Re: So is PCB going to remove bans from Pakistani ICL players?
indians have gain the most by banning ICL players and launching its own IPL. other teams have become weaker by losing good players and have put greed into the minds of those who want to play for their country but are now doubtful bcos of large sum of money available through IPL. while on the other hand, BCCI is as strong as ever. its own team is ascending...beating good strong teams and moving up the ranks. not to mention the flow of money.
other boards should unban their players and let them play for the national sides. i see ICL n IPL as a ploy by indians [no BCCI or ICL management but indians] to weaken other teams while team india reap the benefits.
alright here is my confusion. Before the latest ICC Test rankings where Younis Khan became the number 1 test batsman, Mohammad Yousuf was listed as number 2 on the ICC ranking. I guess that ranking came out in late december 2008.
Since then alot has happened with regards to ICL, BCCI and ICC such as Pakistani players threatening to sue the board, Sindh high court lifting their bans on domestic cricket, ICC meeting in Perth where ICL issue was discussed and finally a failed meeting in South Africa.
In between all that Mohammad Yousuf being a number 2 ranked Test player has been pretty vocal about his case. But now all of a sudden Yousuf is totally gone from the ICC top 100 batsmen ranking
Can't explain the above but I think it's something to do with players being required to play games over a certain period of time for them to stay on the ranking list. Since Yousuf has not played any test cricket for 16 odd months, his name is therefore deleted from the rankings....something like that. Maybe 12th Feb was exactly 12 months when Yousuf played his last test match....I am just having a wild guess...
