Pakistan's international cricket journey raising more doubts
The International Cricket Council must not overlook the spot-fixing scandal despite the fact that matters between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have been resolved.
But there are many things that one must not forget. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed had earlier revealed that Pakistan will go onto loose the opening two ODI matches against England and that actually happened. This is a serious cause for concern with a bookies statement coming
true. The best way to go ahead is for the ICC to investigate each and every innings of the series along with the scoring patterns and the fall of wickets. There might be another story in the making.
Quite a few decisions from the standing umpires during the Pakistan-England series were contentious and need explanation. Billy Doctrove disapproved an appeal by Umar Akmal and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, after which TV replays proved that the batsmen’s foot was in the
air. Spot-fixing can be done by the players only and the ICC needs to understand this side of the coin as well. Umpires can play a major role in turning a match around. One must not forget the fact that instead of bribing players heavily, match fixers can
easily use umpires in spot-fixing - one wrong decision can turn the game on his head.
The five-match ODI series against England was characterized by the typical see-saw performance of Pakistan’s cricket team. Firstly, they lost twice and then they won twice, but ultimately lost the decisive fixture very shamefully, exactly in continuation
of their past practice of losing in crunch games. The disgraced batting of Pakistan players was just expected. England’s crushing 121-run victory against Pakistan completed England’s consecutive Test, Twenty20 and limited overs series victory – a disgraceful
ending to a pathetic tour of England.
To hit the nail on its head, Pakistan cricket is in deep trouble. Its players are unpredictable and cricket fans are getting more and more suspicious about their actions on the field. While international cricket has fled from Pakistan due to an armed attack
on the Sri Lankan cricket team in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/March-c74391 last year, international tours have come under the scanner as well.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting did urge the International Cricket Council to take serious actions against the players involved in fixing if the charges upon them are proven. But Aussie skipper handled the issue very sensibly as he also stated that it would
be really harsh and absurd to ban a country because of few culprits.
The match- spot-fixing scandal brought unprecedented humiliation to the country. And even if the players are cleared, doubts will persist for a long time. Whatever the outcome of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756 Yard investigations may be, but the ICC and the world must not
forget the fact that you can’t punish the entire nation for the actions of a few individuals. The talk of banning http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket is ridiculous. Ban those who are guilty and let Pakistanis enjoy their cricket with honour and dignity.
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