Re: SHOAIB MALIK
That Logo was absolutely horrible...i remeber there was not a single person in Pak who liked it...MR always seemed like an attention whore to me and thanks for clearifying on all this happen.
BTW, good couple of years ago i asked the well informed people of KK about that Logo and asked their opnion but to my surprise nobody remembered it and i was shocked at that.
Waqar was given only 1 out of 3 tour games before the 1st test game and even in that gamehe was bowled for less than 10 overs after given the ball even after razaaq.....then Wasim didnt play him in Brisbane...then waqay took 7 wickets in a side game which lead wasim play him at hobart......now what u just mentioned that Moin and Wasim came to ur room, was that befre brisbane test or on eve of Hobart test...how were relationship ebtween two during that hobart game....coz i remember very well that wasim didnt give alot of bowling ...he was given a 3 over first sspell...then again brought back on after 25 overs..and was given 2 over spell...and as soon as a wicket was taken (not by waqar but mahmood) he was taken off .....clearly not the way to treat a champion bowler...and when new batsmen got setteled down after 10 overs waqar was brought back on....again for a 2 over spell only.....all looked like as if Wasim wanted waqar to fail and wasim was doing every action to make sure he has an excuse to put waqar out for ever ...the longest waqar bowled was 4 overs in his last spell and we all saw what magc balls he produced in that spell....and after going through all of this when he removed Ponting Akrem was standing short extra covers, waqar just completly ignored himand and the look at akrem's face was just un-belivable..as he never wanted waqar to get wicket and he did everything possible to not to give waqar any chance to get one...
can u tell more about wasim waqar issues during that test match ...and why he was not given bowling when AUS were 120/5 and in final session akrem kept on bowling with Mahmodd, Razaaq and let Gilchrist settle in??
What eventually lead to waqar announce that press conference in Pak ...where he fir first time came out said that wasim is trying to destroy his career.....was there any telephonic contact between two made from Pak by waqar????? and how were relationship (on and off fieeld) during the C and U series....where waqar even won game for Pak with Bat in partnership with Saqalain?
I have always belived that Wasim, grat champion cricketr....but he hurt Pak cricket so much that it was just horrible...i have said enough on wasimwaqar isse and the sad thing is that eventual loser was not wasim nor waqar but Pak cricket.........
my feeling has always been that Moin played a big role in all that as being a PIA player he always felt like he needs to be in Wasim's camp, who played for PIA too...and he thought that as long as he kept wasim bhai happy he will have better chance to be in Pak squade...as he looked at waqar as someone who will favor rashid over him as both Rashid and Waqar played for UBL in early 90's and moin had to be alligned with Wasim bhai....and eventually it did pay off good for him........
can u explain bit more about how waqar handled wasim under his captaincy and what do u mean by saying that wasim backbenched waqar in SA and WC03......didnt waqar fight with PCB to have Akrem included in 01 Eng tour or that was justa rumor
I was plasently shocked to see wasim open the inning in 1st mornign at Brisbane and was very satisfied with his performace to me he should kept as opening batsmen for Pak as he provided ideal foil for an attacking Anwar and imagaine Moh wasim in 2002 onwards opening for Pak and atleast having one solid opener.....is there any story that we dont know about his downfall as player or his omission from team....as he didnt do too bad as opener in WI where he put on good 140+ partnership with Nazir!
Once again thans very much ur Insightfull Information!
WHOA!!! you sure talk & appear like some sports journalists!!!
Let's put it simply that the TWO Ws..initially under Immo...were great friends and played key roles in Pakistan's greatest moments in cricket of those years.
It was something--which took both of them away! and one thing led to the other and the most affected one due to their ICY or COLD WAR...was PAKISTAN CRICKET!! Unfortunately---I was a mere "audience/spectator" as I never missed a single ODI at Sharjah from 1983 through 1992 when I returned back to Pakistan from UBL's overseas posting at Abu Dhabi & Dubai. YES---I was quite close to Asif Iqbal, Mushtaq Muhammad, Bari, Haroon, Shoaib Muhammad etc.
When Vicky entered at Sharjah and created havoc by taking wickets (DEAN JONES & SIDHU's wickets were a prize to watch during Australasia Cup)....I knew that a jeaousy of Archie Andrews and REGGIE MANTLE kind between Vicky & Wasim is around the corner with no Veronica or Betty around THEN. What happened during their County days...could be the reason they went totally apart.
YES--I am critical on WASIM for not behaving the way a player should under his Captain...at SA World Cup!!!!
My next mail on this forum will tell all----what I did for WASIM AKRAM when he was in hiding after return from India after WORLD CUP-96. Its very interesting and all fact....
Mohammad Wasim shot himself on his foot! otherwise he could have made it big!
Some interesting tales on Inzy as well---and soon! but the next mail will make you enjoy & laugh on the joke I atribute to my one time buddy Inzy.
Cheers----------Raju