Comments on: Pakistan cricket in crisis yet again http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/03/12/pakistan-cricket-in-crisis-again/ Your Sports Opinion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:23:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jason Cave http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/03/12/pakistan-cricket-in-crisis-again/comment-page-1/#comment-311450 Jason Cave Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:24:39 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=28851#comment-311450 According to the PCB, the players were punished not under the code of conduct, but more of "under the inherent powers" of the PCB. This is what Ijaz Butt (head of the PCB) had to say about the punishments: On Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan- "When one was captain he threw the other out, when the other was captain, he threw the other man out in spite of the fact that they would be selected....things of that sort...they would not be considered for the World Twenty20." On Rana Naved ul-Hasan- "He (Rana) should have asked the committee, he had long sessions with the committee. The PCB told him what went wrong...It was something that was taken up confidentially....there are definetely postive charges." The PCB however stated that the players who were fined/suspended can appeal against the punishments handed out to them. According to the PCB, the players were punished not under the code of conduct, but more of “under the inherent powers” of the PCB. This is what Ijaz Butt (head of the PCB) had to say about the punishments:

On Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan-
“When one was captain he threw the other out, when the other was captain, he threw the other man out in spite of the fact that they would be selected….things of that sort…they would not be considered for the World Twenty20.”

On Rana Naved ul-Hasan-
“He (Rana) should have asked the committee, he had long sessions with the committee. The PCB told him what went wrong…It was something that was taken up confidentially….there are definetely postive charges.”

The PCB however stated that the players who were fined/suspended can appeal against the punishments handed out to them.

]]> By: ratee http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/03/12/pakistan-cricket-in-crisis-again/comment-page-1/#comment-311439 ratee Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:12:55 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=28851#comment-311439 PCB has saved its skin temporarily by diverting their attention from its shortcomings and big mistakes they made by thousands of goof ups of which most of people are familiar. My question is when they will be accountable and to whom that is the unknown? May I ask what will happen after the kids they send to the 20/20 world cup get massacred by Bangladesh or Ireland type teams. Well that may mean the end of the PCB and Pakistan cricket for good??? Then an example must be made of the these corrupt administrators...We will be really happy then!!! PCB has saved its skin temporarily by diverting their attention from its shortcomings and big mistakes they made by thousands of goof ups of which most of people are familiar.

My question is when they will be accountable and to whom that is the unknown? May I ask what will happen after the kids they send to the 20/20 world cup get massacred by Bangladesh or Ireland type teams. Well that may mean the end of the PCB and Pakistan cricket for good??? Then an example must be made of the these corrupt administrators…We will be really happy then!!!

]]> By: Brett McKay http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/03/12/pakistan-cricket-in-crisis-again/comment-page-1/#comment-311428 Brett McKay Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:53:05 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=28851#comment-311428 Jason, do you know what Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved ul-Hasan have supposedly done?? Jason, do you know what Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved ul-Hasan have supposedly done??

]]> By: Jason Cave http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/03/12/pakistan-cricket-in-crisis-again/comment-page-1/#comment-311422 Jason Cave Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:45:11 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=28851#comment-311422 Probably the least-preferred job in world cricket is the Pakistan captaincy (with the England captaincy not far behind, because of Fleet St). When one gets the nod to be Pakistan captain, he thinks he can do a good job, but behind the scenes his teammates would lobby the influential members of the PCB and also plot the captain's downfall, to put someone else in charge instead. And then, there's the selection issues. The Akmal brothers wanted to abandon the tour, after Karman Akmal was dropped after his poor performance with the gloves in Sydney. This is the reason why the Pakistan Cricket Board needs a strong leader like Imran Khan, who would tell the board in no uncertain terms what he thinks of the board and the team's performance to date. International cricket needs a strong Pakistan. Probably the least-preferred job in world cricket is the Pakistan captaincy (with the England captaincy not far behind, because of Fleet St). When one gets the nod to be Pakistan captain, he thinks he can do a good job, but behind the scenes his teammates would lobby the influential members of the PCB and also plot the captain’s downfall, to put someone else in charge instead. And then, there’s the selection issues. The Akmal brothers wanted to abandon the tour, after Karman Akmal was dropped after his poor performance with the gloves in Sydney.

This is the reason why the Pakistan Cricket Board needs a strong leader like Imran Khan, who would tell the board in no uncertain terms what he thinks of the board and the team’s performance to date. International cricket needs a strong Pakistan.

]]> By: Brett McKay http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/03/12/pakistan-cricket-in-crisis-again/comment-page-1/#comment-311406 Brett McKay Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:29:17 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=28851#comment-311406 There's a bit of confusion about this latest PCB review. Depending on what paper or website you've read, Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf were banned from representing Pakistan in any for of the game for 12 months, or for life. There's a little bit of difference there... Also, while the findings against Shahid Afridi and the Akmals were pretty clear, it wasn't really outlined why Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved ul-Hasan particulalry have been suspended for one year. Mere details?? There’s a bit of confusion about this latest PCB review. Depending on what paper or website you’ve read, Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf were banned from representing Pakistan in any for of the game for 12 months, or for life. There’s a little bit of difference there…

Also, while the findings against Shahid Afridi and the Akmals were pretty clear, it wasn’t really outlined why Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved ul-Hasan particulalry have been suspended for one year.

Mere details??

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