Akhtar and Asif in the news again

[Richard]

What about them?

They're awful.

 

[Pup Clarke]

I honestly didn't say they were any good...just imo they are all far better options than Mohammed Sami.

 

[Pup Clarke]

What's happened to Samiullah Khan Niazi? Has he disappeared off the face of the planet?

There are better bowlers in Pakistan y'know.

 

[Richard]

I honestly didn't say they were any good...just imo they are all far better options than Mohammed Sami.

Well not really, they're possibly a bit better, but no more than that.

 

[Richard]

There are better bowlers in Pakistan y'know.

Maybe, I haven't been following the matter extensively, but if so it'd be a fairly recent development, because in 2006 Samiullah was the best by a fair bit.

 

[FRAZ]

Proper investigation should have been conducted because no body hits other for no reason tbh !!!

 

[Richard]

FRAZ, c'mon mate, surely you don't think Shoaib to be totally innocent here?

 

[Jono]

What did he say?

What did he tell him to do??

Read this awesome interview with Asif

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/306244.html

In only his fourth first-class game in 2001, he bowled alongside Shoaib Akhtar, and though awestruck enough to not ask for tips, he wasn't intimidated. "I was bowling and had a longer run-up then. Our over-rate was slow, so Shoaib bhai says, 'Hurry up, bowl quickly.' I worried and bowled one over quickly, but he said that's still too slow, get quicker. He was coming from such a long run-up, he thought he could save time by getting me to cut my run. Eventually I said, 'Shoaib bhai, bowl yourself. I can't do this.'"

Apologies. I thought Shoaib did that in Asif's Sydney debut. Anyway, still a dickhead move for Shoaib (who I'll always be a huge fan of, despite his dickheadedness) to say such a thing to an up-and-coming fast bowler.

 

[pup11]

Read this awesome interview with Asif

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/306244.html



Apologies. I thought Shoaib did that in Asif's Sydney debut. Anyway, still a dickhead move for Shoaib (who I'll always be a huge fan of, despite his dickheadedness) to say such a thing to an up-and-coming fast bowler.

Look there was time when Akthar and Asif were good friends and them taking the same banned drug and getting caught at the same time proves that to some extent, but Akthar is an ego-maniac and he doesn't respect anyone and he will always be a bad influence on junior and senior players of his team.
All in all i don't think he deserves to be an international player but PCB has time and again been too lenient and that has spoilt this brat even more, frankly speaking not only is he a disgrace to Pakistan cricket but he is also a disgrace to the great game of cricket.

 

[Chubby Rain]

I'd be more inclined to chuck Afridi out of the team, if sources are correct as to him being the instigator.

 

[Xuhaib]

http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/280340/cs/1/

Drunken Shoaib misbehaved with females, claim an eyewitness
Malaysia Sun
Saturday 8th September, 2007
(ANI)



Karachi, Sep 8 : Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar allegedly misbehaved with a few females in Nairobi, Kenya, when completely drunk, claims Shabbir Ahmed, the Chairman of the Pakistan Bedwear Export Association.

"He (Shoaib) behaved very inappropriately in Nairobi," The News quoted Shabbir, who was a part of a delegation of Pakistani businessmen visiting the Kenyan capital, as saying.

"I was staying at the Hilton, the official hotel of the Pakistan team, and not once did I see Shoaib behaving in a sober manner. The man is a disgrace for Pakistan cricket," he added.

Shabbir said that when he tried to complain about Shoaib's behaviour to Pakistan's new coach Geoff Lawson, the former Australian Test pacer just shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't know why we put up with players like Shoaib Akhtar. He is supposed to be an ambassador of Pakistan, but behaves as if he has been given a license to bring a bad name for the country abroad," he said

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Haha....Shoaib losing it completley.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Prat

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

claims Shabbir Ahmed, the Chairman of the Pakistan Bedwear Export Association.

...what? The Pakistan Bedwear Export Association?

I didn't know Pakistan exported so much bedwear that they have an association for it.

 

[pup11]

Shoaib is holding a press conference right now and he is taking apart Afridi and Shabbir Ahmed. He has also said media is to be blamed for destroying his career and "he would feel sad if his team loses in the T20 WC due to his absence".
Oh god Akthar is such a dickhead.

 

[pup11]

Shoaib has also said that there have been fights within the team in the past to between Afridi and Younis, Yousuf and Inzi and many others, but since those incidents were not leaked none of those players were banned.
Does Akthar consider himself to be a saint?

 

[Chubby Rain]

Going out with a bang.......

 

[silentstriker]

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/310040.html

It should have stayed in the dressing room? You just hit a teammate in the leg with a freaking bat you dolt.

 

[Scaly piscine]

If there was a soap opera/sitcom/reality TV program involving Pakistan's cricket team I'd be mightily tempted to watch it

 

[Turbinator]

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/310040.html

It should have stayed in the dressing room? You just hit a teammate in the leg with a freaking bat you dolt.

Hahahahaha , this guy has seriously lost it.

 

[Xuhaib]

Just saw a bit from the press conference,he said Afridi cracked a joke about his family Akhtar got ****** off and Asif tried to break them up, and Shoaib ended up hitting Asif accidently