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finally PCB is up 2 a gud move:jhanda:…
Rameez isn’t a favourite of mine but he’s pretty sharp and will be a big improvement on Chishty Mujahid who is probably a bit off the pace these days. Aamir and Rameez will make a good combo alongside wily ol Javed.
Looking good :k:
actually Chishty took a long leave of around 2-3 months due to his illness as far as i have heard otherwise he too tried his best in his short stint to get things moving in pak cricket.
Rameez Raja holds press conference
Pakistan Cricket Board - 24 April 2003
The Chief Executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Rameez Raja has said Pakistan’s policy on India would remain unchanged until New Delhi showed flexibility in its attitude. He was addressing a press conference at the Gaddafi Stadium less than 24 hour after taking over from Chishty Mujahid.
“So far the attitude of India has been rigid. They are stubborn and not understanding the reason and situation. We have gone out of the way in an effort to restore relations with India but they have not shown any interest. Now if they don’t want to play cricket with us, we are not interested in playing with them either,” Rameez Raja said.
He, however, stated that as a cricketer he strongly believed that the two countries needed to play against each other to improve and learn. “My fellow Indian commentators share the same thoughts,” he said.
Pakistan has withdrawn from the Asia Cup to be played in August and have already announced it will not tour India next year after New Delhi refused permission to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for its team to cross the border because of political and security concerns. India also cancelled a tour to Pakistan in early 2001.
Rameez, nevertheless, said now since the diplomatic relations were improving with positive statements coming from both the sides, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would also review the situation. “But at the moment, there is no change in our policy. Of course when things will improve, we will also show flexibility as we have been showing in the past.”
Rameez, a former Pakistan captain and only the second Test cricketer to be the Chief Executive of the PCB, said he was honoured to be in the same league as the likes of Majid Khan whom he billed as a childhood hero. “I am honoured but frankly speaking I never wanted this job. I was actually cornered this time after having refused it in the past three years. But I must thank Lt Gen Tauqir Zia who expressed confidence and trust in my abilities.”
The PCB Chief Executive said his objective will be to spend quality and meaningful time in the cricket board. “I will put in my best to implement the policies of the Chairman. I will try to be creative and also expect that my colleagues will come up with fresh ideas that will not only improve Pakistan cricket but also uplift the image of the cricket board. I would also request the gentlemen from the Press to highlight problems but with solutions. Only the opinions wouldn’t improve things nor they will serve any purpose.”
Rameez Raja said Pakistan cricket was heading in the right direction. “Not only the team has made a winning start that was essential after World Cup failure, the restructuring of the organization will also make this institution more professional and competent. We will announce the new setup in a weeks time.”
Rameez said he would continue to work as commentator, “because my presence there was important to Pakistan cricket. Besides, I will only be out for 30 days over the next year which I don’t think is enough time away from the board in the backdrop of modern communication technologies that are available. In addition to this, I think I have maintained a nice balance in my life because I never sacrificed education for cricket or the other way round and believe I can do it this time also.”
Rameez said he would also continue to work as Director Academies “as that project was closest to my heart. You see Alf Gover started way back in 1960 while Australia established their Academy in 1981. Now in the last four to five years, Australia have started producing quality cricketers from that institution. We are just the beginners but I am satisfied with the progress we have made in a very short span of time. I am convinced that if we continue with work with dedication and commitment, we will be able to catch up with the modern day requirement much earlier than others.”
Rameez said domestic structure was not being abolished but was only being improved. “I mean Australia are the best team in the world and they are also making adjustments to their structure. Our structure has been the same but our predecessors and now we have only tried to make it more competitive and tough. Now since we are launching the National Cricket Academy, both (domestic cricket and academy) have to run parallel so that we can get exciting and talented cricketers. The academy is a finishing school of excellence and we want that there should be some justification between talent and performance in domestic circuit.”
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24 April 2003
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that's definatly a good move.
Rameez Raja holds press conference!!!
**Rameez Raja holds press conference
Pakistan Cricket Board - 24 April 2003
The Chief Executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Rameez Raja has said Pakistan's policy on India would remain unchanged until New Delhi showed flexibility in its attitude. He was addressing a press conference at the Gaddafi Stadium less than 24 hour after taking over from Chishty Mujahid.
"So far the attitude of India has been rigid. They are stubborn and not understanding the reason and situation. We have gone out of the way in an effort to restore relations with India but they have not shown any interest. Now if they don't want to play cricket with us, we are not interested in playing with them either," Rameez Raja said.
He, however, stated that as a cricketer he strongly believed that the two countries needed to play against each other to improve and learn. "My fellow Indian commentators share the same thoughts," he said.
Pakistan has withdrawn from the Asia Cup to be played in August and have already announced it will not tour India next year after New Delhi refused permission to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for its team to cross the border because of political and security concerns. India also cancelled a tour to Pakistan in early 2001.
Rameez, nevertheless, said now since the diplomatic relations were improving with positive statements coming from both the sides, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would also review the situation. "But at the moment, there is no change in our policy. Of course when things will improve, we will also show flexibility as we have been showing in the past."
Rameez, a former Pakistan captain and only the second Test cricketer to be the Chief Executive of the PCB, said he was honoured to be in the same league as the likes of Majid Khan whom he billed as a childhood hero. "I am honoured but frankly speaking I never wanted this job. I was actually cornered this time after having refused it in the past three years. But I must thank Lt Gen Tauqir Zia who expressed confidence and trust in my abilities."
The PCB Chief Executive said his objective will be to spend quality and meaningful time in the cricket board. "I will put in my best to implement the policies of the Chairman. I will try to be creative and also expect that my colleagues will come up with fresh ideas that will not only improve Pakistan cricket but also uplift the image of the cricket board. I would also request the gentlemen from the Press to highlight problems but with solutions. Only the opinions wouldn't improve things nor they will serve any purpose."
Rameez Raja said Pakistan cricket was heading in the right direction. "Not only the team has made a winning start that was essential after World Cup failure, the restructuring of the organization will also make this institution more professional and competent. We will announce the new setup in a weeks time."
Rameez said he would continue to work as commentator, "because my presence there was important to Pakistan cricket. Besides, I will only be out for 30 days over the next year which I don't think is enough time away from the board in the backdrop of modern communication technologies that are available. In addition to this, I think I have maintained a nice balance in my life because I never sacrificed education for cricket or the other way round and believe I can do it this time also."
Rameez said he would also continue to work as Director Academies "as that project was closest to my heart. You see Alf Gover started way back in 1960 while Australia established their Academy in 1981. Now in the last four to five years, Australia have started producing quality cricketers from that institution. We are just the beginners but I am satisfied with the progress we have made in a very short span of time. I am convinced that if we continue with work with dedication and commitment, we will be able to catch up with the modern day requirement much earlier than others."
Rameez said domestic structure was not being abolished but was only being improved. "I mean Australia are the best team in the world and they are also making adjustments to their structure. Our structure has been the same but our predecessors and now we have only tried to make it more competitive and tough. Now since we are launching the National Cricket Academy, both (domestic cricket and academy) have to run parallel so that we can get exciting and talented cricketers. The academy is a finishing school of excellence and we want that there should be some justification between talent and performance in domestic circuit."**
Good luck & All the best to Rameez :-)
but Pakistan's withdrawal from Asia Cup is good for india as they'll field their side then because of pakistan's absence. :-/
ehsan uncle i think u need to delete this topic
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ehsan uncle i think u need to delete this topic
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why mate?
why delete it?
Freedom of speech. Anyway Thats what Ramiz said.
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why mate?
why delete it?
Freedom of speech. Anyway Thats what Ramiz said.
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i posted this and mine got deleted but this one has been merged u might notice that the above speach has been posted twice :p thats the merge facility
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The way Wasim Akram talks, you'd think he's a Ph.D! Ok ok... im exagerating, but a degree in something.
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Wasim Akram has a degree? In what? Nah I doubt he's got a degree I think he's a drop out.
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Wasim Akram has a degree? In what? Nah I doubt he's got a degree I think he's a drop out.
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Yeah he has a degree in Match Fixing.
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Yeah he has a degree in Match Fixing.
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funky...
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Yeah he has a degree in Match Fixing.
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Can you back that up???
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Can you back that up???
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ODI # 1263
Akai-Singer Champions Trophy, 1997/98, 5th Match
England v Pakistan
Sharjah C.A. Stadium (day/night)
15 December 1997 (50-overs match)
Result: England won by 8 runs
Points: England 2, Pakistan 0
Toss: England
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and KT Francis (SL)
TV Umpire: CJ Mitchley (SA)
Match Referee: PJP Burge (Aus)
Man of the Match: Manzoor Akhtar
England innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
AD Brown c Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq 41 53 47 4 1
+AJ Stewart b Manzoor Akhtar 47 96 66 3 2
NV Knight b Manzoor Akhtar 18 60 36 0 0
GA Hick b Manzoor Akhtar 40 72 53 2 0
GP Thorpe run out (Ijaz Ahmed/Moin Khan) 3 5 4 0 0
*AJ Hollioake c Shahid Afridi b Manzoor Akhtar 17 40 27 1 0
MA Ealham c & b Saqlain Mushtaq 6 14 15 0 0
DR Brown not out 18 38 30 0 0
MV Fleming c & b Saqlain Mushtaq 0 3 1 0 0
RDB Croft c Ijaz Ahmed b Saqlain Mushtaq 6 16 14 0 0
DW Headley not out 6 10 8 0 0
Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 7, nb 1) 13
Total (9 wickets, 50 overs) 215
FoW: 1-71 (AD Brown), 2-108 (Stewart), 3-121 (Knight),
4-126 (Thorpe), 5-168 (Hollioake), 6-180 (Hick),
7-185 (Ealham), 8-185 (Fleming), 9-203 (Croft).
Bowling O M R W
Wasim Akram 6 1 34 0 (1nb, 1w)
Azhar Mahmood 7 1 31 0 (1w)
Saqlain Mushtaq 10 1 26 4 (2w)
Mushtaq Ahmed 10 0 43 0 (2w)
Manzoor Akhtar 10 0 50 4 (1w)
Shahid Afridi 7 0 26 0
Pakistan innings (target: 216 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4 6
Aamer Sohail b Headley 1 6 2 0 0
Shahid Afridi b DR Brown 0 1 1 0 0
Saeed Anwar b Croft 54 93 66 6 1
Ijaz Ahmed c Croft b Ealham 41 90 66 3 2
Akhtar Sarfraz b Croft 20 42 32 3 0
Manzoor Akhtar run out (Knight/Stewart) 44 101 68 2 0
+Moin Khan c Knight b Fleming 10 25 19 0 0
***Wasim Akram c DR Brown b Hollioake 4 27 19 0 0**
Azhar Mahmood c Stewart b Hollioake 12 23 9 1 0
Saqlain Mushtaq run out (Stewart) 9 19 14 1 0
Mushtaq Ahmed not out 0 2 0 0 0
Extras (lb 5, w 5, nb 2) 12
Total (all out, 49 overs) 207
FoW: 1-1 (Shahid Afridi), 2-5 (Aamer Sohail), 3-99 (Saeed Anwar),
4-99 (Ijaz Ahmed), 5-134 (Akhtar Sarfraz), 6-152 (Moin Khan),
7-177 (Wasim Akram), 8-185 (Manzoor Akhtar), 9-207 (Azhar Mahmood),
10-207 (Saqlain Mushtaq).
Bowling O M R W
DR Brown 5 0 29 1
Headley 8 0 33 1 (2nb)
Ealham 10 1 39 1 (1w)
Croft 10 1 39 2 (2w)
Hollioake 10 0 35 2 (1w)
Fleming 6 0 27 1 (1w)
Ehsan bhai, did you watch the above match? I did. Wasim's performance was very interesting to say the least.
When he came in, Pak required a run a ball. He defended everything with a straight bat. He didn't even push the ball into the ample gaps and take a single or two every third delivery. He wasted three overs. Then, on the 18th ball, he struck a four by hoiking the ball over midwicket and holed out playing the exact same shot next ball. Azhar came in, slammed a couple of fours but by then the runrate had spiralled out of control courtesy of Wasim's patient knock. And the match was lost and Pak were knocked out of the finals by a very ordinary and bits-and-pieces England.
This was a time when Pakistan had whitewashed West Indies 3-0 in the test series and was almost at its peak. If they weren't the best side in the world, they were certainly among the top. They were bristling with talent, Azhar, Saqlain. Yet, Akram put in one of the most bizarre performances that I've ever seen and managed to lose a match that was in the bag.
This is just one of the many interesting matches that we lost. I'm not even mentioning all the "dead" matches we lost once we had qualified for the finals of a particular tournament. An example is the Sharjah tournament involving Pak, Eng, and India. Pak thrashed England like a ragged doll and then lost to it miserably in their last league match with them once they had secured a spot in the final. This was when Miandad just blew up and eventually left before the 99 World Cup.
We'll not even go to the 99 World Cup.
Well my statement above was a joke but the match Sambi was talking about could be true, though personally I didn't see that match.
In WC 99, the only match one can be suspicious of was against Bangladesh, we lost to India and Australia fair and square.
After beating the likes of Australia, West Indies, and New Zealand and suddenly losing to Bangladesh was a huge suspision.
Rashid latif dedicated a website talking about players illegal involements. Wasim bhai and Malik were the main figures in the match fixing. I would take Rashid's word over any reports or "sources".
Has anyone visited Rashid's website? ofcourse it is not available now :p
How rude ? How can we make assumptions ? I can take out 100's of scorecards of Rashid Latifs and Amir Sohails which can proove they fixed it.It can be a bad day anyday.Do u remember one of the recent shrjah cuops where wasima and rashid were batting in the end chasing sri lanks total wasim scored so briskly and rashid failed to taek ca run.So its just bul****.Wasim Akram is the best thing happened to cricket.
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Has anyone visited Rashid's website? ofcourse it is not available now :p
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what are you talking about my weed-smoking brotha? the website is still up and running which is kinda sad.
Lets see, the captain of the Pak team has a website which explicitly says that Pak players fixed matches for money.
pretty cool, I must say.