samb
March 10, 2010, 10:51pm
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Whatever the Butt regime has done upto date has never been anything to appreciate..except this.
This is the RIGHT decision for the future of Pakistan Cricket. Yousef publicly went on a tirade against Malik on more than one occasion as did Malik in retaliation. Younis has quit the team and the captaincy on several occasions and all 3 of these guys think they are bigger than the game.
Yousefs career was almost over anyway. As was Younis’s. Malik has a year to think about his attitude and either become a better player in which case he will be able to force himself back into the team after a year, or get lost in the wilderness.
For the immediate future, the PCB should right away bring a lot of the team that played in the under-19 world cup into the teams for the test and ODI series against Australia and England…that should also include players who have played for Pakistan before like Yasir Hameed, Asim Kamal, etc.
For the 20-20 world cup…Razzaq should be the Captain. Afridi has no business leading the team until his probation period is over and he hasnt made any other mistakes by then.
For the test and ODI teams, the PCB should look for a younger player…maybe Salman Butt…maybe even someone like Fawad Alam…he seems to have a tough head on his shoulders.
Anyway, people should be happy with these decisions. Your so-called “heroes” havent done anything of note for 3-4 years and have got away with their dramas…they keep losing, keep fighting, keep embarassing the country with their nonsense attitudes and jahil behaviour…hopefully this culture now ends with this excellent action by the PCB
agree with most of your points… except for the captaincy part.
guess Razzaq will have to do for now. but neither one of Butt and Fawad are capable of becoming captain. their spots are barely secure. first they should become sure selections and put up some performances before being considered for captaincy.