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England an Option - Saqlain
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haroon510
International 12th Man
we have to see it in terms of who started it first.. consider the attitude of seesarnth i am handred percent sure that he started it based on his attitude that i have seen in the field during the matches.. this would be proven if u watch Seesranth's matches.. in most of them u see him starting these types of incidents..What the ****? A guy says to a bowler " I'm going to hit you for six" in a FC game, thats as disrespectful as it gets. I don't care if the batsman is Bradman and the bowler some no hoper. Its just not done. Once you've shown yourself to be as arrogant as that, you lose any moral ground on whatever happens therafter. I suppose next you'll be defending Amir Sohail for his "I'm going to hit you for four in that direction" to Prasad. Jeez, what a coward, that Prasad!
as far as saqi goes he has been the type of charactor that u don't expect these kind of incidents from him..
i never defended sohail what he did to parsad but i wana add this that if a bowler or batsman does anything like this in the field and backs it up with a good performance then there is nothing wrong with it as long as they have respect and sportman ship for each other and thier competations should stay in the game and in the ground.
i think the problem with seesranth is that he lacks sportman ship and charactor.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Sreesanth certainly does not lack character, not too sure one the sportsmanship front but he has always seemed like a guy that will try his heart out on the field, but a fairly nice guy off it. I do imagine he is that way, as are most aggressive players, Andre Nel for example. They both behave in the same manner, pumped up and wanting to perform, but you'd hardly say that Nel lacks character.
haroon510
International 12th Man
i wish i would agree with u and he was what u r describing..
maybe this is also called " trying his heart out on the field" lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgXnk...elated&search=
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Link doesn't work.
haroon510
International 12th Man
adharcric
International Coach
Don't ask for trouble. People can respond with much worse stuff about some of the players from the team you support.
haroon510
International 12th Man
i would still blame them if i know they are guilty and cheat this muchDon't ask for trouble. People can respond with much worse stuff about some of the players from the team you support.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Haha, you're against Sreesanth because of that? Pretty pathetic reason and it doesn't really back up your point.
adharcric
International Coach
Haha, are you comparing that clip to Shoaib and Asif on steroids?
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Haha, adding comments disabled. Think that says all that's needed to know.
I'm quite perplexed by Saqlains demise, I know injuries have played a part but I certainly think he coulda been handled better and shown a bit more faith in his abilities.
I remember at one stage (about 1999) people talked of him being just about as good as Murali, and interestingly he actually has the most impressive test record of any Pakistani spinner (over 200 test wickets at an average under 30, better economy, strike rate and average than Kaneria , Mushtaq Ahmed or even Abdul Quadir), and his one-day record is even better.
I know things are really stacked against finger-spinners in the modern game but I considered him a world-class performer and he still looked a very good bowler in that series against Australia at Sharaj in 2002.
As for the prospect of England using him...I do think it cheapens things a little, its not asthough he was born over there and moved here as a little kiddie (Hussain, Strauss, etc) or even got fed up with things back home when he started as a pro and decided he wanted to play for England ala Pieterson. It would be pure oppurtunism if he were to play. He was a regular in the Pakistani side for more than 5 years and I think he's Pakistani through and through to have him switching colours just wouldnt feel right It'd be like Damien Martyn playing for South Africa.
It is a touch ironic though that for a decade England had nothing in the way of quality slow bowlers and were forced to give games to rolly-polly trundlers who were hardly ever match-winners at county level let-alone a threat in tests, and suddenly they have an excellent 25 year old who is taking the world by storm and the prospect of a classy, seasoned support act with 200+ test wickets to his name already, never rains but it pours.
I remember at one stage (about 1999) people talked of him being just about as good as Murali, and interestingly he actually has the most impressive test record of any Pakistani spinner (over 200 test wickets at an average under 30, better economy, strike rate and average than Kaneria , Mushtaq Ahmed or even Abdul Quadir), and his one-day record is even better.
I know things are really stacked against finger-spinners in the modern game but I considered him a world-class performer and he still looked a very good bowler in that series against Australia at Sharaj in 2002.
As for the prospect of England using him...I do think it cheapens things a little, its not asthough he was born over there and moved here as a little kiddie (Hussain, Strauss, etc) or even got fed up with things back home when he started as a pro and decided he wanted to play for England ala Pieterson. It would be pure oppurtunism if he were to play. He was a regular in the Pakistani side for more than 5 years and I think he's Pakistani through and through to have him switching colours just wouldnt feel right It'd be like Damien Martyn playing for South Africa.
It is a touch ironic though that for a decade England had nothing in the way of quality slow bowlers and were forced to give games to rolly-polly trundlers who were hardly ever match-winners at county level let-alone a threat in tests, and suddenly they have an excellent 25 year old who is taking the world by storm and the prospect of a classy, seasoned support act with 200+ test wickets to his name already, never rains but it pours.
R_D
International Debutant
Wonder what you think of Afridi's than... imho one of the biggest unsporting person in whole of cricketing world.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Worst excuse ever.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
He does it every match against India and his behaviour during Pakistan's tour of India in 2005 is one of the worst ever by a visiting sportsman, AFAIC.