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The series to series turned out to be a wrong report. Apparently, the Captain will be for a year and the coach on a 2 year contract. Rediff is reporting that Younis,Shoaib Malik and Salman Butt are the candidates.
Seems Ashraff wants Younis whereas the Ad Hoc committee wants Malik and Butt.......interesting.
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An excellent piece - kind of sums up what all of us fans are feeling right now!
**A lament for cricket in Pakistan **
**The BBC Urdu service’s Masud Alam, can’t get to terms with the structure cricket back home in Pakistan. **
What’s wrong with cricket in Pakistan?
The question is asked earnestly and obsessively here after the team’s disastrous performance in the World Cup.
Usually the questioner then offers their own objective diagnosis and frank personal opinion on the subject.
Everyone in Pakistan, it seems, has something to say about the weather, Islam and cricket.
A majority admits to only a rudimentary knowledge of the religion and the sport, but that doesn’t deter anyone pushing forward their argument.
In Islamabad though, people tend to look over their shoulder when talking about religion. And if a woman in burka passes by, the subject is quickly changed to something more homely and unlikely to induce a beating, like cricket.
There are other, more pressing and intellectually stimulating issues to discuss, such as a recent newspaper report in which Rafiq Tarar (president of Pakistan from 1998 to 2001 when Gen Musharraf pushed him aside to take his place) is quoted as saying he is still the rightful president of the country!!
But at some point during an unrelated conversation, someone almost unintentionally slips into cricket.
“Don’t you think the Jewish lobby is behind Pakistan’s ouster from World Cup?” or “I don’t mind Musharraf staying in his general’s uniform, but I want him out as the boss of cricket board.”
**Bold prediction **
When a journalist is asked the question, there is also the expectation that we will have all the up-to-date knowledge of, not just what’s happening now, but also of how it’s all going to end.
I envy my colleagues who can privately foretell, often correctly, how some big political row is going to turn out. But they’d never give their prediction on air.
Instinctively or by virtue of training, journalists do not broadcast their predictions.
If the margin of error is only one per cent, even that is a risk most are not willing to take.
It was therefore quite extraordinary when a senior columnist with a leading English paper not just predicted a presidential move, he even put a wager on it!
Commenting on the resignation of Pakistan Cricket Board’s chairman, Dr Naseem Ashraf, in the wake of Pakistan’s rather hasty exit from the World Cup, the author announced that the president, General Pervez Musharraf, who is also the patron-in-chief of the cricket board, would not accept the resignation.
Not that Dr Ashraf’s qualifications make it hard to decide whether or not he should have been allowed to go.
He’s a urologist by profession, and has been a fund-raiser for Gen Musharraf’s various causes, by choice. And like the hand-picked Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, he’s also been a resident of the US - the great talent-hunting field for Gen Musharraf’s government.
He was brought in as head of a human development initiative. Gen Musharraf’s critics say it went the way of several other fancy moves by the government - it was launched with great fanfare and then forgotten almost immediately.
**Personality type **
Simultaneously, Dr Ashraf was also given a seat on the ad hoc committee overseeing cricketing affairs in the country. And when Shahryar Khan, the then chairman of the board resigned last October, the good doctor was handed the reins of Pakistan cricket.
**Making 11 men play like a strong unit cannot be achieved with half-baked, half-hearted, ad hoc measures of an ad hoc committee, chaired by arbitrarily appointed men **
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Dr Ashraf’s credentials, abilities and sundry talents however didn’t even figure in the senior columnist’s prediction.
He put his money and risked his reputation on his own estimation of Gen Musharraf’s personality type.
And he was proved absolutely right.
The one man who took responsibility for the World Cup fiasco, and a string of on and off-field embarrassments before that, was asked to continue doing what he was doing. And Dr Ashraf readily obliged. In fact he’s promised to do even more of the same!
The other man, Saleem Altaf, who went by the designation ‘director cricket operations’ (what other operations the cricket board might be involved in?) never resigned - which again didn’t surprise anyone.
A commentator on TV dismissed the speculation that this director may also quit: “If he had a conscience, he’d have resigned on several different occasions in the past years.”
And the three-member selection committee’s resignation doesn’t count because pundits are unanimous in their declaration that the chief selector, Wasim Bari, wasn’t even keen, or allowed to select a member of his own team, let alone the national cricket team.
**No constitution **
A sub-committee that includes Saleem Altaf - now an advisor to the chairman - is investigating the causes of Pakistan’s failure in West Indies.
The statements it has recorded so far list: preoccupation with religion, players’ inability to speak English, bad luck and bad pitches as the possible reasons. I can’t wait to see the final report.
Together, these characters are responsible for shaping the country’s cricket.
Oh and by the way the board is still without a constitution and a permanent ruling body.
Both are considered superfluous as long as the PCB has a four star president as patron, and serving generals, retired bureaucrats and American urologists as chairmen.
The ad hoc-ism in the PCB continues to open doors for favouritism, encourage cronyism, attract the insecure and the unprofessional, and perpetuate the kind of chaos in which the mediocre get rewarded and the star ends up shooting himself in the foot.
That’s the mind and soul of Pakistan cricket. The players who make up the body, are largely irrelevant.
Pakistanis are so brutal towards their sporting heroes, it’s a wonder some people still aspire to be one. Their relationship with the nation’s cricketers in particular, is more like that of a spouse. In psychological terms its called love-hate relationship.
When the hero looks pretty and in good shape, folks make a god out of him.
When he falls and becomes all shabby and not much fun, he’s given a steel-toed kick in the middle of his behind and thrown in a recycle bin from which he has to reinvent himself or be flushed out.
The team is in the bin right now. Those with talent, energy and passion, will come out unharmed while others will perish and be replaced by better candidates.
We might see stronger hitters, faster and cleverer bowlers and more agile fielders shaping out of the bin, but that still won’t do.
Lack of skills and finesse is not the issue here. Making 11 men play like a strong unit is. And that cannot be achieved with half-baked, half-hearted, ad hoc measures of an ad hoc committee, chaired by arbitrarily appointed men.
Random measures can at best produce random results. And that the Pakistan cricket team is already capable of.
Story from BBC NEWS:
Published: 2007/04/16 08:30:23 GMT
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^ yes a good article.
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PCB Sacks 80 staff.
See the link for a full report on Cricinfo.
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For the next 5-10 years, Domestic Cricket should ONLY be played on green pitches. This will allow future Pakistan Internationals to be comfortable when they encounter a green-top.
This is the KEY.
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^ lets modify that by saying, green pitches should be used in atleast half the grounds avialable. So the domestic players can actually be groomed on them. We need some turning wickets to keep spin bowling alive as well. Our nation produces excellent spin bowlers as well.
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^ But spin bowling doesn't really win you ODI's.
Except Muralitharan.
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^ But spin bowling doesn't really win you ODI's.
Except Muralitharan.
Ok. I thought you new Pakistan crickets history. Pakistan produced some very good spin bowlers who were match winners as well. Although Iqbal Qasim might not have been a match winner, but Saqlain Mushtaq was a "big" match winner. Untill Warne came along, Abdul Qadir was considered the King of Spin in asia.
Shoiab Malik before his injury was quite deceptive in his bowling. So in short Pakistan has and can produce quality spinner who can win matches as well.
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Ok. I thought you new Pakistan crickets history. Pakistan produced some very good spin bowlers who were match winners as well. Although Iqbal Qasim might not have been a match winner, but Saqlain Mushtaq was a "big" match winner. Untill Warne came along, Abdul Qadir was considered the King of Spin in asia. Shoiab Malik before his injury was quite deceptive in his bowling. So in short Pakistan has and can produce quality spinner who can win matches as well.
Im not saying Pakistan has not produced great spinners in the past; but what I am saying is that in today's aggresive ODI's, spinners are not really used as wicket-takers. They are only used to eat up some of the middle overs and if they take a wicket or two then thats gravy. The new ball on a green pitches can put you in control if the top 3 or 4 wickets are taken.
And the point of making green pitches is to improve our batting and not so much to improve our bowling.
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^ sorry I disagree. It depends on the quality of the spinner.
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We can definitely not rule out a possibility of finding a match-winning spinner for ODIs altogether. We just need to look at the options available and maybe give the prospects some necessary exposure for that.
Simply put:
Spinner cannot be ruled out from ODIs totally...
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Well we have 5 off spinners who have been “UN-BUTTAFIED” by the ANTI BUTTA COMMITTEE (BAC)
Suspect Bowling Action committee clears five bowlers](http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7775&Itemid=2)
Written by pub Monday, 16 April 2007
LAHORE,Apr 16 (APP)- Pakistan Cricket Board’s bowling Action Committee (BAC) has cleared five bowlers of suspect bowling action after remedial work was done at National Cricket Academy.
A meeting of BAC was held here on Monday to discuss the analysis reports of five bowlers with suspect action.They were engaged in a 10-week remedial work out under a programme launched by PCB to correct such bowlers and to make them useful, said a spokesman of the PCB.
“ As all five individuals have improved their bowling actions and analysis reports showed their elbow extension within the tolerance level set by International Cricket Council (ICC), BAC has given the verdict of their actions being legal and they have been allowed to bowl during domestic competitions”,he said.Interestingly all the bowlers allowed to resume their bowling career are different type of spinners.
Following have been cleared by the BAC,
Asif Mumtaz,Rawalpindi, off spinner,
Aqeel Ahmad, Faisalabad,off spinner,
Misbah Khan,Karachi,off spinner,
Irfan ud Din,Karachi,off spinner,
Mudassar Nanzoor,Mirpurkhas,left arm spinner
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PCB appoints new selection committee…
First step completed towards …umh…what?
Cricket-Pakistan appoints new selection committee
Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:44AM BST
KARACHI, April 18 (Reuters) - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday appointed a new selection committee after the previous panel resigned in the wake of the team’s disastrous performance in the World Cup.
Former test player Salahuddin Ahmed will head the three-member paid selection committee, which will have Saleem Jaffer and Shafqat Rana, also former players, as members.
Ahmed, who has served as a national selector on 12 previous occasions, said his team would have a daunting task ahead.
“We have to start afresh after the disappointment of the World Cup,” he told Reuters.
“It is a big challenge for us.”
Pakistan were eliminated from the tournament after losing their opening game to the West Indies and then being stunned by minnows Ireland.
Coach Bob Woolmer died in a hospital in Kingston a day later, and police are now investigating his death as a murder.
Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq also stepped down and retired from one-day internationals following the team’s poor performance, and the PCB is expected to appoint a new captain this week.](“http://uk.reuters.com/article/cricketNews/idUKISL20364420070418”)
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This is the first of many steps taken by PCB...BACKWARDS. Sallu and Shafqar have both being selectors and chief selectors many times before and they havent done anything to write home about. The same old people coming in through a revolving door.
Sallu is also the biggest hypocrite on the planet. Just 3 weeks ago he was on PTV and Indus blasting the 'Doctor who thinks he can run a cricket board', and the Ad--Hocism in the PCB - and then he went and accepted an offer to be on the Performance Evaluation committee and now also took up the Chief Selector position - again offered by the very same 'Doctor who thinks he can run a cricket board'.
Sallu proved again that he's a low life and also re-enforced the fact that the lota culture is alive and well with the ex-players as well.
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Sallu??? Yet again??????? You GOTTA be kidding me !!!!!!
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If they bring the same old faces in the selection committe than there may be a possiblity that the likes of 'big mouth' Javed Miandad will be brought back for the fourth time.
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Is this worst team we had or what...
We don't have a world class Bowler,batsman or a wicketkeeper in our team....There are some old goons that just want to polish their seniority & nothing else...Out of form old idiots!
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Well it may be John Wright as the new coach…
Wright new Pakistan coach?](http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Woolmer_Report/0,,2-9-2146_2101569,00.html)
19/04/2007 17:37 - (SA)](http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Woolmer_Report/0,,2-9-2146_2101569,00.html)
Karachi - Sources say Pakistan’s cricket authorities have turned to New Zealander John Wright as a possible successor to coach Bob Woolmer, who died during the World Cup.
The sources said that officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board had held discussions with Wright, 52, to find out if he would be interested in coaching the national side.
A source said: “Wright’s response was good. The board is also looking at another foreigner, Tim Boon, coach of Leicestershire, as a possible candidate.”
The board earlier named all-rounder Shoaib Malik as captain until the end of the year and former Test player, Talat Ali, as manager for two years.
Woolmer, a former England player, was coach from 2004 until March 18 when he was pronounced dead in hospital in Jamaica a day after Pakistan lost to debutants Ireland and were eliminated from the World Cup in the first round.
His death is being treated by Jamaican police as murder.
Pakistan also had a foreign coach, Briton Richard Pybus, in the 2003 World Cup, when they did not progress beyond the first round.
The source said Wright, who was coach of the Indian team from 2000 to 2005, was a strong candidate followed by Boon who was video analyst with the England team during their 2005 Ashes win over Australia.
Boon has also been England’s under-19 coach and of South African provincial side, Natal. Former Pakistan Test pacer, Aaqib Javed, is the strongest local candidate for the post although the source said there was resistance to his appointment.
News24/Reuters
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^ hmmm ... aab captaincy kaa maslaa tu hal hoo gaya hey , aab coach kay mutaliq guessing shorugh!
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Yeah then after, the playing 11, tests vs ODIs.. etc..
abhee suspense chalay ga partner....