He too, did it...

	Many people will disagree with me but I feel don't blame PCB as they're pathetic but I didn't expect such a childish act from him As right now when I am writing all this, Pakistan white washed Ireland 2-0, in Belfast yesterday (Monday, 30th May 2011), but again Pakistan Cricket was under spotlight later that night, when I was about to sleep at night when news broke that former Pakistani ODI Skipper Shahid Afridi has retired from International Cricket under condition that he'll return when current cricket board will be dissolved. Being a Shahid Afridi fan, I said to myself mate you did just right, as whatever was happening with you recently means that such an action was on cards. But later on when I thoroughly went through all this fiasco, I felt that PCB was on fault but Afridi on the other hand was not right in going for an emotional tactic. Why I am saying so? Because in an corporate organization (don't wanna say PCB though), one must has to follow the rules and regulations of an organization whether you like it or not, its obligatory. If Afridi had some sort of problems with management, he should have created some lobbying so that he may get some favour against the PCB which could had made his case a lot stronger than right now, as right now when I am writing this, PCB has terminated his central contract and thinking of sending another show-cause notice to him! That's what I feel decisions made on emotions backfire, this is the prove of it.   Reasons to prove: 1. If PCB was so hostile than weren't there any other options other than exposing your aces? 2. If he felt he was not treated the way he should have been, than there were other ways to expose them instead of exposing them in front of Pakistani media, which has been without a sense of patriotism and will publish any report without confirming that whether it'll help the country or not! 3. If he was having problems with management, than he should had gone for a step-by-step revelation, instead of direct revelation, consequences he's already facing. I feel the current PCB will put him under such restrictions that he'll find it difficult to return from that exile, even though if PCB changes. 4. There are ways like putting your case in front of the board of directors of PCB. I know those people are also sold out but still there was some moral gap than that yeah I put my case over there that's why I am taking such drastic steps, than PCB won't had any chance for explanation. 5. He could had taken a diplomatic step that he complained of having players respecting problems, he could had made a league of his own comprises of former skippers in this tenure and than he could had put pressure on the PCB, that could had worked. The reason I am writing all this, there were alternatives but taking a drastic step to show he was innocent and others were doing wrongly to him, is a childish act, because already retirements from a Pakistani player has been a joke as they retire and they come back. What I feel the definition of retire is to end, finish and not to continue, what sort of retirement is this? Like some English communication errors, we're using redundant and ambiguous terminologies like partial retirement etc. Already Pakistani Cricket has suffered alot because of this "partial retirement sort of blackmailing", this should be stopped by any means. Respectable nations don't do such pathetic acts to deteriorate their country's impression and let their country's flag to go down, when our players will learn it? Time will tell

Sick man's old dream... No doubt

	Before working properly on this proposal of staging a home-game in Pakistan, should remain realistic of the ground realities. By the time I am writing this, Pakistan have won their first ODI against the Irish. Too bad the game was not telecast on television but still there was not that much hype created for this match as well. But the real test gonna start for Pakistan in late October when its gonna host Sri Lankans, the current ICC CWC 2011 finalists. It'll be great test for Pakistan on the whole, not only for Pakistani Cricket Team, and (Pathetic performing) Pakistan Cricket Board but also Pakistani Government and Authority, as rumours which prevails in Pakistan that talks have been under going with Lankan authorities for staging Pakistan's home games against Lankans in Pakistan. I personally feel its a sick man's old dream (I am not working on Indian mentality but we should admit reality, the kind of incompetent government sadly we possess I have to admit, we are not in a position to stage an international game against a major opponent in Pakistan. Winning confidence of the foreign teams is another thing but possessing self-competence is another. When our Eastern and Western borders are not safe enough from intruders so how in the world can we say that we are in a position to stage our home-games in Pakistan? First we should clear-up our own collars with the mess created by our own and than try to look into their eyes, else we'll be laughing matter internationally like we're these days. Until we do not clear up the mess (this is a time wasting exercise, whoever created it), we should not risk calling teams to play in Pakistan, although its expensive staging games abroad but that's the only option we're left with because of our own in-competency. If I were at the place of Butt, I'd had ceased all international cricketing activities, and would had worked on the grass-root level level upgrade of cricket grounds, infrastructure, facilities, working on B and C teams, just like Proteas authorities did and when they returned, they returned with a bang in 1992, they have their share of weaknesses but their weaknesses are camouflaged by their strong points. Why can't we learn from them? Lets hope and keep our fingers crossed, and hope so in future we can expect something better... Cheers

Butt, Butt nothing but BUTT

Not optimistic with what being happening in Pakistan  Cricket recent past Right now when I am writing this, Pakistan-Irish first ODI has been late due to rains and covers are still on. Too bad the games aren't to be telecast so have to rely merely on live-scorecards, that's a major turn-off for cricket-fans as they like to have games telecasted on television. Anyways whatever, Irish might not admit it openly but it's a major platform for them to prove ICC wrong when they've decided to have No-Associates 2015 Cricket World Cup which is supposed to played in Australasia. Apart from this development, captain again changed, gash!!! Means Mr. Butt has now presided over nine changes in the Test and ODI captaincy during his tenure as chairman, a period of less than three years, what other reasons he might be able to present, other than the Waqar-Afridi objection in team-selection and its matters, what other solid reasons he's able to present that too on a particular time??? I still remember, Shoaib Malik and MS Dhoni were selected as skippers on the same time for the inaugural ICC World T20 Event in South Africa, since than Shoaib Malik, Younus Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shahid Afridi, Salman Butt and lastly Misbah-ul-Haq is the latest inclusion worth mentioning in this list. Board of Control for Cricket in India has been consistent with their policies, the major prove is consistent with Dhoni, he has been rated as their premier man, and so they back him in whatsoever circumstances although like Pakistan, there were voices raised that Dhoni should be replaced this and that etc. but they back their man and from a number 5 rated team, now its rated in top three teams whether its in ODIs, T20s or Test Matches. Here, we're not sure of who's to be the premier, and playing a musical chair game with the person who has to lead and represent the nation and its green coloured flag internationally on cricketing grounds. I am not saying this being a Afridi fan, but the reality is since we lost the ODI series in UAE against Proteas, our performance has been on the up, winning ODI series in New Zealand, ending up 4th in ICC Cricket World Cup, when no one was rating them to cross the preliminary round robin, and than winning the ODI series in Windies, after such performances, we should credit the captain and he should had been favoured instead of being rusticated from team captaincy. Although he did commit a mistake that he made this news break that yeah there was something fishy going on in the camp, which I personally think being unethical, because the way Pakistani Media has been acting these days, mentally torchering, mixing up the facts and figures, and emotionally blackmailing, breaking news to them is just like giving custody of an one liter milk to a cat. Under those circumstances, I don't think even if we win this Irish ODI series, we should start celebrate, but much better if we take consistent steps to develop Pakistan Cricket. Cheers!

Series of Dilemmas

How much further time they'll take to leave Pakistan Cricket? Right now when I am writing this thing, that too after hell of a days because of my mid-terms and finals during the period when Pakistan was playing its Cricket World Cup 2011 quarter-final game in Bangladesh, therefore had to take a break from this thing as after 4 weeks after that quarter-final match and 2 weeks after the final were my finals, anyways we were at change. Everyone in Pakistan is wobbling of a change, the walls of Karachi are coloured with slogans of change this and that, like we say in Urdu "Inqilab", meaning the same as former, but they (politicians) should take lessons and motivation from our beloved Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board, who has been a brand ambassador of change himself in Pakistan's most favourite and loved sport. Instead of changing the state of domestic utilized cricket grounds, upgrading National Stadium for Cricket in Karachi and other international grounds in Pakistan, concentrating on grass-root level, he has been concentrating more on changing the skippers to satisfy his own league of bureaucratic friends, its upto them who they want to keep and who's not. It means that they only want those in their league who're "yes boss" sort of nature, those who defy this rule are being spanked out, like they did with recently knocked out Pakistani ODI skipper Shahid Afridi, just on the basis of argument on team selection with team coach Waqar Younis, if reports are to believed true, the things were under intense coating since the conclusion of South African tour to the Emirates ODI series. Mr. Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board has not been able to produce a long-term or a five-year plan which he believes can apply into the Pakistan Cricket, the only thing which he applied was the legacy of changing the team and its skippers on the regular interval, making it difficult for the players to get-set, which is a basic requirement, else if the people on head do not change their ways of applying things and making not-so-difficult things into catastrophe, than I fear we as Pakistanis should say our prayers and should not foresee such situation where our cricketers like players of other sports in Pakistan making their voices heard that if not than they're willing to play for some other country, this is already starting of a catastrophe and if people on head do not act on it, than that time is very near where we'd be seeing Pakistani origins playing for teams in Jungle Green, Navy Blue, Golden Yellow, or even in Burnt Blue colours kits and our own national team deprived of them. Irony.... Peace... No offence... Truth always hard to digested...