Arsal Sheikh 'discovered' at talent hunts by LQ and IU, selected for QeA alongside his brother Moid

[Abdullah719]

As documented by [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] last year, Arsal Sheikh was involved in the Lahore Qalandars talent hunt and was eventually selected for one of the teams. http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?250316

Well, this year he's back! He is so talented that he's been 'discovered' at the Islamabad United talent hunt and has been picked for one of the teams in their local tournament.



Meanwhile, he has also been selected in the Islamabad regional squad (#11) for the 2017/18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

That's not all! His brother Moid Sheikh has also been selected for Faisalabad (#18) in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

I imagine he will be an important part of the Faisalabad squad... Here is Moid Sheikh's fantastic record so far:



Deserved selections?

 

[Bewal Express]

As documented by [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] last year, Arsal Sheikh was involved in the Lahore Qalandars talent hunt and was eventually selected for one of the teams. http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?250316

Well, this year he's back! He is so talented that he's been 'discovered' at the Islamabad United talent hunt and has been picked for one of the teams in their local tournament.

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Meanwhile, he has also been selected in the Islamabad regional squad (#11) for the 2017/18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

That's not all! His brother Moid Sheikh has also been selected for Faisalabad (#18) in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

I imagine he will be an important part of the Faisalabad squad... Here is Moid Sheikh's fantastic record so far:

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Deserved selections?

Def- its only a matter of time before both don the national colours

 

[mak36]

Abdullah Bhai, maybe you should mention who his father is in your post.

I did see his name on the QEA list- very sad.

 

[Major]

From 2010 till 2012, one thing that really annoyed me was seeing Imran Farhats name on the team sheets.

I always hated the fact that this guy had to do nothing and he would play the next series. I was happy when he was dropped from the team for good.

Arsal Sheikh will end up becoming another Imran Farhat.

 

[Abdullah719]

Abdullah Bhai, maybe you should mention who his father is in your post.

I did see his name on the QEA list- very sad.

I completely forgot.

Former PCB Board of Governors member, Shakeel Sheikh.

 

[badsha001]

If Shan Massod can play then these Sheikh brothers can play as well...

 

[mak36]

I completely forgot.

Former PCB Board of Governors member, Shakeel Sheikh.

For the benefit of those who don't know.

I really hope this kid doesn't make it to the national team- I am sure he won't whilst Mickey is in charge.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Also forget to mention their cousin zohaib ahmed who has leeched a Pak A spot for many a year from better better allrounders


However we currently have Dad's Dream Shan Masood consistently walking into the test team, so why are we surprised such blatant nepotism is happening below

As a society we have been conditioned to rationalise it

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

For the benefit of those who don't know.

I really hope this kid doesn't make it to the national team- I am sure he won't whilst Mickey is in charge.

Don't get your hopes up

We all thought Mickey would be the end of Shan
No coach can end this problem

 

[Junaids]

Don't get your hopes up

We all thought Mickey would be the end of Shan
No coach can end this problem

........isn't that why Mickey Arthur has recently been seen coaching Salman Butt? He'd rather have a guy who can average 35 outside Asia in Tests than one who would struggle to average 20 like Shan Masood or Mohammad Hafeez.

 

[silent ischemia]

Then we have the super talented Azam Khan and Shezar Muhammad in the Karachi setup

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Thats not surprising at all.Nepotism runs rife in every walk of life here in Pakistan.

 

[Monsee]

I shared this thread with a bunch of newspapers 'Contact Us' emails, let's see what happens

I hate Shakil Sheikh and his ilk more than I hate PCB, so there...I did something about this man and his no good sons. He reminds me of Brigadier Atif and his sons and how he used to promote them using his contacts

 

[Titan24]

I think arsal is only gonna play in the local tournament and none of the franchise is gonna have him in their main side.

Though he might be one of the players in emerging category.

He is an off spinner and not many around to be honest so may be that is the reason along with few others that he might be getting an edge.

Selecting his brother at the age of 27 with aweful performances till now is more odd.

 

[Slog]

........isn't that why Mickey Arthur has recently been seen coaching Salman Butt? He'd rather have a guy who can average 35 outside Asia in Tests than one who would struggle to average 20 like Shan Masood or Mohammad Hafeez.

Same Salman butt who averages THIRTY in Test cricket?

 

[Suleiman]

They discovered he was so much worse than the other kids and realized he had a rich dad.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Thankfully, we managed to keep him out.

 

[Slog]

Arsal Sheikh would be cursing his luck

If he was born 10-15 years earlier he would have made atleast 50-60 appearances for Pakistan in all formats by now

 

[New Yorker]

Also forget to mention their cousin zohaib ahmed who has leeched a Pak A spot for many a year from better better allrounders


However we currently have Dad's Dream Shan Masood consistently walking into the test team, so why are we surprised such blatant nepotism is happening below

As a society we have been conditioned to rationalise it

To the degree that when Shakeel Sheikh on account of a personal grudge blocks top performers in the domestics from getting a chance (Sadaf) we deduce that there must somehow be something wrong with the player himself.

 

[Monsee]

To the degree that when Shakeel Sheikh on account of a personal grudge blocks top performers in the domestics from getting a chance (Sadaf) we deduce that there must somehow be something wrong with the player himself.

And these corrupt people (like Arsal's dad) are so powerful, connected, and feared that even mentioning their names, when they obviously have committed fraud, corruption, nepotism etc. is not allowed in most places!

This is by definition sort of see no evil, hear no evil situation in this day and age of law suits etc.

 

[Canistani Hero]

If Shan Massod can play then these Sheikh brothers can play as well...

Shan Masood might be in because of nepotism but his integrity and talent is still a level about these ShakeeL shekihs

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

For the benefit of those who don't know.

I really hope this kid doesn't make it to the national team- I am sure he won't whilst Mickey is in charge.

Wait for Shakeel Saikh to become Pakistan team manager. He, alongside Haroon Rasheed as the head coach of Pakistan team will be like Jay and Viroo pair. Not to mention Pakistani cricket becoming the Thakur of the 21st century.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

When you have people like Shakeel Sheikh, Haroon Rasheed etc; being kept in the PCB set up for years then obviously they will bring their failures along with them and get them a spot in the domestic teams where as they should not even be anywhere near a cricket field even in domestic.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

........isn't that why Mickey Arthur has recently been seen coaching Salman Butt? He'd rather have a guy who can average 35 outside Asia in Tests than one who would struggle to average 20 like Shan Masood or Mohammad Hafeez.

Butt has been forced on Mickey

That is obvious

 

[Plumb]

And it continues..... the perchi culture we can't get rid of sorry state of affairs..

 

[Saj]

Utter disgrace and shameful.

Expect these 2 to be captain and vice captain of the Pakistan Test team in a few years.

Heartbreaking for the genuine hard-working and honest cricketers in Pakistan who keep getting ignored.

 

[MMHS]

........isn't that why Mickey Arthur has recently been seen coaching Salman Butt? He'd rather have a guy who can average 35 outside Asia in Tests than one who would struggle to average 20 like Shan Masood or Mohammad Hafeez.

That's a bit too stress though - Butt in his hay days managed to average 30 outside Asia; that too for statistical anomaly -(couple of innings in AUS; statistically insignificant). Now, 35 is a bit tight call even in AUS. However, PAK's next away series is in ENG - you'll be surprised to know his average there, playing in his mid 20s.

 

[Monsee]

Here is an old report regarding this issue from another cricket related site:

http://clubinfo.pk/articles/1089.php?No=1089

The controversial : Arsal Sheikh

Arsal Sheikh has been a controversy since last year Under 19 World Cup
Pakistan Cup is the new hype created by Pakistan Cricket Board right after Pakistan Super League. The tournament will be based on 50-over format starting from 1st May 2016 in Faisalabad.

While the success of this tournament can be subjected to its outcomes, certain discrepencies are being questioned by Cricket Celebrities regarding a clear case of nepotism revealed lately. An Under-19 player from Islamabad region, named Arsal Sheikh has been selected in the drafting phase. He was picked by Federal Region being led by Misbah ul Haq.

Our whistleblowers have informed us about the fact that Arsal Sheikh is son of Shakeel Sheikh who is president of the Islamabad Regional Cricket Association (IRCA) .

This is not the first time when the young man has been treated in a special way. Arsal Sheikh was noticed for the first time for getting selected in Under 19 World Cup last year despite of having controversial performance. Interestingly, since he was not part of One Day tournament, there is no supporting evidence of his positive performance thus supressing many others having one. He is known to have participated in 3 day tournament though, with a rank of 251 players on Batting Chart; not to mention 251 is way lesser then the total players being selected for the drafting phase. Here's the glimpse of Arsal's career:

Batting

3 Matches
5 Innings
1 NO
18 Total Runs
9 Hightest
4.50 Avg


Bowling

3 Matches
333 Balls
7 Maidens
219 Runs
9 Wickets
24.33 Avg
37.00 Strike Rate
3.95 Econ

Muhammad Arsal Sheikh was selected by Basit Ali & Ali Naqvi who were heading Junior Selection Committee. Many senior cricketers showed their discontent on this nepotism based selection policy and have already recorded their protest on social media.

Abdur Rauf Khan, Test cricketer was furious and updated his status as "I strongly condemn the selection of Shakeel Shaikh's son in under19 World Cup, which is a worst example of nepotism and corruption set by PCB and it's so called selection committee, the boy has no talent nor he has done any thing special in on going under 19 domestic cricket his performance below average even not in 200 players . A sheer negligence from PCB officials which will not only effect the future of young talented players but demoralise them as well,government should take notice deserving player must be included and culprits must be brought into justice."

Umair Masood and Zeeshan Malik are known Under 19 young blood from Rawalpindi & Chakwal respectively with way much better performance than Arsal Sheikh and yet being ignored on the main event. This is one of the biggest reason why Pakistan is no more having quality players.

Speaking of the stats for last years's Under 19 World Cup, it's pretty evident that Arsal Sheikh was nowhere standing as a candidate for Pakistan Cup.

Hasan Mohsin 293 runs, 11 wkts

Zeeshan Malik 225 runs

Umair Masood 150 runs

Shadab Khan 11 wkts

Arsal Sheikh 1 wkt

Few of his supporters (obviously the father and the uncle) are backing Arsal Sheikh with a stance that Islamabad Region has no name other than Arsal right now. Fact or not, this should be considered as a serious dilemma that after Rao Iftikhar , for almost a decade, only Imad Wasim as a pure Islamabad player was able to come up in international lime light. Not to ignore the fact, Islamabad is a separate region having number of grounds and facilities for the players - even more than Rawalpindi - is unable to produce any quality player who can be named for the selection. Should we consider it as an internal politics by Shakeel Sheikh for his son? The dots are here and audience is witty enough to connect them !

Talking about Pakistan Cup, during the drafting it was said that when selection from Under 19 slot came, Skipper Misbah looked uncomfortable and left the hall whereas Coaches was the one who wrote his name and gave it to the PCB authorities.

The social media including the journalists and ex-cricketers are putting their views for the selection of Arsal Sheikh. Until the board doesnt gets rid of people who have made regions their kingdom and are bringing their family on the posts, the merit will be killed and ultimately Pakistan Cricket will suffer in forth coming years.

***Update : Shadab has been included in Pakistan Cup.

 

[Major]

Poor stuff from misbah aswell at that time. He should had used his authority and made sure Arsal wasn't selected for his Islamabad Team.

Walking off and showing discomfort means nothing.

 

[Monsee]

LOL, read this, this is ridiculous that it can only be true in Pak: http://www.purbat.com/corruption-in-pcb-to-ruin-another-career/

"Arsal Sheikh still gets picked for Pakistan Under 19, its basically going in with 10 men. He bats at 11 and just bowls a couple of over, generally . But this time PSL franchise owner Javed Afridi made sure that Hasan mohsin get selected in Team Zalmi.This controversy forced PCB to change Pakistan Cup Rules and made it possible for team selectors to select2 U19 players in each 16 man squad. One Under 19 player has to be in the starting XI."

 

[mak36]

Wait for Shakeel Saikh to become Pakistan team manager. He, alongside Haroon Rasheed as the head coach of Pakistan team will be like Jay and Viroo pair. Not to mention Pakistani cricket becoming the Thakur of the 21st century.

Let's not be too pessimistic.

The current coaching staff are doing a good job and are hopefully in it for the long run.

 

[msb314]

Utter disgrace and shameful.

Expect these 2 to be captain and vice captain of the Pakistan Test team in a few years.

Heartbreaking for the genuine hard-working and honest cricketers in Pakistan who keep getting ignored.

But does this kid actually have talent?

 

[Slog]

Utter disgrace and shameful.

Expect these 2 to be captain and vice captain of the Pakistan Test team in a few years.

Heartbreaking for the genuine hard-working and honest cricketers in Pakistan who keep getting ignored.

As I said before Arsal Sheikh would be cursing his luck that he wasn't born 15 years earlier. He would have been a Pakistan regular

While nepotism is still rampant but the media today ensures that atleast this gets highlighted. For eg atleast people are talking about it on PP.

Earlier guys like Faisal Iqbal and Imran Farhat played for ages without any recrimination for their terrible performances

 

[j_kazmi]

Also forget to mention their cousin zohaib ahmed who has leeched a Pak A spot for many a year from better better allrounders


However we currently have Dad's Dream Shan Masood consistently walking into the test team, so why are we surprised such blatant nepotism is happening below

As a society we have been conditioned to rationalise it

I keep hearing this about Shan masood. Does he have any relatives in the pcb.

 

[Major]

Shan masood case is different.
Yes his father is part of bog, but shan has worked hard and is a good player.

Shan masoods influence is same as wahab riazs. These guys them selves arnt involved, but they end up getting special treatment from umpires etc

 

[Abdullah719]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...boratories--Departmental-One-Day-Cup-2017-18/

Shayan Sheikh made his debut for KRL yesterday. 0/58 in 8 overs and a duck.

 

[Abdullah719]

Another Shakil Shaikh’s son enters into domestic circuit

ISLAMABAD - In yet another bizarre incident of misuse of power, Islamabad Region Cricket Association (ICA) president Shakil Shaikh announced Regional Inter-District U-19 One-Day Tournament 2018-2019 (Islamabad Region) without even inviting representatives of zones.

Shakil Shaikh had completed third term as president of the region, but the PCB is keeping mum on sorry state of Islamabad affairs.

The tournament is starting from today (Wednesday) and the president, like witnessed in the past, never bothered to inform or take zones into confidence, announced schedule of the matches all of a sudden. Interestingly, the zones are allowed to file the names of only 14 players instead of 20 and to make things further interesting, Shakil invited players to submit forms at his headquarters (Diamond Cricket Ground) and the youngsters were forced to fill forms till filing the story late Tuesday night.

When this scribe contacted PCB chairman Najam Sethi to look into the sorry state of affairs and provide justice to the long-suffering players of Islamabad Region, he said that he had referred the case to Haroon Rasheed.

It is not less than a joke to refer the case to Haroon, who couldn’t even think about taking action against powerful former PCB governing board member, who despite completing three terms, is not in a mood to relinquish the lucrative region and using all the tricks in his pocket to prolong his regime. The PCB must take action against Shakil as on what grounds he is still managing Islamabad Region. Shakil must show if he had taken stay from any court to the PCB and it is the PCB’s national and moral duty to treat Shakil as they treat to other regions, why this person is given unlimited powers?

At one end, the talent of Islamabad and Rawalpindi has been wasted since long and the PCB or any other quarter is least bothered to take action or even raise voice against this injustice, while on the other hand, Shakil Shaikh is using his powers and managed to include his third son Shayan Shaikh in the KRL team for One-Day Cup Departments, which is presently being played in Karachi and Hyderabad. After Moied Shakih and Arsal Shakih, Shayan is third son of Shakil , who is playing without any ordinary performance, but the PCB is sleeping. The youngster had shown what quality he possessed, as first he bowled 8 overs, conceding 58 runs without taking a wicket and then after consuming 8 deliveries as a batsman, he was cleaned up without disturbing the scorers.

The question arises here that who will provide justice to the genuine top performing players, who are running from post to pillar? The time is high when the PCB chairman must open his eyes and provide justice to Islamabad Region genuine talent, or else he should made it clear that only Shakil Shaikh and his blue-eyed players have right to play and others should forget about playing for region and country. It is hoped that being a strong advocate of principles, Sethi will provide justice before it’s too late.

https://nation.com.pk/10-Jan-2018/another-shakil-shaikh-s-son-enters-into-domestic-circuit

 

[Arham_PakFan]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...boratories--Departmental-One-Day-Cup-2017-18/

Shayan Sheikh made his debut for KRL yesterday. 0/58 in 8 overs and a duck.

Masha Allah.Another Sheikh brother.

I’d give him a few more games then judge his talent.But there is no doubting who and what is behind his selection.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Definitely made the first impression. He's gonna go far in his cricket career

 

[Saj]

Shakeel Shaikh to take over from Mickey Arthur as the next Pakistan Head Coach.

 

[MenInG]

How and why can such people be selected in teams? How much power do the Sheikh's have in Pak cricket?

 

[Bewal Express]

Shakeel Shaikh to take over from Mickey Arthur as the next Pakistan Head Coach.

Dont give him ideas.

 

[srh]

If Shan Massod can play then these Sheikh brothers can play as well...

there is no comparison LOL;
Sheikh brothers should have only played maximum at gully mohalla cricket level and now they are playing at national level

 

[srh]

Here is an old report regarding this issue from another cricket related site:

http://clubinfo.pk/articles/1089.php?No=1089

The controversial : Arsal Sheikh

Arsal Sheikh has been a controversy since last year Under 19 World Cup
Pakistan Cup is the new hype created by Pakistan Cricket Board right after Pakistan Super League. The tournament will be based on 50-over format starting from 1st May 2016 in Faisalabad.

While the success of this tournament can be subjected to its outcomes, certain discrepencies are being questioned by Cricket Celebrities regarding a clear case of nepotism revealed lately. An Under-19 player from Islamabad region, named Arsal Sheikh has been selected in the drafting phase. He was picked by Federal Region being led by Misbah ul Haq.

Our whistleblowers have informed us about the fact that Arsal Sheikh is son of Shakeel Sheikh who is president of the Islamabad Regional Cricket Association (IRCA) .

This is not the first time when the young man has been treated in a special way. Arsal Sheikh was noticed for the first time for getting selected in Under 19 World Cup last year despite of having controversial performance. Interestingly, since he was not part of One Day tournament, there is no supporting evidence of his positive performance thus supressing many others having one. He is known to have participated in 3 day tournament though, with a rank of 251 players on Batting Chart; not to mention 251 is way lesser then the total players being selected for the drafting phase. Here's the glimpse of Arsal's career:

Batting

3 Matches
5 Innings
1 NO
18 Total Runs
9 Hightest
4.50 Avg


Bowling

3 Matches
333 Balls
7 Maidens
219 Runs
9 Wickets
24.33 Avg
37.00 Strike Rate
3.95 Econ

Muhammad Arsal Sheikh was selected by Basit Ali & Ali Naqvi who were heading Junior Selection Committee. Many senior cricketers showed their discontent on this nepotism based selection policy and have already recorded their protest on social media.

Abdur Rauf Khan, Test cricketer was furious and updated his status as "I strongly condemn the selection of Shakeel Shaikh's son in under19 World Cup, which is a worst example of nepotism and corruption set by PCB and it's so called selection committee, the boy has no talent nor he has done any thing special in on going under 19 domestic cricket his performance below average even not in 200 players . A sheer negligence from PCB officials which will not only effect the future of young talented players but demoralise them as well,government should take notice deserving player must be included and culprits must be brought into justice."

Umair Masood and Zeeshan Malik are known Under 19 young blood from Rawalpindi & Chakwal respectively with way much better performance than Arsal Sheikh and yet being ignored on the main event. This is one of the biggest reason why Pakistan is no more having quality players.

Speaking of the stats for last years's Under 19 World Cup, it's pretty evident that Arsal Sheikh was nowhere standing as a candidate for Pakistan Cup.

Hasan Mohsin 293 runs, 11 wkts

Zeeshan Malik 225 runs

Umair Masood 150 runs

Shadab Khan 11 wkts

Arsal Sheikh 1 wkt

Few of his supporters (obviously the father and the uncle) are backing Arsal Sheikh with a stance that Islamabad Region has no name other than Arsal right now. Fact or not, this should be considered as a serious dilemma that after Rao Iftikhar , for almost a decade, only Imad Wasim as a pure Islamabad player was able to come up in international lime light. Not to ignore the fact, Islamabad is a separate region having number of grounds and facilities for the players - even more than Rawalpindi - is unable to produce any quality player who can be named for the selection. Should we consider it as an internal politics by Shakeel Sheikh for his son? The dots are here and audience is witty enough to connect them !

Talking about Pakistan Cup, during the drafting it was said that when selection from Under 19 slot came, Skipper Misbah looked uncomfortable and left the hall whereas Coaches was the one who wrote his name and gave it to the PCB authorities.

The social media including the journalists and ex-cricketers are putting their views for the selection of Arsal Sheikh. Until the board doesnt gets rid of people who have made regions their kingdom and are bringing their family on the posts, the merit will be killed and ultimately Pakistan Cricket will suffer in forth coming years.

***Update : Shadab has been included in Pakistan Cup.

oh my God! Pakistan would not have discovered Shadab Khan if Shakeel Sheikh had his way; see how much these type of guys are hurting Pakistan cricket with their nepotism

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Shameful stuff!

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Shakeel Shaikh to take over from Mickey Arthur as the next Pakistan Head Coach.

I wouldn't actually be surprised if this (somehow) culminated into a realistic scenario tbh.

 

[giri26]

PCB reluctant to take action against Shakil

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) kept mum on sorry state of affairs of Islamabad Cricket Association (ICA), where highly powerful Shakil Shaikh is still calling all the shots and spoiling careers of youngsters in twin cities.

Shakil Shaikh, who had well passed his third term as ICA president, started the Regional Inter-District U-19 One-Day Tournament 2018-2019, despite PCB chairman Najam Sethi’s promise to look into the issue and referring the case to Haroon Rasheed. But nothing has been done on ground and Shakil started the tournament according to his own rules and regulations.

A number of youngsters were declared overage without any solid reasons and interestingly, majority of them were cleared after age tests, but the purpose of declaring then overage was to deprive them of representing their own region. These tactics had been witnessed for the last two decades, but there is no one to provide justice to long-suffering youth of the federal capital.

At one end, a number of talented youth was never considered for regional teams, but on the other hand, Shakil is free to give chance to sons in Islamabad as well as other region’s teams. Due to Shakil’s influence, all his three sons have still been enjoying one after another chance despite giving pathetic performances at different levels, but the PCB is not more than a silent spectator in this case.

The PCB is very quick to appoint ad-hoc on other regions, but despite well over two months passed, Shakil is still working as ICA president. He is appointing all the officials of his liking while zones were never consulted and there is every possibility that he will manage to get relaxation in rules and secretly appoint himself as president for the fourth term in running.

The time is high when the PCB chairman must break silence and appoint an ad-hoc committee based on persons, who enjoy reputation, to conduct free and fair elections of the region under impartial election commission, as it is the only solution to all the problems. Any further delay and silence from the PCB chief can further aggravate the situation and all the stakeholders will start raising fingers towards Sethi.

The PCB must immediately check violations being made by Shakil Shaikh and strict action must be taken against him. The deserving players must be given due right of representing their respective zones to ensure free and fair opportunities for all, or else Shakil will continue to spoil the merit and deprive the genuine talent of their basic rights.

https://nation.com.pk/12-Jan-2018/pcb-reluctant-to-take-action-against-shakil

 

[Abdullah719]

Islamabad's captain: Zohaib Ahmed (Shakeel Sheikh's nephew)

His output so far this season: 45, 2, 12, 10, 5, 0 (retired hurt) and 0/3


Islamabad's off-spinner: Arsal Sheikh (Shakeel Sheikh's son)

His output so far this season: 0/53, 0/54, 19 and 1/157


Not exactly performing at a high level.

 

[badsha001]

Islamabad's captain: Zohaib Ahmed (Shakeel Sheikh's nephew)

His output so far this season: 45, 2, 12, 10, 5, 0 (retired hurt) and 0/3


Islamabad's off-spinner: Arsal Sheikh (Shakeel Sheikh's son)

His output so far this season: 0/53, 0/54, 19 and 1/157


Not exactly performing at a high level.

You can't judge the talent with only 5 games, they should be given chance in another 10 games

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

How can this blatant nepotism go unchecked?

 

[mak36]

Islamabad's captain: Zohaib Ahmed (Shakeel Sheikh's nephew)

His output so far this season: 45, 2, 12, 10, 5, 0 (retired hurt) and 0/3


Islamabad's off-spinner: Arsal Sheikh (Shakeel Sheikh's son)

His output so far this season: 0/53, 0/54, 19 and 1/157


Not exactly performing at a high level.

Hater.

They are ATGs in the making.

 

[Zeeraq]

Hater.

They are ATGs in the making.

Well who knows he might be the next Imran Khan just needs to make his international debut

 

[Greenstorm]

Is the new PCB chairman aware of this ?

 

[Abdullah719]

Hater.

They are ATGs in the making.

Family ATGs, perhaps.

 

[mak36]

Family ATGs, perhaps.

Arsal Sheikh is so good that in ongoing FC match vs NBP he batted at nine and then when it was his side's turn to bowl he bowled two overs out of 102 overs.

That's what you call an impact player. Legend.

 

[Abdullah719]

Arsal Sheikh is so good that in ongoing FC match vs NBP he batted at nine and then when it was his side's turn to bowl he bowled two overs out of 102 overs.

That's what you call an impact player. Legend.

Maybe he is an extraordinary fielder, these things can't simply be judged off scorecards.

 

[mak36]

Maybe he is an extraordinary fielder, these things can't simply be judged off scorecards.

Absolutely. His mere presence is enough to lift any team.

 

[Abdullah719]

Playing as a specialist emerging player apparently. Islamabad didn't select any other emerging players so he played all the matches in the National T20 Cup.

7 matches played
3 runs
3 wickets (15-0-126-3)

 

[Saj]

Specialist Emerging player.

What a talent.

 

[Bewal Express]

Specialist Emerging player.

What a talent.

What is his dad's name.

 

[mak36]

Who else is going to drop sitters like that?? @))

 

[Abdullah719]

Who else is going to drop sitters like that?? @))

Definitely NOT a specialist fielder...

 

[mak36]

Definitely NOT a specialist fielder...

He is a specialist specialist. Just don't ask him in what. He won't know.

 

[aukhan]

Naya PCB under Ehsaan Mani still have shady individuals working for them. Its a shame really.

 

[Saj]

Naya PCB under Ehsaan Mani still have shady individuals working for them. Its a shame really.

It will take time to weed out this dead wood. Mani and Wasim Khan face a tough task regarding this.

I spoke with Shaharyar Khan about this yesterday and it was interesting what he had to say about some of the PCB jobsworths.

 

[Kashmirilion]

He is a specialist specialist. Just don't ask him in what. He won't know.

In failure.

 

[Saj]

The sad thing is people are too scared to question this.

Why isn't the coach querying this.

Why isn't the captain asking why am I having to pick this player.

 

[Monsee]

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) kept mum on sorry state of affairs of Islamabad Cricket Association (ICA), where highly powerful Shakil Shaikh is still calling all the shots and spoiling careers of youngsters in twin cities.

Shakil Shaikh, who had well passed his third term as ICA president, started the Regional Inter-District U-19 One-Day Tournament 2018-2019, despite PCB chairman Najam Sethi’s promise to look into the issue and referring the case to Haroon Rasheed. But nothing has been done on ground and Shakil started the tournament according to his own rules and regulations.

A number of youngsters were declared overage without any solid reasons and interestingly, majority of them were cleared after age tests, but the purpose of declaring then overage was to deprive them of representing their own region. These tactics had been witnessed for the last two decades, but there is no one to provide justice to long-suffering youth of the federal capital.

At one end, a number of talented youth was never considered for regional teams, but on the other hand, Shakil is free to give chance to sons in Islamabad as well as other region’s teams. Due to Shakil’s influence, all his three sons have still been enjoying one after another chance despite giving pathetic performances at different levels, but the PCB is not more than a silent spectator in this case.

The PCB is very quick to appoint ad-hoc on other regions, but despite well over two months passed, Shakil is still working as ICA president. He is appointing all the officials of his liking while zones were never consulted and there is every possibility that he will manage to get relaxation in rules and secretly appoint himself as president for the fourth term in running.

The time is high when the PCB chairman must break silence and appoint an ad-hoc committee based on persons, who enjoy reputation, to conduct free and fair elections of the region under impartial election commission, as it is the only solution to all the problems. Any further delay and silence from the PCB chief can further aggravate the situation and all the stakeholders will start raising fingers towards Sethi.

The PCB must immediately check violations being made by Shakil Shaikh and strict action must be taken against him. The deserving players must be given due right of representing their respective zones to ensure free and fair opportunities for all, or else Shakil will continue to spoil the merit and deprive the genuine talent of their basic rights.

https://nation.com.pk/12-Jan-2018/pcb-reluctant-to-take-action-against-shakil

In a time when Nawaz Sharif and Co. are in jail and Zardari is supposed to be next in line, who does Shakil Sheick knows that he yields so much power or why does he enjoys this much influence without being challenged?

This is the million dollar question and Imran Khan must get wind of this or else I assume that Ehsan Mani is corrupt and in this game with Shakil Sheikh and corrupt people like him!

 

[Monsee]

The sad thing is people are too scared to question this.

Why isn't the coach querying this.

Why isn't the captain asking why am I having to pick this player.

Saj, one question: Even when people have raised this issue (Shakil Sheikh and his nepotism and corruption) in the social media (Twitter/FB etc.), why is it that most indirectly mention him and not directly by name? Is he so powerful that everyone is scared/worried to mention him out in the open?

 

[Abdullah719]

Who else is going to drop sitters like that?? @))

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Islamabad Region Senior official's son fielding today in the National T20 Cup <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/sPdduMi16X">pic.twitter.com/sPdduMi16X</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1077292036716482561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Saj]

Saj, one question: Even when people have raised this issue (Shakil Sheikh and his nepotism and corruption) in the social media (Twitter/FB etc.), why is it that most indirectly mention him and not directly by name? Is he so powerful that everyone is scared/worried to mention him out in the open?

I have no problem mentioning him and posting his videos and stating he is a Islamabad official's son and highlighting the nepotism. Perhaps some media in Pakistan are frightened to highlight it, for fear of losing priveleges.

 

[Bewal Express]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Islamabad Region Senior official's son fielding today in the National T20 Cup <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/sPdduMi16X">pic.twitter.com/sPdduMi16X</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1077292036716482561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2018</a></blockquote>
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He played today but didn't bowl, although he is a bowler

 

[Monsee]

I have no problem mentioning him and posting his videos and stating he is a Islamabad official's son and highlighting the nepotism. Perhaps some media in Pakistan are frightened to highlight it, for fear of losing priveleges.

OK, no issues, we are better off naming and shaming such corrupt and morally bankrupt leeches like him...this helps get some due process for all those wronged by them.

 

[Banter]

I have no problem mentioning him and posting his videos and stating he is a Islamabad official's son and highlighting the nepotism. Perhaps some media in Pakistan are frightened to highlight it, for fear of losing priveleges.

privileges?

 

[Abdullah719]

Arsal vows to fill gap of Saeed Ajmal

ISLAMABAD - Right-arm off spinner Arsal Shaikh has vowed to fill the void left by magician Saeed Ajmal , if the selectors provide him with an opportunity in the World Cup.

Talking to The Nation, Arsal, who has unique record of hammering hat-trick against the Australian Under-19 team in UAE, said: “It is highly unfortunate that people, who don’t know the ABC of cricket, start criticising just because I am son of Shakil Shaikh. They never realise that I didn’t get things in plate rather I have struggled hard, spent 10 hours daily in the nets and gym and sacrificed a number of things to fulfill my passion of playing cricket for Pakistan.”

He said the tag of Shakil Shaikh’s son always put extra pressure on him but he always took it as motivation. “I always prefer to reply the critics through my performances. I feel proud to be son of Shakil Shaikh, who has been serving Pakistan cricket for decades and doing all this just for the sake of cricketers, not for personal glory. He always told us to be humble and not to pay attention towards negativity and silence your critics through your performances.

“Whenever I was given opportunity to bowl, I had always delivered for Pakistan U-19, regions or departments. I am working very hard in the nets to improve my bowling. I was never reported for suspected action, as I have examples of Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad Hafeez. If given with an opportunity to serve the country, I am always ready to deliver,” he added.

Arsal said that it hurt a lot when despite working so hard and practising for hours, he was not given the opportunity to bowl but he never took it negatively. “I know English pitches are suitable for spinners and white balls always help off spinners. Pakistan team badly need a specialist spinner alongside Shadab Khan. Yasir Shah is also a strong contender, but both are leg spinners, while M Hafeez, Shoaib Malik and Imad Wasim are all-rounders.

“World is facing acute shortage of off spinners and if there are a few, who are not getting chances. It is a huge injustice to the art of off-spin bowling, which has witnessed the greats like Muttiah Muralitharan, Saqlain Mushtaq, Saeed Ajmal and others. My job is to keep on improving and delivering and leave the rest on the selectors,” he added.

He said one thing is crystal clear that if provided with an opportunity to represent the national team, he won’t let down the country and team and will do his best to help the team register crucial victories. “I have taken man-of-the-match awards just because of my bowling. If I am not provided chances to bowl during pressure situations, how I can improve. The coaches must understand that unless they provide chances to youngsters like me, they can’t get future stars.

“I know justice will prevail some day. Had my father used his good offices, I would have been playing national team. But I have earned the place in the domestic teams through my performances and I am quite sure that I will get call for national team soon,” Arsal concluded.

https://nation.com.pk/12-Feb-2019/arsal-vows-to-fill-gap-of-saeed-ajmal

 

[Khan12]

Arsal vows to fill gap of Saeed Ajmal

ISLAMABAD - Right-arm off spinner Arsal Shaikh has vowed to fill the void left by magician Saeed Ajmal , if the selectors provide him with an opportunity in the World Cup.

Talking to The Nation, Arsal, who has unique record of hammering hat-trick against the Australian Under-19 team in UAE, said: “It is highly unfortunate that people, who don’t know the ABC of cricket, start criticising just because I am son of Shakil Shaikh. They never realise that I didn’t get things in plate rather I have struggled hard, spent 10 hours daily in the nets and gym and sacrificed a number of things to fulfill my passion of playing cricket for Pakistan.”

He said the tag of Shakil Shaikh’s son always put extra pressure on him but he always took it as motivation. “I always prefer to reply the critics through my performances. I feel proud to be son of Shakil Shaikh, who has been serving Pakistan cricket for decades and doing all this just for the sake of cricketers, not for personal glory. He always told us to be humble and not to pay attention towards negativity and silence your critics through your performances.

“Whenever I was given opportunity to bowl, I had always delivered for Pakistan U-19, regions or departments. I am working very hard in the nets to improve my bowling. I was never reported for suspected action, as I have examples of Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad Hafeez. If given with an opportunity to serve the country, I am always ready to deliver,” he added.

Arsal said that it hurt a lot when despite working so hard and practising for hours, he was not given the opportunity to bowl but he never took it negatively. “I know English pitches are suitable for spinners and white balls always help off spinners. Pakistan team badly need a specialist spinner alongside Shadab Khan. Yasir Shah is also a strong contender, but both are leg spinners, while M Hafeez, Shoaib Malik and Imad Wasim are all-rounders.

“World is facing acute shortage of off spinners and if there are a few, who are not getting chances. It is a huge injustice to the art of off-spin bowling, which has witnessed the greats like Muttiah Muralitharan, Saqlain Mushtaq, Saeed Ajmal and others. My job is to keep on improving and delivering and leave the rest on the selectors,” he added.

He said one thing is crystal clear that if provided with an opportunity to represent the national team, he won’t let down the country and team and will do his best to help the team register crucial victories. “I have taken man-of-the-match awards just because of my bowling. If I am not provided chances to bowl during pressure situations, how I can improve. The coaches must understand that unless they provide chances to youngsters like me, they can’t get future stars.

“I know justice will prevail some day. Had my father used his good offices, I would have been playing national team. But I have earned the place in the domestic teams through my performances and I am quite sure that I will get call for national team soon,” Arsal concluded.

https://nation.com.pk/12-Feb-2019/arsal-vows-to-fill-gap-of-saeed-ajmal

Lost, like his Dad. Honestly i have seen better players then him in Sunday leagues. I am sure this guy won't make many gully mohalla teams, but thinks he's a superstar. He doesn't look stable. I hope [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION], that this is fake news. Otherwise i feel for him.

 

[Saj]

The lad is on a different planet.

I thought the article was satire.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

10 hours a day )))

who is he fooling?

 

[Madplayer]

10 hours a day )))

who is he fooling?

At this rate he will become the virat kohli of off spin bowling.

 

[desirous of desire]

At this rate he will become the virat kohli of off spin bowling.

Making sure, plenty of runs are scored when he is bowling.Not only Virat Kohli,his bowling average will surpass batting average of Bradman.