Why is shoaib being a jackass?(Merged)

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Woolmer urges Shoaib focus](BBC SPORT | Cricket | Woolmer urges Shoaib focus)

Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has called on Shoaib Akhtar to put his differences with certain officials behind him and take Pakistan cricket forward.
Woolmer met up with a 26-man training squad for the Asia Cup in Lahore on the first day of his new job.

The Englisman, a former coach of South Africa, said: "There is no secret that Shoaib has a difference of opinion with the Pakistan Cricket Board.

**“But if he wants to play the bottom line is he has to be here.” **

Shoaib’s commitment has been criticized by board chiefs and former players alike after he injured his rib during the home Test series defeat against India in April.

The PCB formed a medical commission to assess the injury which finally accepted, in May, that he had not faked the injury.

But he was not initially selected for the Asia Cup after spending some time on the sidelines for Durham with more rib trouble to blame.

**Woolmer travelled to England to talk to the player face-to-face.

“Shoaib must get on board our bus and the bus is going forward,” said the coach, who replaces the sacked Javed Miandad. **

The 56-year-old has a contract to guide the national team to the 2007 cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

Woolmer said he would be pleased to hear from former Pakistan players, including Miandad.

“Javed has a lot to do with this particular team and therefore I would like to ask him and talk to him about it,” he added.

“That’s part of how I coach. I am not scared to bring other people on board. It’s important that the coach is open.”

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The jackass returns…

Fired-up Shoaib set for Asia Cup return

Shoaib Akhtar has said the ghosts of Pakistan’s recent loss against India have been laid to rest and promised a barnstorming return in the Asia Cup. “I am always there to play for my country and have left all that happened in the India series behind me,” Shoaib told AFP after arriving in Pakistan from England.

Shoaib, who has been in and out of cricket because of niggling injuries, cut short a stint with Durham to join the Pakistan team’s training camp at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore. “The last two months were full of mental stress but through the well-wishes of my family, fans and supporters I have overcome all the problems,” said Akhtar, who earlier claimed he was not mentally ready to play. “I am duty-bound to play for my country but it was a tough decision after all the mental stress I had to go through.”

Shoaib sustained a rib-cage injury during the final Test against India at Rawalpindi, but doubts arose about the severity of the injury when he played in England soon after.** “I was really hurt, my integrity and commitment to the team and country was questioned but it was proved in tests in England that I was injured. I have never been short on commitment and will prove this in the coming Asia Cup. People alleged that I play county for money but I am returning home for national duty and do not care about financial losses.” **

Bob Woolmer, the newly-appointed coach of the Pakistan team, played a vital role in brokering an uneasy peace between Shoaib and the PCB, but he has warned that there would be no special treatment for Shoaib. “There is no secret that Akhtar has a difference of opinion with the PCB but if Akhtar wants to play for Pakistan he has to be here and join the bus. That is the bottom line.”

© Wisden Cricinfo Ltd

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As a bowler he is good and that why hes counted in world best 11
but as a person he'll still be a jackass. he gets into fights with police at the grounds sues pakistanis, and a whold other crap.

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What he does off the pitch isn't really my concern. He can shave his butt for charity as far as I'm concerned as long as he's producing the goods. That's the bottom line. I don't think Woolmer will put up with his nonsense anyhow.

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*Originally posted by pkpride1: *
As a bowler he is good and that why hes counted in world best 11
but as a person he'll still be a jackass. he gets into fights with police at the grounds sues pakistanis, and a whold other crap.
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The Game Responds:

       *He is not your chacha maama; why do you care how he is off the field? Show me the wickets, and stay in the team. Simple as that. People, That Is All.*
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*Originally posted by Captain1: *
our legendary players want either too much fame for 1 min of training youngsters or they want $1million dollar per hour.
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Well if you can pay a fortune to Woolmer and Barry Richard (and previously others like Richard Pybus) why don't you want to pay Waqar or Wasim. Just because their skin ain't white.

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*Originally posted by ehsan: *
Personally I have my doubts about Shoaib's behaviour but he should be given a chance to work with Woolmer. If he still doesn't behave himself he will be shipped out. Woolmer is not going to stand for his childish tantrums.
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In the field it will be Inzi and Shoaib and their relationship can be assessed from the news in yesterday's paper. Shoaib and Inzi need to develop a working relation just like Waqar and Wasim did, despite all their differences.

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*Originally posted by WitchDoctor: *

Well if you can pay a fortune to Woolmer and Barry Richard (and previously others like Richard Pybus) why don't you want to pay Waqar or Wasim. Just because their skin ain't white.
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Look at it this way: if Miandad was white he would still be a bad coach, and if Woolmer was brown he would still be a good one.

Waqar and Wasim, what are their coaching credentials? Apart from the fact they were good bowlers?

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*Originally posted by Mr Xtreme: *

Look at it this way: if Miandad was white he would still be a bad coach, and if Woolmer was brown he would still be a good one.....
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The original sentence which made me write the post was "our legendary players want either too much fame for 1 min of training youngsters or they want $1million dollar per hour."

I think this did not have to do with good or bad coaching skills but it was meant to say that our players demand a lot of money for coaching. And I still believe that we should pay the right money to the right person regardless of the fact that he is one amongst us or if he is a foreigner.

Wasim and Waqar may not be certified coaches but I think they can still guide young bowlers on the basis of what they know. It is said that Irfan Pathan and Ashish Nehra showed tremendous improvement after getting some tips from Wasim Akram. I believe he can impart the same to some local lads.

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Inzamam and Shoaib involved in a spat

Woolmer calms frayed tempers

Wisden Cricinfo staff

July 8, 2004

When Bob Woolmer took charge as coach of Pakistan, experts reckoned that his man-management skills would be as important as his cricketing nous to make a success of the job. On Wednesday, Woolmer got a first-hand experience of just how difficult managing Pakistan's cricketers could be, when he was forced to step in and prevent an altercation between Inzamam-ul-Haq and Shoaib Akhtar from going out of hand.

According to an AFP report, Woolmer and Haroon Rasheed, the team manager, sought to play down the incident, which happened during a training session. "It was some misunderstanding but Woolmer and I got the matter settled," Rasheed said, while Woolmer was equally diplomatic: "The Pakistan team is united and there are no differences with Shoaib and Inzamam."

Relations between Inzamam and Shoaib have been increasingly strained over the last few months, with reports of both players trading charges after Pakistan's defeat against India in the recent Test and one-day series. According to various newspaper reports, Shoaib was unhappy with the support he got from Inzamam, while Inzamam publicly blamed Shoaib's lacklustre performance for the defeat.

Woolmer took over from Javed Miandad as coach of the team after that series, and his first assignment will be the Asia Cup, which starts on July 16 in Sri Lanka.

© Wisden Cricinfo Ltd

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Inzi has a aloo stuck up his butt. He keeps asking the nation to have trust in the team more so after a loss...while he goes out on GEO interviews and questions Shoaib's injuries. Shouldn;t he as a captain have trust in his players before asking the nation?

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^ Well said funguy. The way Inzi has handled the situation post india series has been totally ridiculous. Even PCB Chairman saab was inexplicably giving paradoxical statements. Only Ramiz had tried to stiock to one point in all his statements.

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Yes it was pretty hard to believe some of the statements given out by the captain and chairman of the board regarding Shoaib Akhtar. I have never seen any other cricket board attack its players in public like that. And then they talk about Shoaib’s attitude problem :rolleyes: as if the series was India vs Shoaib and not India vs Pakistan.