Replacement of Ijaz Butt

According to media reports in these difficult days when government is strong facing criticism from every where because of not acting on the resolution of Parliament and budget, furthermore, Ijaz Butt has created more difficulties for the government by removing Shahid Afridi from Captaincy. Government is facing strong criticism by keeping still Ijaz Butt as chairman. According to media reports finally President Zardari is thinking regarding replacing Ijaz Butt. But as usual the government is going to face more criticism inspite taking credit. The reason is the replacement of Ijaz Butt. Mr. President is again going to gift chairmanship to one of his friend, who is already unpopular among the people Mr. Zulfiqar Mirza.

This is the time that Mr. Zaradari should think regarding the betterment of cricket inspite making his friends happy. May Allah give him strength to think positively.  Ameen.

Disclosed Group Against Shahid Afridi

Finally Shahid Khan Afridi has become the victim of Ijaz Butt. In his retirement announcement Shahid Khan Afridi said that he can’t play under a board which is not giving due respects to the senior players. He added that he tried his best to keep unite an incomplete team after match fixing controversy but as a captain he was not given due powers. He was never asked during team selection and board avoid to announced him as captain for long time, after every tour he was in confusion that he well play as caption or as player in next tour. He added that a group from Lahore was working against him and finally this group succeeded in removing him from captaincy even after wining one day series in West Indies. He said that he has taken this decision after consulting some senior players.

Full credit to Shahid Khan Afridi who keep the team unite and take it upto semi final in world cup 2011 in existence of conspiracies against him. Before him the conspiracies of this group finished the captaincy of Younis Khan. This group made Muhammad Yousaf on retirement. The question is who are in this group.

The head of this group is Ijaz Butt and the members are Intikhab Alam, Ilyas Ahmed, Aqib Javed and now the new entry Waqar Younis. These are members outside the field. Although in near past players avoided to become part of this group especially before the World cup 2011 in New Zealand but now the names of Misbah Ul Haq and Hafiz are in media as members of this group. Now look at the performance of this group.

What so far Ijaz Butt has done for the betterment of Pakistan cricket after his appointment. Pakistan loss all his matches in the tour of Australia in presence of Aamir, Asif and Yousaf. This was a time when the team was playing with full capacity but the performance was just like associated team.

After Australia series a terrible controversy came into existence when  some players admitted that with the sponsorship of then Manager Yawar Saeed they had established a group against Younis Khan and took oath on Quraan that they will underperform until the removal of Younis Khan as captain. After this clear conspiracy inspite removing manager from his designation board banned Younis Khan from playing. After that conspiracy Match fixing blunder came into existence and it destroyed the bowling attack of Pakistan cricket. All these happened in the chairmanship of stupid Ijaz Butt but because of his political affiliation no single step was taken against him as he is relative of the Jail mate of our President Asif Ali Zardari. 

When Intikhab Alam was coach, Pakistan loss all his matches to Australia and he indicated grouping in the team after the tour. In past on his reports Shoaib Malik was also removed from captaincy and now negative report regarding Shahid Afridi has also been prepared by him. After so many failures he will remain on his seat because he is friend of Ijazz Butt.

Aqib Javed is a person who was against Waqar Younis when he was not junior coach. So many times I heard him by saying that why Waqar Younis is traveling with the team, there is no need for Waqar Younis to be with the team and he must remain in the academies to train the young talent. It was the time when Waqar Younis was only bowling coach. After the tour of Australia Aqib blamed some players for match fixing and spoke against Younis Khan. But after blaming the players for match fixing he is still not even there but is also working with the same players to whom he blamed for match fixing.

Ilyas Ahmed is a member of selection committee, but its look like he is there only for working to select his Son-in-law Imran Farhat as team member. Every person who opposed the selection of Imran Farhat  is his enemy. Unfortunately Shahid Afridi has also done so.

Waqar Younis is working as head coach. It is obvious fact that he was a pure bowler and never performed as batsman.  One can accept him as blowing coach with team but in presence of Aqib Javed, who is actual bowling coach, what are the duties of Waqar Younis. He is there fore nothing. All these miseries are happening because of stupid thinking of Ijaz Butt. Waqar Younis has always opposed the appointment of batting coach because it will raised questions on the presence of him and Aqib Javed. His current attitude is harming Pakistan cricket badly. After that he even starting interfering in players selection process. He is considering himself more powerful then captain. Infact his duty is to only coach the players not selection matters. Finally his negative attatude led Shahid Afridi to the decision of retirement.

All these are happening because of our president who has appointed unable Ijaz Butt and this decision from our President destroyed the game of cricket also like other organizations.

Black Day for Pakistan Cricket

ICC has announced its decision regarding Pakistani players Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Asif and Salman Butt. Salman Butt has been ban for 10 years. Muhammad Asif has been ban for 7 years. Muhammad Aamir has been ban for 5 years.

Why all these happened? Why Muhammad Aamir has fall, when it was time for him to rise. Who destroyed the future of this talented boy who deceived all great batsmen in the age of just 18? Aamir was an asset and bright future of Pakistan cricket. He was replacement of Waseem Akram, but we don’t know how to keep safe our assets. Why all this happened in presence of PCB chairman Ijaz Butt who was present on every tour with team. What he and other official were doing there when this young boy was derailed by bed people. He was just 18, it was the duty of officials to keep him safe from evils. But they fail to do so. Now Pakistan has lost his valuable cricket asset in shape of Muhammad Aamir, will any higher authorities feel sorrow for these players, as it is a big loss for Pakistan cricket. Will our leaders decide to not interfere in the professional game of cricket for interest of Pakistan cricket agian? Will these politicians decide to let leave Pakistan cricket in peace by not appointing their relative as official of PCB without merits.  Will these politicians realize the damage which occurred because of them? People who appointed Ijaz Butt as chairman of PCB are completely involved in this loss. It all happened because only our President was going to make happy one of his friend Ahmed Mukhtar, by appointing his relative Ijaz Butt as chairman of PCB, who is not suitable for this job. It was gift from our President to his friend, but infact it was a destroy letter for Pakistan cricket.

Infact this loss is a terrible gift from our political leaders to the people of Pakistan as these politicians always supported favoritism instead of merit in every field of life. This will continue until people of Pakistan learn to prevent them from such open favoritism, as it is in case of Ijaz Butt.

Shocking Defeat in Ist ODI – A Terrible Trailer of Performance of Pakistan Cricket Team in Upcoming World Cup 2011

The way Pakistan loss first ODI to New Zealand may be trailer of performance of Pakistan team in upcoming world cup 2011. Success and defeat is part of the game but the story of the defeat of Pakistan is looking different. Every player was under pressure and was trying to safe his place in the team; due to this pressure players were unable to present their natural game. The reason of Pressure was stupid attitude of PCB. As we know that PCB has delayed announcement of Captain for World Cup 2011 for unknown reasons. Therefore, a rivalry has come into existence between Shahid Khan Afridi and Misbah Ul Haq. Because due to Misbah’s some fifties in Test Matches nonsense Ijaz Butt want him as captain. How short of performance is our team, 2 or 3 fifties are enough for captaincy.

Now some players may like Shahid Afridi and some may like Mishab, because demanding change is habit of our nation from beginning in Politics and other field of life also. So, therefore, the focus of the players is not on the game but on other matters. Cricket is a game of concentration, but unfortunately our players are not able to do so under these circumstance. It is clear by the performance of some players that they are underperforming by advice of some high profile person of PCB to demote Shahid Afridi. As Shahid is aware of the situation, therefore, he is also in immense pressure.  His inning was complete failure, after getting chances he was still not able to apply himself. This is the result of the pressure of PCB which he is feeling on himself for survive as captain. He knows that PCB is going to disgrace him by removing him from captaincy in this important time of his career when all the stage is set for world cup 2011.

It will be better for Shahid Afridi to withdraw himself not even from captaincy but from world cup team also. Because in this situation when on the advice of Chairman PCB players are not with him he cannot perform well as captain and as batsman also.

A Team Without Captain – Is PCB Fond of Creating Controversies

World cup is a mega event of the cricket world and all teams want to win it, therefore all cricket boards likes to start preparations for world cup years before. But the priorities of PCB are not the same.

Pakistan cricket board has announced 15 members team for World cup 2011 without captain. It is a big question mark on the performance of Pakistan cricket board that it has not yet decided the captain when less than a month left over in starting of World cup 2011.  

This captain controversy will create differences between players, because two or three players want to become captain. It will develop grouping in team, because if someone not like Shahid Afridi he will underperforms in New Zealand tour to create difficulties for him. In these circumstances wining of world cup is almost impossible.

According to media reports bookies are also taking keen interest in this issue. They are biding for Shahid Afridi and Misbah. Defiantly it will borne questions in the minds of people that why board has provided a chance to bookies to involve in its team controversies when Shahid Afridi is already performing the duties of captain in difficult situations and we have no right replacement for him at the time.

Pakistan cricket team coach Waqar Younis has also recorded his concerns on pending the name of captain. Instead of solving the problem, board has issued an explanation letter to him.

Its look like Pakistan cricket board is fond of making controversy for some reasons. Because at this time when world cup is just starting, making controversy of captaincy in players is illogical. The fans of Pakistan cricket team and most of the experts are in favour of  Shahid Afridi as captain for World Cup 2011 . So, therefore, PCB should announce Shahid Afridi as captain without further delay to avoid grouping in the team and for the betterment of the team.

ICC ….. Please Help Pakistan Cricket

If ICC is sincere with the game of Cricket and Pakistan Cricket then ICC should demand the government of Pakistan to dismiss the current PCB chairman Ijaz Butt as well as other key position holders. Because every one knows that there is some problem. The PCB chairman has made his duty to visit  every venue where Pakistan cricket team goes. Why? This attitude makes some question in the minds of people. People think that he is visiting with Pakistan team for some special instructions. These instructions may not good for cricket. In his chairmanship Pakistan cricket is going to be collapse. And this is not good for the game of cricket. Pakistan cricket has introduced so many new arts to world of cricket. By these Arts the popularity of cricket is going up and up. The most interesting and difficult art of reverse swing is product of Pakistan cricket. Swinging Yorker is Product of Pakistan cricket. Dossra is Product of Pakistan cricket. If we minus these arts from the game, it will became again the boring type of game of that time when only 10% Test Matches were result oriented.

So now when Pakistan cricket is suffering from corruption, bad management and favoritism, ICC should help Pakistan cricket by demanding from government of Pakistan to dismiss the current chairman, otherwise ICC have to takeover the matters by themselves. 

FAVORITISM – THE DILEMMA OF PAKISTAN CRICKET BOARD

Pakistan Cricket is facing very worst situation now-a-days. If we look at the recent history of Pakistan cricket team we will find that the favoritism is the most common problem which lay down Pakistan Cricket to the current situation. The story 

starts from former Prime Minister Mr. Nawaz Sharif, when on his desires President Rafiq Tarar appointed Mr. Mujeeb Ur Rehman as the Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board. Mr. Mujeeb Ur Rehman was the brother of Mr. Saif Ur Rehman who was minister in Cabinet of Nawaz Sharif at that time. Although Mr. Mujeeb Rehman stay as chairman for very short time but this was the starting point of open favoritism in Pakistan Cricket.

After Nawaz Sharif when Mr. Pervez Musharraf came into power he appointed Mr. Lt General Tauqeer Zia as Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board. When he enjoyed the seat and fed up, then Mr. Musharraf gave a chance to Mr. Naseem Ashraf. Naseem Ashraf used the PCB chairmanship seat for tourism purposes. He made it his duty to visit every place where Pakistan Cricket team visited. Both Mr. Tauqeer Zia and Mr. Nasim Ashraf were closed friends of Mr. Musharaf.

After Pervez Musharaf President Zardari Appointed Mr.  Ijaz Butt as Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board. He is such non suitable man for the chairmanship that almost he has destroyed Pakistan cricket.  The people of Pakistan have become sick of him. 100% Pakistani wants to dismiss him from his seat. But he is relative of one of the best friend of President Zardar, Mr. Ahmed Mukhtar. Mr. Ahmed Mukhtar is Jailmate of Mr. Zardari, and the qualification of Ijaz Butt is that he is relative of Mr. Mukhtar.

Although before these above appointments little bit favoritism was existing in Pakistan for PCB Chairmanship but at that time administrative experience was essential also. But now no experience of administration is required, you just to be the relative of some high profile Minister.  This situation pushed Pakistan Cricket into embarrassing situation. The people of Pakistan who love cricket are helpless. President of Pakistan is not ready to address their concerns. Even the Committee for sports of Parliament also demanded to dismissed Mr. Ijaz Butt but Mr. Zardari is friend of friends, he we will even not take action, if ICC ban the Pakistan Cricket also.