salman85
International Debutant
Exactly centurymaker.Leave it to the media to sensationalize things.
This doesn't imply that Shoaib will not make accusations right left and center,but hey,guess what?Everyone from Wasim to Amir was accused of matchfixing.Guess who wasnn't?Shoaib.Yes,hate him for the attitude,hate him for the antics,hate him for his big mouth,but not a single finger was pointed at him during his career as far as match fixing goes,and that is saying a lot for a player who belongs to a country where every 2nd player is accused of fixing matches,and this was no ordinary player,this was one of the biggest crowd pullers in the game,and an automatic preference for bookies i would assume.Massive respect to the man for this alone.
Agreeing or disagreeing with Shoaib is another thing,but i love the man's honesty.He's not afraid to speak his mind,never did during his playing days,and still isn't.He's an honest man who will just end up pissing a lot of people off because he will speak his mind everytime.
Oh and for the record,i don't think the part about Wasim sabotaging his career is wrong.Wasim despite being the genius he was,did have insecurity issues with other players who would outperform him.It is a well known fact that he had a role to play in Waqar's decline,and i won't rule out him making some effort here and there to have a negative effect on Shoaib's career.
Anyway,long story short,despite the controversies,despite the big mouth,i have never ever questioned Shoaib's commitment to the side.I have questioned Wasim's commitment at times,i have questioned Waqar's commitment at times,i have questioned Inzi,Anwar,Mushtaq etc's commitment at times,but i never did that with Shoaib.He lived a rockstar's life,but gave 110% on the field everytime his body allowed him.The clean match fixing record,where he was never even accused of the hideous crime let alone be found guilty of it speaks volumes for the man.
This doesn't imply that Shoaib will not make accusations right left and center,but hey,guess what?Everyone from Wasim to Amir was accused of matchfixing.Guess who wasnn't?Shoaib.Yes,hate him for the attitude,hate him for the antics,hate him for his big mouth,but not a single finger was pointed at him during his career as far as match fixing goes,and that is saying a lot for a player who belongs to a country where every 2nd player is accused of fixing matches,and this was no ordinary player,this was one of the biggest crowd pullers in the game,and an automatic preference for bookies i would assume.Massive respect to the man for this alone.
Agreeing or disagreeing with Shoaib is another thing,but i love the man's honesty.He's not afraid to speak his mind,never did during his playing days,and still isn't.He's an honest man who will just end up pissing a lot of people off because he will speak his mind everytime.
Oh and for the record,i don't think the part about Wasim sabotaging his career is wrong.Wasim despite being the genius he was,did have insecurity issues with other players who would outperform him.It is a well known fact that he had a role to play in Waqar's decline,and i won't rule out him making some effort here and there to have a negative effect on Shoaib's career.
Anyway,long story short,despite the controversies,despite the big mouth,i have never ever questioned Shoaib's commitment to the side.I have questioned Wasim's commitment at times,i have questioned Waqar's commitment at times,i have questioned Inzi,Anwar,Mushtaq etc's commitment at times,but i never did that with Shoaib.He lived a rockstar's life,but gave 110% on the field everytime his body allowed him.The clean match fixing record,where he was never even accused of the hideous crime let alone be found guilty of it speaks volumes for the man.
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