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I am not a legal expert, so I am not be equipped to comment on the legalities of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s desperation to get Amir’s sentence reduced or at least find a way for him to play domestic cricket until the time for his ban lapses. For that purpose, the PCB interim chairman did not only hire a legal expert in England, but went to attend ICC meetings twice to raise the same concerns in front of the relevant authorities.
Many former cricketers and experts are against any concessions for Amir, as they believe that if Amir is commiserated then why not Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif or even Danish Kaneria who has not confessed his crime, like the trio, and is still fighting a legal battle to clear his name of the spot-fixing charge.
The public opinion, however, is divided on Amir’s issue. The anti-Amir lot sees him as a traitor whereas his fans sympathise with him. In my opinion, both parties should stick to the rules of the game; the players should abide by rules that have been made to curb malpractices of all sorts and the authorities should apply the rules as per stated.
The regulations drafted by the ICC as well as by the PCB don’t allow leniency towards any player, regardless of his talent or age. In light of this, I see no reason for concessions for Muhammad Amir.
There are many cricket followers who believe that the notorious no-balls were delivered under the pressure of the then captain, Salman Butt. Amir did mention, in his interview with Sky Sports, that he was blackmailed and under immense pressure from the bookie etcetera and so he went through with it, albeit unwillingly. This, according to Amir was not easy feat as he was not used to delivering no-balls.
The question that boggles my mind is what were the grounds for blackmail? Had he done something wrong in the first place due to which he was being blackmailed? It is very difficult to blackmail a person who is not guilty of anything to begin with. But what if he is guilty? This question impelled me to dig into Amir’s previous record.
Muhammad Amir made his Test debut in July 2009 and didn’t deliver a single no-ball in his first two Test matches. He collectively bowled 49 overs.
In the third Test match, he over-stepped for the first time. He delivered only once in 31 overs.
In the following three Test matches, Muhammad Amir was again flawless and over-stepped only twice in 95 overs, but his seventh Test match reveals astonishing figures, in terms of crossing the bowling crease. The match was played against Australia in December 2009 where Muhammad Amir bowled an appalling 13 no-balls!
Post that Test match, until the Lords’ Test, he remained steady.
Now although this may all seem presumptuous, but 13 no-balls in one match is not a joke. All things considered, I would like to revert your attention once again to my first question; why did Amir state, in his interview with Sky Sports, that he was being blackmailed?
Is he guilty of something that happened in the past that only the bookie was aware of?
I do not, in any way, intend to accuse Muhammad Amir for anything, but would just like for his case to be scrutinised from all angles possible before any charges are dropped. If he is to be let back on the team, if he is to represent Pakistan once again, then he better be clean.
Until then, I leave you with two questions;
- Did something happen in Muhammad Amir’s seventh Test match under Muhammad Yousuf’s captaincy? Are we missing a big piece to a bigger puzzle? Are there others involved?
- Would you allow someone to babysit your child if he/she was convicted for child abuse, albeit only once?
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| In the 3rd ODI of 7 match series between India and Australia. India batted first and a great batting from Dhoni, Indian team scored 300+ runs. Australia didn’t started of well and tumbled in the middle of the innings as well. But James Faulkner turn the table around by hitting 64 runs in just 29 balls.Watch James Faulkner smashes 64 runs off 29 balls against India: |
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| When there is fame there is also the pressure you have to face, anyone can’t deal with the spot light, when you are famous and wanted by people the very first thing you sacrifice is your private life. People think that they own you and have the right over each second of your life, Role of media in a stars life is very important. Some stars love to be in front of the camera and like the stardom, but our media has always been rude to our cricketers, always trying to pull their leg and dig in some inside News In this video its our National Hero, Younis Khan dealing with the reporters that are intervening in the personal space of the star literally making him irritated and angry that he has to rudely ask them to stop bothering and if they want to meet him come through a proper way |
Lahore: The all rounder Pakistani cricket player, Rana Naveed ul Hasan
has decided of retirement from the international cricket. While talking
to the media, the player said that in few days he would announce of his
decision. Rana said that he had played enough of cricket and now he
wants to pay sole attention towards the academy.
He said that through participation in the academy I look forward to
choosing right candidates and turning them into capable players. The
35-year-old Rana Naveed had played for them team in the year 2010 in the
Australia series. At the end of the series, the investigative team
formed by the PCB had presented doubts over the maiden over played by
him in one of the T-20 match. After the controversy, Naveed was
sidelined from the team by the officials with out prior highlighting.
During his career, Rana has had represented the Pakistani team in 9
tests, 74 one day, and international and 4 T-20 matches. He plays
international leagues and national tournaments on the scheduled basis.
Rana Naveed ul Hasan, also known as Rana Naveed is right- hand batsman
and right-arm-medium fast bowler. Born on February 28, 1978 in
Sheikhupura, Punjab at the age of 35, he reserves good sporting
abilities that make him a distinguished player.
There is no doubt that Pakistan has an
unlimited talented people. Shanzay Subzwari is young Pakistani painter
and is third year B.FA student. She was approached to paint some
pictures of Pakistani cricketers as a tribute to them.Shanzay took the challenge and produce some outstanding paintings of some great Pakistani heroes. Every painting, painted by her is really an eye catching and you can’t take your eyes off from the pictures.
Shahid Khan Afridi, the only Pakistani ‘icon’ who enjoys ruling over the
hearts of millions of people nationally and internationally from fans
of all age groups this time has been
disappointed by his fans. Boom Boom Afridi had stated on his twitter
account that he would come to Karachi’s National Stadium. 22nd September
(Sunday). Afridi on his Twitter account invited the followers to show
up at the cricket ground. He had said that he would meet his fans and
give away autographs.
The 33-year-old cricket star was to reach the stadium at 5 PM. But
his arrival disappointed him since there were no more than dozens of
people waiting for him to see. The cricket player wore white shirt and
shades. Those who had made it on time met him. While those who got late,
missed the chance. He pictured with fans and gave autographs.
While talking to the media on the occasion Afridi said that
pertaining to the Peshawar incident (bomb blast near church) people
failed to make it to the stadium. Discussing performance of team, he
said that every captain leads the team in his own way. Instead of
investing in UAE league, PCB should finance locally in domestic matches.
Afridi further said that experiences make a bowler a leading one and
Pakistani team has the potential to producer better players.
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| Faisalabad Wolves played 3 matches in
Champions League qualifying rounds from which the team only won a single
match. But the best thing about all the three matches was Misbah ul Haq smashing batting performance.
In all the 3 matches played by Wolves, Misbah ul Haq
was the start performer. Green shirts ODI captain scored 195 runs of
134 balls at an average of 195.00 and strike rate of 145.52. Watch
Misbah ul Haq batting highlights in T20 Champions League. Don’t forget
to share the video with others.
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