these evil players....asking for the board to take time before letting convicted players in the team. can they sink any lower?
Right or wrong in terms of where ones stance is, it should be noted that their job is to play, and not to strongarm management whose job it is to select.
Now if they refuse to play for Pakistan on this stance, so be it, I don't have any qualms with that, they are sticking to principles, and probably good ones at that, but you cannot have it both ways.
The PCB pays you, and they can do what they want with the players they select.
Imagine you have a job, and you have a man who went to jail for money laundering, you may think he is the scum of the earth, rightfully so, but is it your decision to take a stance? No. They pay you for a job.
You may reserve judgement, you may tell them you do not support it, but if you say, well I am no longer coming to work because of it, well then, that is when it gets a bit tricky. You are overstepping the bounds of what you are entitled to do, and if you do not support, then the door is always open to leave, and I would fully laud both of them in doing so because they chose their principles over a paycheque, but having your cake and eating it to doesn't work.
The PCB pays you and are doing the job they think best, if you do not support the way they are conducting business, then leave, but don't overstep your bounds and in a sense bite the hand that feeds you and tell the how to do their job.
If the PCB said Amir will play, which they are pretty much saying, and there is nothing they can do, what will they do? The choice is feed their families, or stick to principle and leave. If they do that again, I applaud people for taking their moral compass to where there mouth is.
This slack-jawed tomfoolery of five year old responses that we won't play because he is a cheater and we have all the right to make a stance with our bosses is a bit tired. You know who PCB is, you know where they stand, and you know nothing you do or say will make a difference.
I don't care if Amir is back or not, unfortunately to be devils advocate would insinuate I somehow support what he did or the findings of what happened or his morality. I do care about hypocrisies though.
This is just making noise for the sake of it. Say it behind closed doors, or say I quit the team as I do not support this.
PCB is doing their job, Hafeez and Ali do yours. IF you dislike how your employer does their job, well then if you cannot change their mind, which you cannot, then leave on principle. Not this half assed we're taking a stance which will make no difference and only create more separation and animosity between the team you are playing for.
