Shahid in good terms with Younis
Pakistan Cricket Team is facing internal conflicts these days as the vice captain Shahid Afridi is said to be not in good terms with the captain Younis Khan. Both players are vital part of the team and are exceptional players as well. They also enjoy good influence and ranks but it is very dangerous if they start troubling each other. Regarding all this, Shahid Afridi says that they all are rumors and they are nothing to do with reality. They have a mutual journey spanning over 15 years and Afridi says that he is mature enough to deal with such matters in a decent way. He says that it was under Younis’s captaincy that Pakistan won T20 World Cup in the June of this year and there is no reason why should he trouble Younis.
He said “When so many people with varying temperaments are thrown together for several weeks or months on a tour, things of course can’t always be trouble-free”. This is simple and deep statement by him. Accidents do happen but they doesn’t mean a permanent back out.
Afridi we appreciate your loyalty and this time you have proved to be a boom boom Afridi. Keep the spirit high.
Younis Khan offered Resignation Letter to NA
Pakistan Cricket Team had a very good start in the recent ICC Champions Trophy of 2009. They kicked India out of the scene and played much outstanding. But the matches with Australia and New Zealand were very poor. Pakistani Cricket Team couldn’t maintain their winning position and the whole team collapsed down immediately.
Rumors were rife that a match fixing was observed and that was the major reason behind the defeat of the team. The National Assembly took the rumor seriously and called upon a meeting to discuss the issue. It was presided by Jamshed Dasti who was in favor of the view that match fixing was observed. Younis Khan, the captain of team presented his resignation during the meeting which accentuated the issue and serious doubts were raised by this act. Ijaz Ashraf, the chairman of PCB has said that Younis offered his resignation. But PCB has not said anything about the acceptance or rejectance of the resignation.
Some old players have criticized on Media and PCB and said that it is a shame that they are pointing fingers towards a reasonable man like Younis Khan. The actual story is still not known.
ECB’s Day-Night Test Match Proposal In Trouble
ICC was planning on to start test matches in floodlit i.e, day-night Test match. This idea is still under consideration. England’s Cricket Board – ECB put forwarded the idea and proposed the plan to hold the first floodlit match in their own country.
Bangladesh was invited to play the first ever day-night Test match that will be held in May/June of next year.
Unfortunately, two counties is England have shown reluctance to experience with the pinkish ball in night. This refusal can cause many barriers in the widespread application of day-night Test matches. Resistance is coming because no test has been carried out whether one can play in such a scenario or not. John Stephen said that “There is always resistance to change and we have got to find a ball that is durable and that really is the sticking point.” The name of the two counties who has refused are Durham and Worcestershire.
ICC Cheif Executive Meeting Held
The Chief Executive Meeting of ICC has been held in Johannesburg. The aim of the meeting was to to forward the FutureTour proposal to the ICC Board. The Future Tour program was mainly discussed in the meeting. Research is being conducted for the development of International cricket.
The ICC is very good governing body for International cricket and it has brought forward many genuine advances in the field of cricket. ICC is dedicated to the promotion of Test Matches. ODI’s and T20 international matches across the world.
Holding test matches in day-night sessions is also under consideration. The meeting has also given Cricket New Zealand’s Justice Waan who will serve in ICC Cricket Committee and Nishantha Ranatunga of Sri Lanka to serve in ICC Development Committee.
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Gone With The Wind
At last, the final moments of ICC Champions Trophy 2009 came and entertained us all. The competition was fierce yet it was not so much difficult to decide who will win.
Although Australia had a bad start with a fall of 2 wickets on just 6 runs but they managed to be winners when Watson showed BlackCaps the true colors of a winning game.
New Zealand and Australia’s match also gave the remembrance of Anzac (Australia New Zealand Armed Corps) days. This time, Australia has got the Trophy and has once again proved that tigers are not that easy to deprive of Kingdomship. Now, the teams must learn from their mistakes in next Champions Trophy.
Umar Akmal Clear of Charges
Umar Akmal the young star of Pakistan Cricket Team has been sentenced as non guilty. The incident occurred when Pakistan New Zealand Semi-Final match was in progress and in the 41st over, Akmal was declared lbw by the umpire.
But the elite panel’s hearing said that Akmal was innocent of the crime and he was just giving expressions of disappointment. The hearing was conducted by Javagal Srinath of Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and Sirnath said that it was a normal expression.
He said that he has been through this experience and he thinks that it is perfectly normal for a player to show cerain level of disapppointment at such moments in the match. Umar was supposed to break ICC’s rule no 1.3 which states that “showing dissent at umpire’s decision”.
ICC Champions Trophy Final Match – Speculations
BlackCaps are certainly among the most humble cricket teams ever seen. They have easily shown Pakistan the way to home. It seems that the team is very self motivated and highly disciplined.
Their was a huge debate on whether they could make it in the presence of big giants like Australia, India, Pakistan and SouthAfrica but they proved their metal. Now, the final match is going to be held at Centurion’s SuperSport Park on Monday against Australia. Both teams are fully prepared for the event. It will also bring the nostalgia associated with Anzac days. Anzac is the short form for Australia New Zealand Army Corps which were set up for a big fight while World War-1 and a loss of millions of lives was beard by both countries.
Vettori is very hopeful and determined to win. The Champions Trophy of this year has been fun throughout. Let’s all see what happens, who wins and who stands runners-up.
Australia Won ICC Chamions Trophy 1st Semi Final
The 1st semi final match of ICC Champions Trophy 2009 that held on 2nd October between Australia and England was won by Australia and most amazingly, it won by 9 wickets with 8.1 overs left. Now, obviously Australia has qualified for the final match and will either face Pakistan or New Zealand.
The 2nd semi final is going to held today and in late night, we will come to know that who has won.
The batting side of England was good and 80 runs were scored by TT Bresnan while 48 were made by LJ Wright. The team made a total 257 runs thus giving a not-much target to Australia. England’s bowling side was weak.
The batting side of Australia was very strong and SR Watson made 136 runs by hitting 7 sixes, 10 fours and rest of the single doubles. Ricky Ponting scored 111 and hit 12 fours and one sixer. On the bowling side, PM Siddle took three wickets by giving 55 runs in 10 overs. The extras of innings were just 6 wide balls and one no ball.
Pakistani team has overcome psychological fears
Psychological fears are something that always put barriers in the way towards success. And fortunately, Pakistani team has overcome the psychological fear of failure.
This was told by Maqbool Bari, the clinical psychologist of Pakistan Cricket Team. Bari is a clinical psychologist and a hypnotist who was hired in the early days of the current year says that body language is a big measure that tells the fearsome and conquering behavior and Pakistani team has achieved this thing. He says that the team is also winning matches which is a clear depiction of high motivation and self-confidence. The team won T20 world cup this year and is on its way to semi-finals which is going to be held today.
If Pakistan wins, it will have to face Australia . The competition is very fierce and after the ruling out of India and South Africa, they eyes are on Australia and Pakistan.
PCB refuses to pay for Shoaib Knee Surgery
Shoaib Akhtar the star bowler of Pakistan Cricket Team who always accompany some medical or fitness problem with him sustained a knee injury for such a long time. Now, he is going to England for knee surgery.
The fastest bowler of the world caught knee injury which turned out to be very disastrous for his cricket career. The PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) has refused to pay for the medial expenses because he is not currently playing.
It is a crying shame that PCB has refused to pay for a cricketer of such class. Shoaib Akhtar’s career has been accompained by many controversies. But, a rude behavior or an agressive nature of a cricketer must not come as a hurdle in his professional life. Love is the solution to every problem. Don’t they know that…And can they substitute Rawalpindi Express!!
