SA tour/ Inzi new captain, Rashid retained, Mushtaq recalled.

Changez_like · September 22, 2003, 6:20pm

ridiculous and double standards, thats all it is.

Nancy_Drew · September 22, 2003, 7:10pm

i saw right now on geo tv that SA agreed to tour Pakistan, i dont know how true this is but its the latest news on GEO TV

Nancy_Drew · September 22, 2003, 7:13pm

if this news is true then i think SA are very 'kanjoos' because Pakistan threaten to sue them:D

Maryah · September 22, 2003, 7:31pm

cool…yeh hoi na baat:k:

BrokenSky · September 22, 2003, 7:58pm

oh no!
Pakistan’s rankin will cum bak to 7th:(

hello143 · September 22, 2003, 8:01pm

Theres no such news yet Nancy Drew.

rana_no.1 · September 22, 2003, 8:03pm

abey tum log itna khush mat ho. nothing is official at this moment so just pray that they come to pakistan.

LahoriMunda · September 22, 2003, 8:20pm

I think with so much pressure on the South African's they probably will go ahead with the tour. They were never interested in touring because of the hectic series with England. I think that was the only reason to pull ou, they have been looking for an excuse and the bomb blast in Karachi provided them the excuse they needed. PCB will need all the support they could from ICC and ACC, particularly from ACC. I think if all the members of ACC refuse to tour South Africa they will be really isolated. We have three top teams from Asia (India, Pakistan & Srilanka) and though they might not care much about Srilanka and to some extent Pakistan but India is huge crowd puller anywhere in the world due to their enormous population and no country could really afford to loose all these teams not touring their country.

Spock · September 22, 2003, 8:27pm

*Originally posted by Asif_k: *
SA labelled as cowards in Pakistan

by Johann de Jager
Posted on 21 September 2003 - 22:50

Graeme Smith and his South African cricket team are being labelled cowards in Pakistan after the cancellation of the tour to that country in the wake of the latest bomb explosion in Karachi.
No-one was hurt in Friday’s explosion, and local police have ruled out terrorism. Sunday’s one-day international in the city between Pakistan and Bangladesh went ahead without incident, although spectators displayed banners about the cancellation of the SA tour.

It is no secret that some of the South African players feared for their own safety and were considering withdrawing from the squad if the tour went ahead.

Smith said last week there was concern that the South African team could be targeted because of its prominence in world cricket.

The internet website cricinfo.org reports that the chairperson of the Pakistan Cricket Board was reportedly informed prior to the United Cricket Board of South Africa’s decision that the SA players were looking for an excuse to have the tour cancelled.

UCB general manager Gerald Majola has also been accused of practising double standards for attending a meeting of the cricket committee of the International Cricket Council in Mumbai, where there were several fatalities in a bomb blast about two weeks ago, yet supporting the decision to cancel to tour to Pakistan.

Majola said upon his return to South Africa on Sunday that he would comment on the UCB’s decision on Monday.

A PCB official is quoted by cricinfo as saying that the security situation in South Africa is not much better than that in Pakistan, since Pakistani players were advised during this year’s World Cup tournament in South Africa not to leave their hotel.

The PCB says it wants to save the SA tour and has requested the UCB for assistance, referring to the PCB’s role in ensuring that the 1998 tour of South Africa went ahead after threats to abort the tour in the wake of an alleged attack on two Pakistani players in Johannesburg.

The exact circumstances surrounding that particular incident are still not known

http://www.supercricket.co.za/article.asp?aId=94680&sportCategory=SUPERCRICKET/SATEAM

Grapevine reports that Ramiz Raja is off to SA to salvage the tour. Today Inzamam also spoke against the SA decision and said it is not fair.

I think Pakistan should talk to ACC (Asian Cricket Council) and use the same threat they used against NZ which forced the kiwis to tour Pakistan.

Do you think Rameez will be successful, now that PCB has issued a threat of lawsuit.

Asif_k · September 22, 2003, 8:36pm

Well, I dont think the threat of law suit is going to work because South Africa can always give the security bs and get away with it. Personally I would boycott every country which refuses to play in my country.

PCB's best bet is to talk to the cricket boards of India and Sri Lanka and put pressure on South African board. Once they agree to tour PCB should make sure that there is no incident like the one they during the NJ tour. If the tour is so important to you guys let the govt Call the army(if required) and have them march into the city if it helps in securing the city.

Also IMHO Pakistan should have offered to change the venues earlier itself.

Some1 · September 22, 2003, 9:52pm

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*Originally posted by Asif_k: *
Personally I would boycott every country which refuses to play in my country.

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If Pak implements this policy of yours then they would not have anyone left to play cricket against (well maybe BD...)

fair_balance · September 22, 2003, 10:35pm

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*Originally posted by Some1: *

If Pak implements this policy of yours then they would not have anyone left to play cricket against (well maybe BD...)
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Good point NEERAZ.

Some1 · September 22, 2003, 11:15pm

What is NEERAZ ?

teaser · September 23, 2003, 12:43am

Something between fair n balance and some1

akpower · September 23, 2003, 3:33am

South African cricket team to tour Pakistan

By our correspondent

LAHORE: The South African Board has agreed to send its cricket team on a tour to Pakistan and the team will be arriving on Thursday, reported Geo Television here on Monday night.

According to the new schedule the South Africans will be playing two Tests and three One Day International matches. The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed a demand of the South African Cricket Board by cancelling the matches in Karachi and Peshawar. Hence their will be no match scheduled for these two cities.

Officials of the PCB while confirming this news said that the SACB had given the green signal in this regard while the written approval is awaited and will be landing in the PCB office in a day or two.

Earlier the PCB had asked the SACB to send its final decision latest by Monday and it was informed that the SACB will be meeting on Monday to decide the fate of the tour. The SACB also informed that a final meeting to get the approval of the cricket players will be held on Tuesday so as to reach a decision in this regard.

Source: http://jang.com.pk/thenews

Peoples_Champ · September 23, 2003, 3:38am

I hope its true. Just waiting for the verdict from other sources before celebrating.

akpower · September 23, 2003, 3:40am

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*Originally posted by Peoples Champ: *
I hope its true. Just waiting for the verdict from other sources before celebrating.
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Oh I'm sure its on. The News wouldn't publish anything so untrue. Wouldn't make sense...

Peoples_Champ · September 23, 2003, 3:42am

Yeah… i suppose, unless we’re talking about News from “The Hindu”

teaser · September 23, 2003, 4:47am

*Originally posted by akpower: *
South African cricket team to tour Pakistan

By our correspondent

LAHORE: The South African Board has agreed to send its cricket team on a tour to Pakistan and the team will be arriving on Thursday, reported Geo Television here on Monday night.

According to the new schedule the South Africans will be playing two Tests and three One Day International matches. The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed a demand of the South African Cricket Board by cancelling the matches in Karachi and Peshawar. Hence their will be no match scheduled for these two cities.

Officials of the PCB while confirming this news said that the SACB had given the green signal in this regard while the written approval is awaited and will be landing in the PCB office in a day or two.

Earlier the PCB had asked the SACB to send its final decision latest by Monday and it was informed that the SACB will be meeting on Monday to decide the fate of the tour. The SACB also informed that a final meeting to get the approval of the cricket players will be held on Tuesday so as to reach a decision in this regard.

Source: http://jang.com.pk/thenews

After this news some1 is singing… dil ke arman ansoon me beh gay

yaasir · September 23, 2003, 5:19am

on a serious note…this is great news! :k: