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.

Mickey Arthur Wants Cheap Popularity

Former South African Cricket Coach Mickey Arthur has doubts about an ODI Match played between Pakistan and South Arica in 2007. He stated that all of a sudden 5 Pakistani Players out for just 20 runs.  Therefore, he is in doubt that Pakistani players were involved in match faxing in that match. If we apply the Mickey Arthur formula for the judgment of match fixing. Every team can be blame for match fixing. Then the recent allegation from Ijaz Butt on English players can be considered true. Because same was the case with English players, they loss the match from very strong position in the recent tour. Even when Waqar and Wasim were on top, they bowled out every team for very low score in last 10 overs and win the matches. Because at that time it was very difficult for batsman to face  swinging yorkers of Wasim and Waqar. After 1992 World Cup Pakistan bowled out 3 times South Africans in the last 10 overs on very low scores in Triangular series, Mickey can review these matches and then can comment, were these matches fixed by the South African. He can also watch the recording of several match played in the recent past. He will find several matches in which all of the sudden bating line collapse and a strong position holder team loss the matches. It has happened with every team. So Mr. Mickey don’t blame any team for just cheap popularity. Use your mind. Don’t forget Mr. Harshal Gibbs, Hansi, Shane Warne, Mark Waugh, Jadeja and Azhar Ud Din. All these players not belong to Pakistan. And if you are not sleeping comment on Suresh Raina issue also.