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Will MoYo ever play Test cricket again?
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Matt79
Global Moderator
Wow - that would be the first decent signing ICL have made - apart from retired greats and nobodies.
I'd be staggered if he did so if it meant never playing for Pakistan again, but I'd guess if he can bluff the PCB into backing down, then its money for jam.
Be a crying shame if he did - everyone would love to see whether he can repeat anything like last year's form.
I'd be staggered if he did so if it meant never playing for Pakistan again, but I'd guess if he can bluff the PCB into backing down, then its money for jam.
Be a crying shame if he did - everyone would love to see whether he can repeat anything like last year's form.
I'd be amazed if he played in the ICL - especially as it's a 20/20 competition. Unless he is unhappy for some reason - not getting the captaincy perhaps? - I'd be surprised if he gave up his career. And I don't think him alone would make the PCB back down - now if Younis Khan, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif signed up with him....
Manee
Cricketer Of The Year
I'd say youre right (given their performance with Shoaib and Asif last year) unless the ICC does what it tried to do with Packer players and ban them from offical cricket.
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
Exactly my sentiments. Shoaib wont Join, since Inzi is already there, that probably would have been Inzi's one of the pre-requisits.
Fusion
Global Moderator
I don't see how Yousaf or Asif not playing Test cricket is such a good thing. I still maintain that ICL will not have any major impact to BCCI. All this is doing is depriving cricket fans of seeing their favorite players in action (in Test cricket at least). If Yousaf never plays Test cricket again, I will truly despise ICL. Heck, I'll even start buying all of India's pay per view packages to ensure that BCCI's coffers remain full against the ICL.
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
ICL hasn't even started and the BCCI has just upped the domestic player salaries significantly.
Coincidence?
Fusion
Global Moderator
Upping salaries is not a major impact IMO. Those supporting ICL have talked about a need for infrastructure changes at domestic level. People talked about how thousands of cricketers have no future if they fail to make it to the national team. How is ICL correcting these problems? So let's say another 20 or 30 cricketers now have jobs. How does that help the thousands (millions?) of others that don't make it to either BCCI or ICL teams? Even those that do get jobs with ICL are on shaky grounds because there is a high risk of failure. I have yet to see a convincing argument on why the ICL is good other than "they're sticking it to the evil BCCI".
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
Why should it do anything for those who dont make it to ICL/BCCI teams ? It just means that those players aren't good enough to compete in cricket at that level and they should look for other careers. ICL is talking about minium 12 teams which means atleast 144 players, as a result of this BCCI already upping the ante for its own domestic players meaning some 500 cricketers all over the country. How is it not good ?
And you woould be kidding if you thought that it wont be good for Pakistan Cricket - If something like this to expand to Pakistan domestic Cricket, where they will have a decent domestic structure as opposed to a total anarchy that is PCB andsomething that paid well too.
It's not about sticking it to BCCI, its about their attitude towards this league and cricket overall, why cant India have another cricket league ? What gives BCCI rights to ban players for taking part in a league. BCCI in the past has taken a boneheaded attitude in pretty much every issue, it even went to the court against Sports ministry of India and won the case that Sports ministry has no jusrisdiction on it when it tried to intervene. BCCI acts as if they OWN cricket in India, they can make/break anyone at their wish, they can **** around with fans, cricketers and pretty much everyone that loves the game.
What is the problem if there are alternative leagues ? This Question that IF MOYO is going to play test cricket again is not because of ICL, it is because PCB's stand on the issue.
