LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

The Pakistanis have decided to give Shoaib and Asif until March 6 to be available for the World Cup but in case the players are ruled out of the contest, fast Mohammad Sami and all-rounder Yasir Arafat are expected to replace them.

http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=44952

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

Whats this now ? :confused:

More tamaasha???

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

PCB ka tamasha hai bhaiyoun.

What the heck man, its a joke.

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

kiyaa bander baaNT chal rahi hai yaar :naraz:

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

Umumm whats wrong? with jadoo toona they will be fit and dopey clear by March 6th who knows they are Pakistani players. :snooty:

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

not true … they are out for sure.

DateLine: 1st March 2007

Media Release - 01 March 2007
On verbal reports from the doctors, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif require more time to become fit. Hence, the National Selection Committee in consultation with the Team Management has decided that Mohammad Sami and Yasir Arafat would replace Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif for the ICC World Cup 2007
Media Department

(Article: Copyright © 2007 Pakistan Cricket Board)

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

Yes "the News" report from Jang is stale by 1 day. The latest is that the reports are infact back and they are definitely out.

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

PCB will pull a stunt and they will make Asif and Akhtar available for WC just before the kick off match.

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

PCB might get their dope tests done on their own first, then decide by march 6 what to do....
or just wait and see .. din hi kitney reh gaye hain WC start honey maiN...

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

so what the hell is going on? last nite it was for sure they were not in...
now its till march first or a. alona said its stale news?
c'mon pcb don't play with our emotions like this!

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

man...the PCB makes BCCI look like the most efficient organization in the world.

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

majama? kush, theek thak?

yaar in choti choti baton pe kab tak kush hotay raho gay?

Re: LATEST: Shoaib & Asif have till March 6th.

Yaar apnay paDosee ka khayaal rakhna bhee koee baat hoti haiy. :D