Ban Pakistan from cricket, says Botham

Re: Ban Pakistan from cricket, says Botham

My reaction would be the same as to Botham's statement. No it is not right. You don't punish the whole team for a few bad apples. What would be your reaction if every Pakistani origin person was deported form USA because a few guy's committed terrorist activities there. What would be your reaction?

Re: Ban Pakistan from cricket, says Botham

Ehsan bhai, do you really think it is a case of 2 or 3 bad apples who acted in isolation? Well my response may sound insane but it is not a case of 2 or 3 bad apples….it is a systematic failure of Pakistani cricket and that too for over 18 years….at least 7 players are involved if not more (by choice or by pressure) and an independent investigation can prove that…kamran akmal, shoaib malik, salman butt, mohammad aamir, mohammad asif, wahab riaz, umar akmal and the list simply goes on…

and before this team, at least 10 players were fined by justice qayuum…..i repeat, 10 players were fined and found guilty as a result of a judicial inquiry done by no one else but a Pakistani judge….from akram to salim malik to ijaz to musthaq to waqar to saeed anwar to inzi to saqlain to ata rehman to moin khan…..ahh the list is just too long…the whole team was involved in match fixing…that is precisely why no new player was allowed to establish by this current corrupt "tola" as well as by old gang...kitnay bright players ka career katham ho gaya because of that...and if someon wanted to stay in the team, he had to become corrupt....

so help me understand how come it is a problem that is confined around 2 or 3 players? It is not a coincidental failure…..it is a structural failure…see the real problem is inefficiency of PCB and its continuous denial to take strict actions…and PCB is again resisting an independent investigation…..no one wants to ban Pakistan from playing cricket but if our board does not act in a serious manner, what other choice do we have but to ban Pakistan until it puts his house in order?…and yes, if majority of mosques and Muslims in US are involved in terrorist propaganda and illegal activities, I will also be asked to leave US as well even though I may very well be a law-abiding citizen…

Re: Ban Pakistan from cricket, says Botham

I say fry Botham for saying such slander...

Re: Ban Pakistan from cricket, says Botham

if the man had the courage of his convictions he would have refused to comment on subsequent games. its rich if you're calling for a team to be banned and then going off to do the pitch report.