future left in cricket. Misbah won’t even be around for the next WC atleast not in ODIs.
I am changing my avatar back to “go ijaz butt go”