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Meanwhile, until some sort of finality to the spot-fixing saga arrives, let's talk KP.
Poor soul. Awfully short of runs, unwanted by Hampshire and now England. Forced to make do with Surrey and pretty much fed up with it all. Perhaps South Africa will have him back.
Seriously though, one has the feeling he will crack the nod for the Ashes tour party regardless of duck upon duck or century after century for the remainder of the county season. England, no matter how much they'd like to think otherwise, can't do without a man of such calibre Down Under.
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Albie, that is great stuff from the ICC, if found guilty. Also, if guilty, he should be banned for like as should any cricketers who are corrupt!!
Mohammad Amir, the 18 year-old fast bowler who is one among three Pakistan players currently under investigation for spot-fixing, will be removed from the list of nominees for the ICC's emerging player of the year award.barbaric from the icc
Salman Butt may have convinced the Pakistan HC in London that he is innocent. But he'd have a tough time explaining how the marked currency used in the sting found its way into his locker. He should try owning up.
Now Warne is coming out to talk against the fixes. Couldn't be more funnier than that :-D I think people like Azhar, Warne, Mark Waugh, Salim Malik etc should shut their mouth sit idle for the time being.
Yeah, this issue is taking a funnier twist by the day. After Warne it was Azharuddin's turn to lecture the world on cheating/fixing. The reporters who went to them must have a great sense of humour.
"Shane Warne wants life bans for players guilty of spot fixing, etc" . Is this guy an idiot?? or just forgetful."
Both Sludge, both. And he hates being out of the spotlight...
Proph, they're blaming us for this too? I mean Pak media talking about conspiracy theories.. Man. One of their Ministers (Minister for External Affairs?) did say they'll look at it from a conspiracy point of view. Brilliant.
Xspear...I never said it was endemic to PAK / SA, merely that they are the most frequent perps. As for Shah totally agree with you...he had a great CT and then they dumped him - seemed a strange one at the time I must admit - and now Middx?
the abscence of aamir and asif warrants a lace for another left arm sensation named mohammed aamir.another mohammed in mohammed talha should fill in asif's void.nazir jamshed should be called up for butt
lol@Warne - calls for zero tolerance on cheats. Pot/kettle comes to mind.
1 conspiracy theory is england set all this spot fixing up so that their demolishers asif and aamir don't play against them
"Shane Warne wants life bans for players guilty of spot fixing, etc" . Is this guy an idiot?? or just forgetful.
@51_all_out ... Lawson was making a generic point about the difference in the circumstances between Pakistan and other countries. And don't for moment think that England, Australia and India are as pure as lily white. We all remember guys like Stewart, Warne and Kapil Dev being suspected of the crime but later acquitted due to lack to sufficient evidence. Match fixing is an endemic problem and not just limited to Pak and SA.
I must say I am quite disappointed with the way Owais Shah's career is panning out. He is the one of the rare mistakes committed by Andy Flower's regime. I believe that he could play a crucial role in the WC 2011 considering his adeptness against spinners. He could do a lot better job than someone like Trott in limited overs. I just love the way he targets the straight boundaries unlike the other English batsmen who rather prefer to target side boundaries.
Posted 03/09/2010 @ 16:08
a classic pakistan india match at calcutta.At Kolkata in 1987, India breathed a sigh of relief when they dismissed Miandad cheaply during another Pakistan run-chase. But like a bolt from the blue came Salim Malik, who smashed 72 from 36 balls from No. 7 and shepherded the tailenders past the target.malik smoked kapil dev for five fours in an over. He square-drove him, hit him over fine leg, and through third man. Their field placings were just following the ball after that. Those boundaries were part of seven he hit in a row.