Pakistan’s chances for the 2011 World Cup depend on spot-fixing verdict: Imran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319
Pakistan’s former captain Imran Khan believes that Pakistan’s chances of doing well in the upcoming 2011 World Cup rest on the verdict of the spot-fixing hearing. Imran said this while speaking in a press conference in New http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780
for the 2011 World Cup.
Khan said, “We must wait for the verdict on Amir and Asif. They are the best opening bowling pair in the world. We need to know about their future because if these two bowlers play, it gives Pakistan a good chance at the World
Cup. Without these two bowlers, our attack is not potent.”
Khan praised the young (under-investigation) pacer Mohammad Amir for his talent. Imran said that Amir was definitely a great find for Pakistan and would be vital for Pakistan in the World Cup. He said, “Amir is the best young bowling
talent in the world. I have seen him closely and I can say he is streets ahead of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292. Without these two bowlers (Amir and Asif), our attack is not potent.”
Amir and Mohammad Asif along with Salman Butt are currently suspended from all formats of cricket by the International Cricket Council due to their alleged involvement in spot-fixing during Pakistan’s tour of England in August.
The three players will be facing a hearing beginning next month. If proved guilty, the players can face a lifetime ban from the game.
Imran is considered Pakistan’s most prolific and successful captain; he led the team to its only World Cup victory in 1992. He, along with fellow senior player http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javed-Miandad-c66580, led a very young and inexperienced side.
The situation is almost the same this time. The younger players are outnumbering the pros in the national squad. It’s up to the current experienced players such as Younis Khan, Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Akhtar and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482
to guide the younger crop to victory. Imran believes that Shahid Afridi is the best man for the job and if there is anyone in the team who can motivate the players, its Afridi.
“Pakistan are a very unpredictable side,” he said. “They will have to play out of the ordinary to make a mark at the World Cup. Afridi is the only player who can pull the team together. If he has a purple patch, he can carry the
team with him.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 has full faith in the ODI skipper and believes that desperate times bring out the best in a great leader and Afridi has all the potentials of a true leader in him. Imran’s support at possibly the most troubling times for
Pakistan cricket should come as a great morale booster for Shahid Afridi.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 is passing through a very bad phase (possibly the worst in its cricketing history?) because of the spot-fixing scandal and the madness that ensued (death threats, runaway wicketkeepers, bans and a general bad
name to Pakistan cricket). The PCB has finally decided to take some strict actions against the corrupt players and this has depleted the national team’s strength to a great level.
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