Ijaz Butt taking return of Yousuf and Younis as a prestige point
Pakistan cricket is facing the worst face of ignominy it has ever seen before. Mismanagement of the Pakistan Cricket Board has always been an issue with the country cricket but this time it is the composition of the Pakistan cricket team that is causing turmoil one after the other. Today the Pakistan cricket team desperately needs the experience of veterans like Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan to guide the youngsters in the longest form of cricket but the sarcasm is that the chairman of the board http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128 has stuck to his opinion on this critical issue taking it as a matter of prestige for him.
The hopeless performance of the inexperienced young squad in the Lord’s test has got a heavy criticism from the cricket greats of Pakistan including the director general PCB http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zaheer-Abbas-c98435. The former cricketers have emphasized the need of inclusion of some experienced players in the side and the estimation has been backed up by the cricket lovers but Ijaz Butt is standing like a rock against the call.
The major problem that Pakistan cricket is facing today revolves around the PCB dealings with the two stalwarts, Yousuf and Younis. Ijaz Butt has taken the case of these super stars as a matter of his integrity. Putting aside the reasons behind their omission, one cannot deny the fact that the two veterans are the leading weapons of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket armoury. The two cricketers are indubitably the true test veterans. Mohammad Yousuf was honoured with the “best player of the world cricket” award and Younis Khan is the third Pakistani cricketer to record a triple century in the test cricket. The other two Pakisatni’s who have scored triple centuries include former Test cricketer Hanif Muhammad and the former captain Inzimamul Haq. Younis and Yousuf are the only two players in the Pakistan squad who average more than 50 in Test cricket with the former 50.09 and the later 53.63. Both the players have revealed their intention of playing for Pakistan team time and again.
Both the test cricketers are desperate to play for the national side but the egoism and vindictiveness of Ijaz Butt is major hurdle in their comeback. While Younis has already said that he has no issue with the board or the board’s chairman, Yousuf has also revealed that he would come out of his retirement if called by the board to play for Pakistan. Yousuf has also said that he is ready to play under the captaincy of any young player.
Ijaz Butt on the other hand is taking the issue more as a personal matter rather than dealing it from the country perspective. This attitude of the chairman is humiliating the country at international level. Both the players can help the Pakistan cricket come out of the dipping condition in the Test cricket and are in good form and fitness. Younis is already in England playing well for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851 while Yousuf is busy in a Domestic Lahore Premier League.
Ijaz has in his mind the victorious Pakistan team that whitewashed Australians in the T20 series just two weeks back and astonishingly the PCB chief formed an opinion somewhere in his mind that the T20 victors are the best choice to play against the strong Test cricket side, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. The man ruling the prestigious sports body of Pakistan has no cricket sense that the Test cricket is totally a different game and most of the players in the team right now are either inexperienced or they are not at all fit for the Test cricket. Hence everybody saw the consequences in the form of 150 runs defeat at Lord’s. The current Pakistan squad comprises of the youngsters who lack the capacity to face the strong Australian opposition. The basic reason behind the poor performance in the first test against Australia was the inexperience coupled with the psychological pressure.
Though the team has performed pretty well in the ongoing Leed’s test as the pace attack bundle Australia for 88 but once again the batting line-up is ready to capitulate as Pakistan is losing its wickets at regular intervals.
One can only hope Ijaz Butt will realise what a big mistake he is making and for his countries sake let go of his prestige and ego and honour the team and his country by doing what is right.
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