Controversial England versus Controversial Pakistan
The third and final test between England and Pakistan promises to rekindle the controversy between the two teams. It was Darrell Hair and his obnoxious decision to penalise Pakistan with a five-run penalty on ball tampering charges in 2007 which lead to Pakistan forfeiting the match under http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Inzamam-ul-Haq-c64383.
And now this. According to team manager Yawar Saeed, Pakistan’s star wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider has been rules out of the Brit Oval test match due to one and only one reason – Stuart Broad. No matter how idiotic Broad might be, his decision to throw a ball at full speed towards the Pakistani wicket-keeper was uncalled for. Though his father Chris helped him get a reprieve from a stringent penalty, Yawar Saeed has decided otherwise. So the temperature is boiling.
X-rays have shown that the hairline fracture is on the same little finger where Broad’s throw struck. But then again, questions arise as to how did the batsmen went on to score a solid 88? Moreover, how did the wicket-keeper play on the first day against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866? Controversy is a game both teams are more than capable of.
Mike Gatting’s antics in Faisalabad against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakoor-Rana-c89573 proved to be a dormant case till date. It was in 1987 when a finger pointing umpire brought the Faisalabad test match to a grinding halt. As footage proves today, an umpire and an English cricket captain proved that they were no good and the spirit of the game was none of their concern. Shakoor has already taken to the English nerves when the umpire wore a Pakistani team sweater while umpiring on the first day. Moreover, Gatting was ticked off when Shakoor questioned Gatting’s sincerity and labelled him a cheater for his field changing antics while a bowler was bowling. The game stopped. Controversy brewed. It was only until Rana was given an unconditional apology that Rana decided to head back to the field.
But along the same lines, there’s another controversy brewing up. Some gossip mongers believe that it is Kamran Akmal who has convinced the team management to throw away Zulqarnain for him to make a comeback. Everyone will clearly remember that Akmal was only ‘rested’ for the second test match and his return to the fold was inevitable. Huh? So what about performance on the field? Well, that’s out of the window because Zulqarnain is injured. Take that emerging wicket-keeper! Playing the Pakistan national team takes more than just a silly little 88 for the team when in trouble. The managers, their nincompoops, their pleasers and teasers – all have to be taken care off before even thinking of performing in the middle.
Moreover, Mohammad Yousuf has come out with the silliest excuse there ever was. After cribbing and twisting in his grave about not being selected, the batsman has finally come out with some pearls of wisdom. Yousuf says he’s not fit for the third test. So why did he actually fly across the thousands of miles across two continents, a cricket kit and a lot of attitude to England when in the first place, he wasn’t fit. Or maybe the player got an opportunity to visit England and took it right away.
What more can be expected of players under the leadership abilities of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 was crushed by England in the first two matches. For a person like Butt, according to sources, has been on a payroll of $48, 000 per day while on his trips abroad, care for the promotion of cricket in Pakistan. One would even be sure that he’s least bothered with the chairmanship of the PCB as well. Now why would you travel half the globe, have fun, do nothing, sit idle, get a fat salary, criticise everyone who is trying to help and still get away with it at an age where no one takes you seriously? Now that’s a tough job to do.
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