Pakistan Set to BAN "FIVE" Players until World Cup

sharaabee · November 15, 2010, 10:50pm

Re: Pakistan Set to BAN “FIVE” Players until World Cup

One can look at it positively

Sure this would dent our chances of doing well in the world cup but this could be the best thing to happen to Pakistan cricket for a whille. End the corruption, end the fixing and end the daily embarrassment we face. Teach those who think they are bigger than the game a lesson so next time no one even thinks about playing around with the integrity of the country.

And it is not just the players who are bringing embarrassment to Pakistan day in, day out. The incompetent board officials and their poor management is equally responsible for this mess. Their daily u-turns - banning and then unbanning players, fining them and then retracting all fines as if nothing ever happened - is the reason why our players are so undisciplined & unprofessional and take liberties with the system. Lack of basic education also has a lot to do with the players’ general attitude and behaviour. You w’d never expect someone like Imran Khan or Ramiz Raja or even Misbah to behave like this. I know Salman Butt’s case does not support my last point but he is probably an exception to the rule

And to those of you who still believe that the players are innocent, a simple loud and clear NO would have sufficed. Sadly we heard nothing of that sort from Salman Butt et al. So I have no reason to believe that they are not guilty

Great post brother… every word of it..

It would be very good for Pak cricket if these players are banned.. it’s similar to how India got rid of Jadeja and Azhar for good.. who in that time were the captain and the VC.. the main core of the team..

There is a lot of talent in Pak and the next crop of good players will be around the corner. Cannot defend the guilty just because the guilty players have talent.

Unfortunately I do not see the Pak officials getting their act together anytime soon. This comedy has been going on for 2-3-4 yrs now and in my guestimate will continue for another few years.

The fastest solution in my opinion would actually be let the ICC directly control the PCB.. let the ICC appoint PCB officials and run the game in Pakistan… it’s a little like president’s rule for troubled states within a country..