http://rs28.rapidshare.com/files/16783397/Score.wmv
Nasim toh bus ghoomne gaye thay wahan
says Prince Charles has invited India and Pakistan to play a charity one-day match in England to mark 60 years of independence. The proceeds from the game will go to his various charities.
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sorry should have been in the videos section
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a very successful tour of south africa…dil khol ke haray aur painti khai maidan main SA se…
Re: Inzi, Yousuf and Nasim talk to the media on team's return from SA
they have nt taken dope test of shoaib and asif yet.they are going to take the test late once again and we'll find out 2 days befoer the world cup that they are not going.
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^ so true
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Pakistan defer dope tests on offenders Akhtar and Asif
Pakistan completed dope tests on all but three of their World Cup 15-man squad and five reserves, but tests on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were deferred, an official said on Sunday.
“Asif is in England for a reassessment of his elbow injury and on his return will give a test, in the next few days. I have no official information on Akhtar’s return home, but hopefully he too will appear soon,” Pakistan Cricket Board anti-doping official Sohail Ahmed said.
Akhtar was also in England having a reassessment of a knee injury which threatens his chances of featuring in the World Cup, starting in the Caribbean from March 13.
Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was the last player to be tested on Sunday, while allrounder Shahid Afridi will appear this week upon his return from England, where he was playing in a charity match.
All the players were directed to appear for dope tests before the training camp for the World Cup starts, from February 22.
Ahmed said urine samples would be sent to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the next couple of days and he hoped results would be received in a week.
The PCB decided to have pre-World Cup dope tests to avoid the embarrassment of any mishap in the mega event, where the International Cricket Council (ICC) will conduct target testing.
Experts have warned that Akhtar and Asif, who face life bans if they test positive again, could still have illegal substances in their systems after they tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone in October last year.
Some experts believe the prospects of another positive test and a possible life ban raise doubts on whether the pair will appear for the tests, or skip them.
If they skip the tests, they will have to be withdrawn from Pakistan’s 15-man World Cup squad.
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***Pakistan can replace any injured or positive-tested player until March 2. After the deadline, only the ICC’s technical committee can allow any replacements. ***
Akhtar was banned for two years and Asif for one year in November last year. However, their bans were controversially overturned by a PCB appellate committee in December, on the grounds they did not take the banned substance knowingly.
The WADA last year appealed against the bans being overturned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) based in Switzerland. The CAS, which has formed a three-member panel to ascertain whether it has the jurisdiction to take the case, is unlikely to meet before April this year.
http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200702/s1850706.htm
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I am not going on a slippery slope, but much of the blame goes to coach and those $$ paid assistant, coz they are responsible for the diet and what kind of food should be given to the team, immaculate calcuations are done (carb, transfat (ghee), vitamins, protiens...etc) and they are translated into the kind of food our team eat (Razzy = palak).
why not much devoted care was given and is this caused by the painkillers that cricketers ride on when they get a bit hurt during the game?
same people are resoponsible (the team of physio and dieticians).
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^ I disagree to an extent. These highly paid athletes are also expected to be responsible for their own diet. "coach and those $$ paid assistant" can provide them guidance, and can make sure that the team meals comply with proper food balance, but if these sports stars go off on the side and pump their bodies with dubious medicines, quack-hakeems, niharis and payas and biryanis, what are the coach and $$ paid assistant gonna do? They can only help those who wanna help themselves.
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Faisal bhai, when they are with the team and doing training for certain series, they cannot go to neem-hakim at all, all the needs physio checkup.... and emergency are taken care by the highly paid assistant(s), and What they eat on tour or during training is highly regulated.
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I saw the video and all I can say, Lets wait and see (after the WC 07) PCB chairman N. Ashraf has some knowledge and in his interview he has said some nice things for Pakistan cricket. but like they say "Walk the talk" so lets see what happens.
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The after-effects of the unauthorized (and frankly stupid) visits to hakeems and assorted other quakes can linger on for quite some time. Like the presence of banned substances still in the blood of Akhtar and Asif. I am sure they are off it for several months now, but if they test them now, chances are they will still test positive.
Re: food, again, its a misconception that food is highly regulated (even during tours). Yes, I am sure the coach and nutritionist etc try their level best to provide healthy and appropriate food for these athletes. And I think they are successful during lunch and tea-breaks during the game. But our cricketers are highly paid people who do go out on their own at night. I don't know how many listened to the Shoaib Malik interview on TV the other day where he was asked questions by Rameez Raja and Malik narrated the story of how a few players went out to Kentucky Fried Chicken while on tour in South Africa (he mentioned that one player scratched cars by using a nail-cutter, just for the heck of it - but thats another story of how low level some of our national cricketers are), but the point is that cricketers do eat out on their own even when they are on tour.