A Franchise that promised alot, but did they delivered the pairing of Sourav Ganguly & Shahrukh Khan whick for many are there inspiration in their respective fields.
But what do you guys think are they good enough to come back strongly next year & do better than what they did in the Annaugrall season of Indian Premiere League ?
& What kind of players they should buy to inhence there teams performance & add to there strenghts ?
Share your views.
There has been zero doubts over the natural talent that M.Asif Possesses but the fact is that in his relatively short career Muhammad Asif has been in soo many controversies first it was that doping case in England when he & dear friend Shoaib Akhtar was caught on taking drugs & later it was proved by the positive result of the test conducted on them. Then came the T20 Incident where he got hit on the leg by a cricket bat from Shoaib Akhtar, & now came the drugs issue again when he got caught on the Dubai International Airport containing a ban substance in his wallet which let to his 20 days detention at the Dubai Airport, after which he claimed that i didnt had anything with me it was a mistake. I wonder who’s right the Dubai Airport Officials or Muhammad Asif.
Anyways, there has been three controversies in the career of 3 years in Muhammad Asif’s life. I always hears about Shoaib Akhtar & his controversies & no one talks about what is happening with Muhammad Asif & no one is even intrested in Asif & what he has done in recent past & obviously no one knows what is next for him will he be playing for Pakistan again in Champions Trophy or will he be surving a ban for what he has done.
The leadership qualities of Pakistan Captain Shoaib Malik have been under heavy scrutiny after a series of poor performances by the Team. It is a fact that Malik’s performance has gone down drastically since he has been made the Captain he has only scored one three figure score in his one year as Pakistan Captain & the Team itself have not been performing to their level best. There were doubts on his appointment when he was appointed as captain of Pakistan Team with seniors like M.Yousuf Abdul Razzaq playing at that time naming Malik as captain has not been the most famous choice amongs the people of Pakistan & now with the results also not going his way it has been a fairly hard time for Malik over the last year or so with his personal life as well as the captain of Pakistan. He didnt had anything accept for a final Appearance in the annaugural T20 World Cup till last month when he won a Tri-Nation cup with India and Bangladesh being other two sides participating.
But to be frank Malik has not been what we all expected of him or what PCB expected of him atleast his popularity has been going down rapidly & now after the Asia Cup. some people beleive that his Position in team is also not automatic now.
Tafazzul Rizvi, The PCB Lawyer said on 30th June 2008 that Shoaib Akhtar’s appeal against his ban of 18 Months has been uphelp & this means the Paceman is free to play for Pakistan & continue his career else where aswell till the final verdict by the High court of Lahore which is expected in September or late September But the Fine will remain as it is.
Shoaib Akhtar on the other hand is delighted with the oppertunity given to him by the High Court & said he’s excited to play for his country again & is ready to play, his fitness has been the major couse of concern amongs selectors & he’s looking to play some county cricket to prove his fitness. He added the he wants to play the Champions Trophy & he wants to win it for the people of Pakistan & Is very thankfull to the Chairman of PCB Dr. Nasim Ashraf for his help in last two months.
Nasim Ashraf when asked about the decision said: The Decision of the court will be respected, and now it is upto the selector to see whether he will be picked or not.
Salahuddin Ahmed the Chief Selector PCB said: Shoaib Akhtar’s selection in future will be based on his fitness & match practise.
