Fielding coach threatens to resign over players' misconduct
133
KARACHI: The fielding coach of Pakistan cricket team, Grant Luden, threatened to resign from his post on Tuesday after three senior players reportedly misbehaved with him, DawnNews reported.
Luden complained about the misconduct of star all-rounder Shahid Afridi, opener Ahmed Shehzad and wicket-keeper batsman Umer Akmal, and conveyed his reservations to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Sheheryar Ahmed Khan.
The fielding coach said that these three players don’t cooperate during the training sessions and also use abusive harsh language. Luden has threatened that if the current behaviour of players prevails then he will resign from his post.
Replying to the concerns forwarded by Luden, PCB has assured him of full cooperation by the players and also pledged that proper investigation will be carried out into the incident.
The team is already suffering the loss of key players due to injuries and restrictions, in such calling situation any further loss can leave disastrous mark on the team’s performance in the remaining matches.
The team management is already under serious pressure and criticism after suffering a rather humiliating loss against India during the inaugural game in World Cup 2015.
The emphatic 76-run victory lifted India’s record to 6-0 against Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cups and Pakistan might have to wait for another four years to break this jinx.
Former Captain and legendary batsman Javaid Miandad blamed the team management for making silly decisions that lead to the downfall against the arch rivals.
“It was nothing but a mind-boggling team selection that shocked millions of its fans around the world. What's the science behind promoting Younis Khan as an opener? What's the logic of leaving out a specialist wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed when he could also bat aggressively? It was like pushing the panic button before the start of an all-important event,” he had said.
Read more
On DawnNews
Comments (133) Closed
Feb 18, 2015 12:50am
See the professionalism of our cricketers. Its about time to throw these so called professionals and replace them with sensible professionals. How many more chances do we need to give them?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 12:51am
May be the players need to humble themselves before they can learn how to win.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 12:51am
Here we go again. One more for the record.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 12:55am
They probably had a bit too much drinky.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 12:55am
Well its not a news at all. This behaviour is ingrained in our nation and subcontinent people. Whenever someone gets some fame and importance he/she becomes a monster and starts abusing the same system through which he got all that importance and money. So pathetic they are!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 12:55am
This gang need a lesson.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 12:57am
The need a captain like IK
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 12:58am
This team lacks in every department including discipline and respect...the team is a reflection of the nation!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:02am
Timing of the allegations seem suspicious.. just two days after defeat to India. Someone should check the bank accounts of this coach.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:02am
After proper & honest inquiry if these three players are found guilty then in that case there is no reason to pardon them. Its a shameful & disgraceful act to mistreat a coach. If proper disciplinary action is not taken then I fear PCB will in future not be able to hire a good professional coach
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:02am
What's going on with the Pakistan cricket team? So many distractions both on & off the field!
Is it some kind of mutiny by Shahid Afridi? The World Cup has just started. Looks like more dramas to follow in the coming days!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:07am
1. Grant Luden, threatened to resign after three senior players reportedly misbehaved with him. 2. Luden complained about the misconduct of star all-rounder Shahid Afridi, opener Ahmed Shehzad and wicket-keeper batsman Umer Akmal. 3. He said that these three players don’t cooperate during the training sessions and also use abusive harsh language.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:16am
should drop them for next match
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:21am
Pakistan team lacks deciple! sachi yaar.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:23am
Send all three packing back to Pakistan. Misbehavior is not tolerable regardless how well any player performs or is a senior. Afridi should mature up now he's getting old but haven't learned a single thing. Pakistani people don't care if team looses but we care in the manner they lose and that is because our fielding and batting woes and when a coach his helping them out they are not serious, so, why bother having them in the team.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:24am
PCB please drop these 3 idiots from the team, they are useless an only good at taking weird selfies.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:25am
Actually... this is the real reason why Pak team has hit rock bottom. These players are nowhere close to being "world superstars" like Kohli, Warner, Williamson or AB de Villiers and yet they think they are as good. Its absolutely ok to show attitude when you are the best around the street... but attitude after showing ordinary performances... its a disaster.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:26am
Umar Akmal has to go, everytime someone take a catch it reminds me of him; ugly memories!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:30am
Good Job by Sethi for creating the mess!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:31am
First they break late night curfew and now this - what a same Paki cricketers are
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:31am
Circus continues!!! These are natural issues that happes to almost all the teams. Like players coming in late to hotel. Conflicts or disagreement with other players or coaching staff. It is management job to keep these in check and should not allow this to leak out.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:35am
Not acceptable period! What do you think you are? Apologies to coach and harsh punishment and fine for these three.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:36am
Afridi is a selfish 3rd class player who has always dissapointed me. Am hoping we never see this loser in the next World Cup again.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:36am
And there are people in Pakistan, who want Shahid Afridi to captain our cricket team!!!
That is not misbehavior shown by Shahid Afridi and Umer Akmal, in fact that is how they actually behave.
Salute to gentleman in Misbah, who has to put up with this kind of creatures..
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:38am
The Team and team work is more important than the "stars". If the senior players behave this way, what team culture are they trying to promote? They should get exemplary punishment - they should know that they are not on a honeymoon but representing a poor country at an international stage under the strict scrutiny of a not-so-friendly media - The money being spent on them is borrowed from IMF and the poor nation will be paying interest on it. Shame on these "Selfie Stars".
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:39am
Good God! If our players cannot perform well, they should at least have respectful attitudes towards people trying to help them to improve (which seems a lost cause)! At least let good manners and hospitality remain the highlighting characteristic of Pakistanis - the one thing we have left!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:43am
With such unprofessional behavior, what else you expect than humiliating defeats?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:44am
more then cricket boom boom should learn manners!!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:47am
The Pakistani cricket team is a joke. Take the green off your body and stop humiliating the nation.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:48am
this is the icing on the cake. The last thing you could expect. I could expect this from Ahmed and Umer but not from Shahid. What is the team manager doing over there.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:50am
Those who misbehaved must be turned out from the team. They are good for nothing and are restricting the entry of new comers.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:51am
Are u kidding me, the performance of all three is nothing other than disappointing and the attitude is of princesses. Experience or not, legend or not, you are their to learn and serve your country and if you feel shame in listening to an experienced member of the staff then maybe it was a mistake including you in the team. Bad performances don't hurt as much as these unrest situations within the camp.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:51am
These 3 players should be sent home in disgrace. Discipline has been the problem for the pakistani cricket team in this World Cup . That is the reason they are not performing .
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 01:52am
No wonder we're a big joke.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:03am
no respect for the teacher and dreaming of victory.. heheheh
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:05am
Due to attitude problems, our star players lost the last game against India. They need an attitude fix. Umer Akmal needs to do fielding practice day and night before the next game and learn how to catch the ball with gloves.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:08am
Javed Miadad on a TV show before the first match had himself suggested that the elder n experienced players of the team to take imitative and go up the order if the required score or run rate is high! How quick he turns faces. Why no comments about Afridi by him?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:15am
Shame on Afridi.He thinks he is bigger than a game.He is VERY much over rated player.Of he was in any other country, he would have been kicked out.His out of field demeanor has always been questionable. He sometimes threatens journalists, and then he fights with his fans.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:18am
Last week breaking the curfew, this week disrespecting our fielding coach. These players have obviously taken their place in the team for granted. The incompetent team management must not only reprimand them with mere fine but should set an concrete example by having these players benched. If we suffer cause of it then so be it. These players are no bigger then the team and country they represent.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:18am
Keep it up, Afridi, Akmal and Shehzad! You Guys are really contributing in making Pakistan a proud nation!!!! KUDOS.... What do you Guys think of yourselves ????
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:19am
What a joke this is turning out to be !
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:20am
"any further loss can leave disastrous mark on the team’s performance". Can it get any worst? I personally think Umar Akmal has some serious mental issues which can not be corrected. Kick him out already.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:28am
These players will never learn!!!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:28am
Here we go again! Another rift in sight and another debacle in the making. The players in question are key players, and for them to be disrespectful to a coach, it smells of a clear case of ganging up, which is bound to hurt the team's interests in the near future. With the World Cup having barely started, it seems that some of the players are already thinking of an early exit and ready to fly back home. This is a really sign and a terrible omen for the team's chances. The management has to step in right away and nip the issue in the bud.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:29am
Umer Akmal using harsh language? The guy who dropped crucial catch and got out on 0 runs? why is this guy even in the team?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:30am
The situation is a bit confusing here. These three players mentioned are also relatively the best fielders of the Pakistan side. I wonder what seems to be the problem here. Seeing the team's poor fielding is he in any position at all to dictate?? Same goes for Grant Flower.. He is earning his money while our batting has gone from bad to worse. Does the PCB has any guts to take action against these three???
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:36am
All senior players should be kicked out of the team. Esp shahid afridi. Looks like he is challenging everyone's authority in the team
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:36am
Learn from England. They dropped their best player KP over disciplinary issues. Pak needs to do the same. Umar Akmal is useless just like Afridi. Only one consistent is Shahzad out of the three.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:37am
This would be the perfect panacea for the team - cleanse it of all the players that think discipline is not for them - throw Afridi & Akmal out for sure!
Play Sarfraz and Ehsan Adil instead in the coming matches.
Shehzad can be excused since he was probably taking a selfie during the training session.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:38am
No compromise on discipline. After the world cup kick them out if they don't listen or misbehave with Coach. No player in bigger than Pakistan cricket
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:44am
Sack the players who misbehaved with Grant Ludan, it will be a lesson for others, next plane out.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:46am
It clearly shows the internal affairs of the team. Good luck to India and SA for going into QF.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:50am
Grant Luden is 100% Right. These 3 players have HISTORY of doing bad things.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:51am
shahid Afridi knows that its his last world cup and he will retire.. i hope he being pathan sticks to his words thia time. While Umar Akmal is a spoiled brat.. must be kicked out of team.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 02:54am
All of these so called "Star Players" should be fined entire match fee for misconduct rather than handing over 200$ fines as they did in the past ...
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:00am
PCB will never change so the team will suffer further. It reminds me the 2007 world cup the tragedy of Mr Wolmer so I am not surprised that with these behaviour and attitude and the lost to india further explained they are not serious about cricket and they will exit the first round. These shows that politics involve in sports too. If they put country first without any bias against which province then the team will start winning. These management and the previous regime also fails so they are not going to the quarterfinal. Then they will start replacing players coach change etc... they will never learn until they change themselves.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:02am
Discipline should be seriously dealt within the team ranks. These players should be penalized.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:02am
Yes, we can't afford the loss of "star" players like Umer Akmal. A dropped catch of Kohli in the crucial India tie, with a duck while batting as cherry on top. How many times do these stars need to disappoint before we discard them.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:05am
Drop all three (so we might lose a few games to win big time in long run) and bring in the players who don't get chance. Go to Hollywood if you want to be the hero.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:05am
Shame on these players. With nothing in their bag except hot headedness and bloated egos, what are they proud of?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:06am
They removed Sarfraz Memon and Fawad Alam from the line up, so rudeness on the field is a far cry from what happend before the matches. Do we think this team can win at all in the world cup?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:06am
I would not be surprised if all the players walked out. They are not idiots, and understand their responsibilities. Some of them are worried about excessive training that could lead to injury. The current pre tournament injury record is most horrible.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:10am
Take disciplinary action against afridi, shehzad, and akmal
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:11am
Come on! Cut Shahid Afridi and Umer Akmal some slack. Especially given their remarkable performance against India. Shahid Afridi scored a magnanimous 22 off 22 and Umer Akmal, although getting out for a not, had given his 100 percent while trying to catch Virat Kohli. Please fire this coach asap and give this true talent some relief.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:12am
Very bad .....Afridi is living a bad example for younger generation ..if u can present yourself good infront of media y u dnt respect your teacher...
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:13am
U guys dnt have a moral conduct ... u r insane ...
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:14am
Fire these 3
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:17am
Send these arrogant non-performing players back home. Don't let them abuse the coaches.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:23am
What a trail Afridi is blazing for youngsters! Have no respect for curfew. Don't pay attention to the coach. Big time loser.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:24am
If Pakistan is serious about becoming world beaters in the future, the 3 players in question must be immediately sent back, no matter what happens in the upcoming matches.
Discipline is a pre-requisite to success.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:26am
These 3 punk need to go for long time.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:32am
Don't know why you guys are treating Afridi as star! he is useless and giving bad example to upcoming generation. He is still learning manners at the end of his career.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:36am
I don't how Akmal could miss that sitter cat h. Must be very hard for any keeper to miss that one.
Being Indian fan I liked it at the moment but being cricket fan I feel he doesn't deserve to be on that spot.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:36am
The problem starts the way we address them generally. What is a star??
If they don't even understand the very basics of behavior they are no better than immature kids who need to be dressed as such.
The word STAR suggests they are better than most of us.
Please call them just players, not stars. Thank you.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:39am
This is what happens when a player thinks he is "bigger" than the game.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:39am
Sir,
Indiscipline is not acceptable and no one is bigger than Pakistan.
Ahmed Shahzad and Umar Akmal need to be out of the team for atleast 2 years whereas doors on Afridi should be closed for T20 format as well.
Sachin Tendulkar was such a role model who never showed tantrums despite being the biggesr superstar!!!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:40am
It's not a team if every man plays for himself. The best player isn't even in the squad. Shame on the selectors. Ridiculous to ask for support from Pakistanis. Even worse to break our hearts. Cricket is in our veins, and they're poisoning cricket.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:41am
A player from one team prefers to be playing World Cup than visiting his newborn.
Few players from the other team party all night and don't obey coach's orders.
What a contrast.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:42am
Shehzad is getting all the bad vibes from Afridi. No wonder they are always seen together. On top of that, they both know they are irreplaceable at the moment. Nothing said about Akmal the better.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:47am
Shameless and overrated Shahid Afridi. The crazy Pakistani nation thinks he ought to be the captain. And here he is amongst the bad mouthing guys. This guy Ahmed Shehzad looks a menacing person. We all know the Akmals. They think they own Pakistan.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:49am
Drop them or they will never learn and create an adverse example for the rest of the players. Unfortunately, this will not happen as PCB is weak and manned by charlatans
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:52am
Now a third person (non-Pakistani) is also complaining about the attitude of players. Time for major changes in the PCB
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:53am
Afridi is a bad influence on Ahmed Shehzad, He has talent but if he continues be a chaila to lala, Shehzad soon will find himself on television talk shows (like many other Pak players) blaming everybody else for a ruined and damaged career. And Umar Akmal should be dropped. If he doesn't think he needs fielding practicing than you cannot expect anyone else to practice. Also, Misbah is a good man but he seems to lack authority (e.g. Imran Khan) to discipline his players. No matter how good you're, hours of practice a day is a minimum requirement for a professional sportsman.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 03:55am
I think the team is in this shape because of corruption which can be found not just in cricket but at the country level. How can the country's cricket go in the right direction if the whole country is going down the hill. Sorry to say but the team will continue its downward spiral just like the rest of the country.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:04am
@A. Mirza Well said.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:16am
Didn't they make a committee to investigate the incident?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:20am
Another example of the lack of discipline in the Pakistan team. It seems that they all consider themselves as 'Prima Donna' and go their own way. How can you play as a team with such attitude?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:20am
One should never make a judgment before hearing both sides of the story. Also, why the fielding coach approached the chairman directly if the accompanying managers, selector, or coach could not handle the issue? If I have a problem with someone at work, I don't go directly to the CEO, otherwise what is the point of having tons of managers in PCB!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:24am
The coach can coach but he can't play for you unless you apply yourself. Look at Misbah, he is the only one that applies himself, keeps fit, works hard. I say send the young guns. get rid of these rubbish characters - these 3 idiots are causing problems for the rest of the guys who are there to play.
What happened to work hard and play hard. They are not that great fielders, how many times did shehzad misfielded.
PCB YOU NIP THIS ISSUE NOW OTHER WISE THIS CAMPAIGN IS OVER.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:24am
Kick Them Out
We do not need any Akmal Brothers, Afridi & Shoaib Maqssod Duck haq in the team.
replace them by Fawad Alam, Anwar Ali and Khurrum Manzoor.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:26am
Should these three idiots be in the team? should be replaced by Fawad Alam, Anwar Ali and another replacement for useless Akmal.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:27am
Ahmed Sahezad 65 balls 45 runs
Shame on you
Learn from Fawad Alam, how to make runs
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:29am
@MK I completely agree. Moreover, since this team is not going to win anything, this would be a good time to make an example of these characters and throw them out or suspend them (without pay) for several months. Pakistan won't have lost anything, and will have gained a great deal in discipline.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:31am
We all know we can't win the event. Simply send these players back to teach a lesson to every player.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:32am
@adnan m The persons whose bank accounts should be checked are the players who performed dismally on the field. The coaches cannot bat or bowl or field for them.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:37am
Pakistani players and artists lack education and maturity. Totally uncultured and ghatiya mentality. Severe attitude problem full of ego and arrogance. Look how Pakistani hockey players behaved in India after their victory. Compare that to Indian Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Dhoni who behave like gentlemen. The way Dhoni spoke post India's victory shows maturity. We Pakistanis maybe good looking and have fairer skin but lack brains.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:40am
The three players need to be suspended immediately while investigation is carried out. It's a sorry state of Pakistani cricketer's mindset.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:42am
Afridi and his useless rats must be thrown out of the team. Misbah must be given Nobel Prize for handling this spoiled lot for 4 years!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:48am
Afridi is a big mess...Kick him out!!!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:58am
Wellone is senior most and always wana be captain, allways creatings issues. Other one has also got issue and 3rd one is on 7 th sky as many say he is the most talented batsman with zero performances. These groupings are not good. And who knows there are more in to it. Should kick such players out . If we can play without ajmal.and junaid then we wont do any worse without these failed players
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 04:59am
The guy who dropped the most crucial catch of the match abusing the fielding coach. If anything he should be doing everything the fielding coach says. Boom Boom Lala should be in record books for having the longest career despite being useless..
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:02am
Come on Luden sir have big heart and dont behave petty like this.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:03am
@Asif Other countries in sub continent don't have these problems.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:04am
Unbelievable. Only one solution, grab a shoe and hit them hard on their back ends. This is the only way they will listen.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:08am
PCB should take action and inquire very honestly and if the players are found guilty then they should be banned for next 2 games and should be fined.
Team needs to be disciplined and how important the players are, is not import but how disciplined they are, is most important.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:11am
@Asif please do not blame it on subcontinent have you ever seen Rahul Dravid or Anil kumble abusing any one or to that matter Sachin kumble ?
yes Yuvraj or Bhaji might have done couple of occasion but most of the Indian players are educated and well behaved
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:12am
All these players have such attitude.We have seen several instances of Afridi thrashing his fans which is really below the belt;Shahzad is a selfish and arrogant player so no reluctance in expecting misbehaviour for him.As far as Akmal is concerned,these brothers ,as their inclusion depicts,have strong recomnendation in the board.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:22am
@Kayne He was making up for his brother Kamran Akmal.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:31am
@Magister
They were probably trying to forget the pain of loss of match to India by drinking too much to forget everything.Pl. excuse them.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:33am
@Asif
Don't say subcontinent. Have you ever heard such complaints against any Indian Player. Pl. introspect why Pakistanis are becoming more violent day by day.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:44am
Is it possible ti blame this on icc or bcci.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:45am
I didn't expect anything less from these uncouth players. Be it hockey or cricket, stupidity runs deep in Paksitan.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 05:46am
These three should be kicked out they are always inconsistent in their form and they think as if the pakistani nation owes them a huge favor..kick them out to make space for new talent!!
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:05am
Disgrace to Islam and pakistan, these are not college kids but professionals. why do you mess up pakistan image?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:11am
There needs to be respect for authority. Otherwise you can never have a successful team. If found guilty, they should be suspended for the next game, no matter who the opposition is and make them apologize to the coach.
No Matter what your stature is, you have to have discipline and respect for the management/coach.
Even if Pakistan loses the match where the three have been suspended, I would have no concern as this issue is more important and will serve these guilty players right and the team should blame them.
Is there anything good recently coming from our team? This is just getting worse. Silly player selection, even sillier team composition, lack of strategy and now indiscipline. Looks like we the fans are taking this World Cup more seriously than the players.
Really Sad.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:12am
So now makes sense why shoaib aktar used to be the odd man in...it was never him.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:13am
These three players should be sent back in order to set an example for present and future players. PCB must take this bold step.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:30am
Get rid of Afridi, everyone is replaceable in due course of time.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:33am
Team selection and batting line up was too dodgy. Anyone got an idea of the odds that were in play for Younus to open ?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:37am
Less selfies and more self evaluations are due. Both on and off the pitch.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:43am
All three players should be fined heavily and given a warning at once. Non of our player is irreplaceable and non is an international star´whom we should be afraid of losing. Dicipline should be the priority and the coach should be backed with actions.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:45am
drop all 3 from the next 3 games
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:47am
Three useless players and brainless players who can't take the responsibility like kohli does it for india. Kick these pricks out we don't need such players.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:49am
One thing must not be forgotten when you read Miandad's comments. Sarfraz is no better keeper than Kamran Akmal. He has dropped a lot of catches lately. When keeping to a spinner, the ball always pop out of his gloves. People did not notice it much as sarfraz was in such a batting form. But now you will see it more.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:58am
@Asif Well it's not a problem with Subcontinent never heard any such complain against Tendulkar Dravid Laxman Kumble Shehwag Jayasurya De Silva Jayawardene etc. Why only Afridi Akhtar Ajmal Shehjad Umar Akmal Waqar Yunus. Are they bigger than Tendulkar,?
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 07:02am
Shahid Afridi should concentrate more on TV commercials,
He has put the country to enough shame.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 07:08am
Pakistan cricket was doomed when Shahid Afridi became the idol of young cricketers. His batting shows his true character .
Well, jaise log waise team , waise leader. The whole crop needs to be chop down . Not just the crop the ground on which it grows is poisonous. We are a doomed nation.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 07:11am
just like the country these players come from
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 07:13am
Shahid Afridi, Shehzad and Umar Akmal are Tabligis. Pakistan needs a Taliban to control them.
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 07:16am
I will be very happy when this tournament ends and Afridi retires. Now what ? They will blame a foreigner for playing politics. ??
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 08:03am
Why does PCB select Afridi... Someone must be brain dead to select this guy for his batting skills his bowling doesn't work against India...he has lousy attitude aways abusing his other team members.... This kinda of player will spoil whole bunch like a rotten fruit
Recommend
0
Feb 18, 2015 06:44pm
These 3 guys are reeking in excrement. What is there to be arrogant about after getting a thrashing from the Indian team!
Recommend
0
Feb 19, 2015 07:38pm
This news doesn't surprise me at all, Pakistani, and Indian Cricketers are the disgrace to this wonderful gentlemen game. Betting, fixing, all bad works always done by them most of the time. Education matters. They even could learn from Bangladesh, Srilanka, Nepal how to practice, and maintain good relations.
Recommend
0
