Splendid Victory Of Pakistan Against England

Pakistan defeated England by 72 runs in 2^nd test match. Earlier today Pakistan set target of 145 runs for England to win. But English players badly failed to face Abdur Rehman and Saeed Ajmal. Only Andrew Straus and Matt Prior succeeded to enter to double figures.

Abdur Rehman got 6 wickets. This is Abdur Rehman career best performance. Saeed Ajmal got 3 and Muhammad Hafeez got 1 wicket.

Abdur Rehman was rewarded Man of the Match award for his splendid performance during the match.

After worst failure in previous match, British media blamed Saeed Ajmal for faulty bowling, but now when it is Abdur Rehman who destroyed English batting we have to see that what excuse English media makes now.

Shahid Afridi Apointed Good Woodwill Ambassador for UNO

Master Blaster boom boom Afridi has been designation as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations anti-narcotics agency.
According to a press statement by UN Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the talented all-rounder has been appointed in recognition of his outstanding sporting record and for his popularity among cricket fans who have nicknamed him “Boom Boom Afridi”.
“I have never done anything halfway and will give my all to my new role,” Afridi said, accepting his two-year assignment. “I hate to see drugs ruin the lives of young people. If I can convince even one boy or girl to shirk the habit, I will be proud [of myself].”
Elaborating on why Afridi was chosen for the job, UNODC Pakistan Representative Jeremy Douglas said, “He plays with heart. Shahid Afridi is a role model who can speak powerfully against drug abuse. Young people see in him the courage to push boundaries and the will to go on when things get tough.”
Afridi will promote healthy living though sports and emphasise positive values and attitudes during visits to schools and colleges. In 2012, he will witness the impact of the work of UNODC in Pakistan and highlight the need to curb drug use and associated crime.
He is expected to take part in a range of activities, such as a youth cricket tournament, the commemoration of the International Day against Drug Abuse, raising awareness about the importance of ethics in sports, advocating gender-responsive services for drug users and promoting knowledge of drug and HIV/AIDS issues.

Saeed Ajmal Got 3 Wickets on 5 Deliveries

Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal brought England into very difficult position by taking 3 wickets in 5 bowls.  Saeed Ajmal who has claimed for invention of a mystery delivery “Teesra” really attacked England players. He was looking unplayable for English batsmen until Adnan Akmal miss a very easy stumping chance of Morgan.

Saeed Ajmal dismissed Andrew Strauss  on the last delivery of his 1^st over, then he got Ian Bell on the 1^st ball of his next over, three delivery later he trapped  Kevin Petersen and got him LBW. Although Petersen survive a very strong appeal from Ajamal but Ajmal referred the decision to 3^rd umpire and then 3^rd umpire declare the appeal successful and Belly Bowden has to reverse his decision.  Whem  Ajmal’s figures were 5-3, Adnan Akmal missed a very easy chance of stumping and provided chance to Morgan to extend his inning.  

At the End of the England 1^st Inning Saeed Ajmal got 7 wickets for 55, which are his career best figures. Hafeez, Cheema and Gul got 1 wicket each.

England All out for 192.

Pakistan Vs England 2012 – A New Beginning

After a controversial series between Pakistan and England in England, 1^st Test in Dubai between the two is a new beginning.

After badly losing a series to India in India in recent past, now it is a challenge for England to acknowledge herself the No. 1 Test Team on fast and slow wickets both.  Absence of Tim Bresnan will be a big disadvantage for English team. Presence of Monty Panasar and Gramm Sowan is encouraging aspect for England on the slow wickets of Dubai.

Under Misbah, Pakistani Team has performed very positively in recent past. So they will also looking for a big win against the No. 1 team of the test cricket to prove them selves as free of every controversy now.  

Teams:

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal(w), Umar Gul, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Aizaz Cheema

England:  Andrew Strauss(c), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior(w), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Chris Tremlett

Pakistan is  playing with two spinners and (Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman) Umar Gul and Aizaz Cheema are the pacers.

England will play with three seamers (Tremlett, Anderson and Broad)  and one spinner (Swannn).

England have won the toss and elected to bat

Was it Real Transaction of Cricket Power to India?

In this commercial age of cricket every cricket experts tries to make BCCI and Indians happy by stating in favour of BCCI and Indian players after landing in India.  In continuation to this attitude, after world cup 2011 most of cricket experts sated that this is transaction of cricket power period from Australia to India. These experts praised Indian players cheaply out of the frame without looking their records outside the home. Yes Indian won World Cup 2011 and it was huge achievement but this was not the end of cricket achievements of cricket diary. It is a matter of fact that Indians are not good outside the country. Though they won series against a weak team of West Indies but in England they failed by worst way. And now in Australia they are struggling once again. The question is why it is happening while Indian players are enjoying every facility available in cricket now-a-days. The best coaches of cricket world are available to them. Because of commercialization, Indian players are the richest players of cricket world. They are enjoying huge support of Indian cricket fans. The have support of umpires in doubtful decision because of pressure of BCCI on umpires.

If we look at the attitude of BCCI and Indian players, we can find the answer to some extant.

In recent days successful captain of Indian cricket history Mahindra Sing Dhoni has stated that he is thinking regarding retirement from Test cricket in 2012 for extending his one day cricket  career. It is funny. The question is why he can not leave IPL for extending his test career? Clearly it shows his lack of interest for test cricket in presence of commercialized IPL. The same dilemma is happening with other Indian cricketers. After loosing 2^nd test to Australia, media reported that Indian players have not taken it serious and instead of practicing hard for upcoming matches they were busy in travelling and parties. What these entire stories tell us? Besides Indians, players from other countries also compromised on their career when they saw a very charmfull option of IPL. Though initially, Gill Christ and Symonds avail it while they were able to play international cricket for years, but in recent days Lasith Malinga from Sri Lanka has also become the victim of IPL when he announced early retirement from test cricket.  One can conclude that in presence of option for commercialized IPL the senior Indian cricketers are not taking test cricket seriously; therefore their performance outside the home is still worst as it was in the past.

BCCI is the richest body of cricket in world.  But their focus is not on cricket matters. They are trying to earn money even on the sacrifice of cricket. They want to enjoy their power for political and injustice causes. The attitude of BCCI is also one reason for non-seriousness of their players on the field. Look at the unserious demands of BCCI in ICC meetings. They opposed UDRS while rest of the cricket world is in favour of UDRS. They tried to change the constitution of ICC to prevent small countries as  president of ICC in future.  They threw Steve Buckner and Darrell Harper out of the field for some of their doubtful decisions, which are unique examples of cheap use of power by any cricket board. They are busy to isolate Pakistan from other cricket playing nations by preventing Pakistani players from playing IPL. Though playing IPL is not a matter of proud but still the attitude of BCCI shows that they are using it for political reasons.

In existence of this unserious attitude of BCCI in cricket matters, how can their players remain serious in cricket on the field? After all the attitude of BCCI should be the Role Model for their players.

India Deserves Domination in ICC .....

In this commercial world every department of life has been commercialized throughout the world. Commercialism in sports is on peak. Organizers of every sports event want to earn as much money as they can. The game of cricket which is very popular in subcontinent is also on the way of commercialism. As inventor of this game in past few decades England and Australia were controlling its functioning. But after economic development in India, the journey of commercialism of cricket came into existence.  Most of money involved in cricket now-a-days belongs to India. Playing one series against India can change the economic position of a cricket board in few days. Besides Indian players, players of other countries are also making money through IPL which is a domestic event of India. So, if most of the money involved in cricket now-a-days belongs to India, and only money is requirement of cricket boards now-a-days, why India should not dominate the cricket matters in ICC meetings.

 If India is not happy with UDRS, other boards should respect Indian feelings and should not stress on implementation of this system because being largest financial supporter of ICC, India deserve to get positive results through pressurizing umpires as she did with Steve Buknor and Darell Harper.

If Darell Harper has made Indians unhappy in past, the other boards were due to support Indian desire of removing him from umpiring in future, because making unhappy a large financial supporter of ICC is a crime. 

If any Indian player like Suresh Raina has been seen with bookies, cricket fans should not mind it and should not criticize ICC for not taking action, after all India is large financial supporter of ICC.

If India does not want to include Pakistani domestic champion team into Champions League, Pakistan should not protest and should respect India desires to throw her from International cricket, after all India is largest financial supporter of ICC.

If India wants to change the rotation policy of ICC for Presidentship of ICC and want to stay President for ever, the remaining boards should support India in doing so, because India deserve it as she is strong financial supporter of ICC.

In conclusion I would like to say that all the charm in the cricket grounds is because of India now-a-days, so cricket playing countries should give powers to India to change the constitution according to her desires any time and should also allow her to change the umpires to whom she unlike on the spot in on going match. After all India is largest financial supporter of ICC.