[PICTURE] Viv Richards and Ian Chappell enjoying their time with Imran Khan at Bani Gala

[Mian]

Great to see all the legends together.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Had Iftari today with 2 cricketing greats: greatest batsman of my time Viv Richards & my inspiration as captain Ian Chappell <a href="https://t.co/cH0nx80Km2">pic.twitter.com/cH0nx80Km2</a></p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/873577395676078080">June 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Mian]

These days Zakir Khan can be seen in all IK pics lol is he getting ready for a post in PCB if IK comes into power?

 

[Kianig89]

Zakir Khan is Imran's cousin though he is a looter in PCB

 

[WebGuru]

Discussed Patheechar and RailuKattas

 

[Savak]

These days Zakir Khan can be seen in all IK pics lol is he getting ready for a post in PCB if IK comes into power?

Zakir Khan is one of the worst leeches in the PCB. IK takes PML-N and NS and co to task for corruption, nepotism but his cousin Zakir Khan is openly leeching of the PCB with zero results to show for it. All ex players have vouched for Zakir's incompetence.

 

[Savak]

I think Zakir left PCB a few years ago he had some issues with Sethi.

He is still there last time i checked. Sethi even admitted on tv that there are some people he wanted to get rid of from the PCB but they are so powerfully connected that even he couldn't do it.

 

[Billy1999]

This is great

Absaloutly great

 

[Mian]

Another picture

 

[Saj]

Zakir Khan is one of the worst leeches in the PCB. IK takes PML-N and NS and co to task for corruption, nepotism but his cousin Zakir Khan is openly leeching of the PCB with zero results to show for it. All ex players have vouched for Zakir's incompetence.

This can be said about many many PCB officials at the moment.

 

[moghul]

Zakir Khan is Imran's cousin though he is a looter in PCB

Zakir Khan is NOT related to Imran Khan.

 

[Mian]

This can be said about many many PCB officials at the moment.

True specially the 2 sitting at top. Sethi and Shehryar

 

[moghul]

Ah, good old days of cricket when these guys were the king and was a more peaceful world. International cricket in Pakistan was a active and Pakistan was producing world class players in abundance ---------------and above all, we used to beat India on regular basis.

 

[Mian]

Ah, good old days of cricket when these guys were the king and was a more peaceful world. International cricket in Pakistan was a active and Pakistan was producing world class players in abundance ---------------and above all, we used to beat India on regular basis.

I think we had a 19-4 record against India in ODI under Imran and not a single match lost against them when he was captain.

 

[Mamoon]

I think we had a 19-4 record against India in ODI under Imran and not a single match lost against them when he was captain.

He lost to them in the 1992 World Cup and started the losing streak.

 

[pillionrider]

Good to see Imran himself saying he learnt a lot from Ian Chappell.

Remember getting flamed by someone here for mentioning this blasphemous fact some time back

 

[Savak]

This can be said about many many PCB officials at the moment.

No doubt. It is time for fresh blood in the PCB.

In an interview Sethi claimed that only 2-3 people in the PCB had complete, up to date knowledge on ICC rules and regulations i.e. Subhan Ahmed and Intikhab Alam and this is why they were indispensable to the organization.

Is it really impossible for a brand new guy to get up to speed on things?

 

[Mian]

Good to see Imran himself saying he learnt a lot from Ian Chappell.

Remember getting flamed by someone here for mentioning this blasphemous fact some time back

This is a fact and Imran said it many many times that as captain his inspiration was Ian Chappell and as bowler his ideal was Lillee

 

[ManFan]

So one match erases all the previous success against a team? Sure they lost and that was the fist loss against India in a WC but come on. Pakistan lost to SA too, should we blame Imran Khan for our poor record in ODIs against them?

 

[Mamoon]

So one match erases all the previous success against a team? Sure they lost and that was the fist loss against India in a WC but come on. Pakistan lost to SA too, should we blame Imran Khan for our poor record in ODIs against them?

Who said anything along those lines? I'm simply corrected a false statement that Imran has never lost to India in an ODI. That doesn't make him any less of a captain, especially when we went on to win the World Cup.

 

[Mian]

Who said anything along those lines? I'm simply corrected a false statement that Imran has never lost to India in an ODI. That doesn't make him any less of a captain, especially when we went on to win the World Cup.

I meant never lost a single test against India as captain. Read my post again i mentioned the 4 ODIs he lost against them and won around 19. Your hate against Imran really blind you from reading posts?

 

[ManFan]

Thanks for the correction bhai. I thought you meant Imran should be blamed for our WC failures against India.

 

[Mamoon]

I meant never lost a single test against India as captain. Read my post again i mentioned the 4 ODIs he lost against them and won around 19. Your hate against Imran really blind you from reading posts?

You did not word your post properly:

I think we had a 19-4 record against India in ODI under Imran and not a single match lost against them when he was captain.

You should have said: "and not a single Test match lost against them".

 

[Mian]

You did not word your post properly:



You should have said: "and not a single Test match lost against them".

You are smart enough to understand that "test" word is missing from the line because i already mentioned ODI record earlier in same post.

 

[Saj]

3 great cricketing minds.

Will have been some fantastic conversations I reckon.

 

[Savak]

Wasim and Imran's relationship goes far beyond as a student-mentor. They are extremely close friends and Wasim says he consults Imran for important life decisions outside the Cricket field as well. For e.g. in an interview he was like he wanted to move from Lahore to Karachi and was looking at a few properties and he even consulted Imran for his opinion on a property he really liked.

 

[Savak]

3 great cricketing minds.

Will have been some fantastic conversations I reckon.

Hoping it would give Chappell some fond memories and some good things to say about Pakistan Cricket.

 

[DRsohail]

3 great cricketing minds.

Will have been some fantastic conversations I reckon.

about our recent way of playing and etc??/

 

[Mamoon]

You are smart enough to understand that "test" word is missing from the line because i already mentioned ODI record earlier in same post.

Yes we were both at fault.

 

[MenInG]

Usual bunch of people come along and destroy a beautiful thread about some great memories.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

3 Legends of the game.Great pictures.

 

[ExpressPacer]

I am amused by the fact that if Khan saab becomes the PM, he will install the renowned leech Zakir Khan in an important post in the PCB, and then the Junoonis claim that he will fix Pakistan cricket and do things on merit if he comes into power.

As usual, he continues to brush the wrongdoings of his friends under the carpet. Oh yes I forgot, Zakir Khan has been cleansed with Insaaf Washing Powder as well.

I disagree. Khan dropped Majid who was a very close friend and cousin because of poor form. Meritocracy was as high as its ever been.

 

[Abdul]

Two legends there.

 

[ToeCrusher2]

Why didn't he invite lara?

 

[Savak]

Why didn't he invite lara?

Lara is not in Pakistan at the moment, he had commitments elsewhere. He will return for Semi finals and finals.

 

[ToeCrusher2]

Lara is not in Pakistan at the moment, he had commitments elsewhere. He will return for Semi finals and finals.

Ok

 

[Slog]

Why didn't he invite lara?

Lara is not in Pakistan at the moment, he had commitments elsewhere. He will return for Semi finals and finals.

he may have not invited him even if he was there

he doesnt know lara. he knows the other two for almost 40 years

 

[Mamoon]

I disagree. Khan dropped Majid who was a very close friend and cousin because of poor form. Meritocracy was as high as its ever been.

"Khan" has lowered his moral standing over the years because of his desperation to become the PM. 10-15 years ago, he would not have shaken hands with some of the people he now considers his friends.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

"Khan" has lowered his moral standing over the years because of his desperation to become the PM. 10-15 years ago, he would not have shaken hands with some of the people he now considers his friends.

Imran was ready to play the likes of Mansoor Akhtar, Saleem Jaffar, Iqbal Sikandar alongside Wasim, Waqar, Qadir and Miandad if it helped him win some games.

Same as his politics today - some real low potentials mixed in with some A-gamers

 

[Pete Rose]

I am sure Chappelli complained to Imran about how gutless Paksitan have become in Australia over the last few decades.

 

[ManFan]

At least when Imran was playing, they won a test match and drew several. Most Pakistani bowlers bowl a short length which does not garner wickets. Only bowlers who have bowled deliveries a little fuller than a good length have been successful in Australia. These include Ambrose, Steyn, etc.

 

[English August]

Probably talking about how Sunny Gavaskar was a better player than all of them!

 

[Savak]

he may have not invited him even if he was there

he doesnt know lara. he knows the other two for almost 40 years

This is pure ignorance. Ofcourse he knows who Lara is, he once commented Saeed Anwar had talent equivalent to Brian Lara's.

 

[Slog]

Probably talking about how Sunny Gavaskar was a better player than all of them!

Chappel and Khan must have been trying to pull Viv's leg

 

[Slog]

This is pure ignorance. Ofcourse he knows who Lara is, he once commented Saeed Anwar had talent equivalent to Brian Lara's.

i mean know personally as a friend.

i mean lara came last year as well and mcgrath, jonty etc also came. he didnt invite them because unlike Vv and chappell he prolly doesnt know them too well personally

 

[Savak]

i mean know personally as a friend.

i mean lara came last year as well and mcgrath, jonty etc also came. he didnt invite them because unlike Vv and chappell he prolly doesnt know them too well personally

Nah, i believe he would have invited Lara as well if he was inviting Viv and Ian, would have looked blatantly rude otherwise.

 

[Syed1]

This is pure ignorance. Ofcourse he knows who Lara is, he once commented Saeed Anwar had talent equivalent to Brian Lara's.

What [MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] probably meant was that Lara is from a younger generation and IK may not have played against him and hence doesn't have the same camaraderie that he has with Chappel or Viv. Obviously IK knows of one of the best batsmen to ever play the game.

 

[GullyCricketFlop]

Iconic Cricketers of their generation(s)!

 

[PakLFC]

Good to see people from other countries enjoying themselves in Pak. All we need to do is get rid of Nawaz and we're on our way to being successful. I gotta a feeling that will be the greatest challenge of all.

 

[AFM]

Anyone else unnerved by seeing Ian Chappell smile?

 

[Hawkeye]

I think in nathia gali, the beautiful galiyat hills. Not in Bani Gala.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Really Happy to See stars visiting Pakistan.


MashaAllah.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Two legends there.

I agree !! With an avg of 42 odd and only 5 k runs Ian Chappell doesn't necessarily make it as an ATG. Was a great captain though, I'd hand him that for sure....

 

[shaz619]

3 great cricketing minds.

Will have been some fantastic conversations I reckon.

I'd have expected posters to touch on the points you've just mentioned but I suppose am wrong to think it's the decent thing to do from human beings because it's better to indulge in political mud slinging

 

[shaz619]

Even Ramadan can't calm people down, I thought they locked ibless up in this month

 

[WebGuru]

"Khan" has lowered his moral standing over the years because of his desperation to become the PM. 10-15 years ago, he would not have shaken hands with some of the people he now considers his friends.

Even with lower moral standing he rejected ticket to his cousin Inamullah Niazi in 2013 GE and Inamullah isn't just his cousin he is also the brother of Hafeezullah Naizi (Imran's behnoi a columnist in Jang).

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Really Happy to See stars visiting Pakistan.


MashaAllah.

I can sense it in the air. International cricket will be returning before end of next year.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

I can sense it in the air. International cricket will be returning before end of next year.

InshaAllah provided there are no attacks

 

[Black Zero]

You did not word your post properly:



You should have said: "and not a single Test match lost against them".

He was atleast clear about odi so there is no logical reason for you to say about 92 wc match.

 

[Black Zero]

I can sense it in the air. International cricket will be returning before end of next year.

Q: Do these people have any say regarding their board sending teams to pakistan?

 

[Bewal Express]

Great pic- 3 ATG's sitting and enjoying a conversation on what looks like a great evening.

 

[Junaids]

People are missing the subtlety in these pictures.

This is effectively a Kerry Packer reunion.

The finest careers and the strongest relationships are forged in the toughest series. And Packer's SuperTests were the hardest, highest quality cricket ever played.

If you think about it, the Pakistan team lost only one series in the decade 1985-1994 - and that was 1-0 in Australia.

That's because the team had bound together in those three consecutive 1-1 series against the champion West Indies team. And was held together by Imran Khan and Javed Miandad who had played Packer's SuperTests.

The hope now has to be that the likes of Sami Aslam, Babar Azam and Hasan Ali grow from the recent setbacks in Australia and become bigger rather than smaller players for it.

 

[clean n cool]

Really heartening to see ian chapell enjoy his time here in Pakistan ...i thought he might be a bit arrogant and had come just fulfill his commitments for the show but he's also given a statement that he feels safe in Pakistan plus he's the best of the 3 in giving analysis and brings some life into the show.

 

[Hawkeye]

People are missing the subtlety in these pictures.

This is effectively a Kerry Packer reunion.

The finest careers and the strongest relationships are forged in the toughest series. And Packer's SuperTests were the hardest, highest quality cricket ever played.

If you think about it, the Pakistan team lost only one series in the decade 1985-1994 - and that was 1-0 in Australia.

That's because the team had bound together in those three consecutive 1-1 series against the champion West Indies team. And was held together by Imran Khan and Javed Miandad who had played Packer's SuperTests.

The hope now has to be that the likes of Sami Aslam, Babar Azam and Hasan Ali grow from the recent setbacks in Australia and become bigger rather than smaller players for it.

Well, Inzi dropped Sami Aslam, so that doesn't help him much.

Have you been to Pakistan? If not, any plans of traveling?

 

[Junaids]

Well, Inzi dropped Sami Aslam, so that doesn't help him much.

Have you been to Pakistan? If not, any plans of traveling?

No, I've never been to Pakistan.

I happily follow cricket around the world, and if I was 10 years older would probably have attended the 2005-06 series. But I was busy with young kids.

I can't see myself getting to Pakistan to be honest, not least because I visit the USA regularly and it would complicate that. Plus, with no international cricket there is no reason for me to.

 

[WebGuru]

 

[Saj]

Really Happy to See stars visiting Pakistan.


MashaAllah.

Money talks, player and ex player walks.

Offer enough rupees, dollars and pounds and most of them will come.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Money talks, player and ex player walks.

Offer enough rupees, dollars and pounds and most of them will come.

Isn't that the case with most developing nations ??

I haven't necessarily met a bloke in my life who would willingly say 'Hey !! I am quite bored with my comfortable life in Aus / Eng let me just pack my stuff and move to a 3rd world country for a bit of sight seeing !!!'

The only reason why people visit the sub con is for money, remove that from any cricketing / non cricketing event and the truth will pan out within seconds.....

I am sorry it may sound a bit harsh but I firmly believe this is all there is to it......

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Money talks, player and ex player walks.

Offer enough rupees, dollars and pounds and most of them will come.

I doubt that when Succide attacks were taking in Raealpindi & Islamabad at Five Star Hotels even with Serving General being killed in daylight than definitely these Stars wouldn't have come at any offer.


Yes Money talks indeed but you can make use of that money if you renain alive So Law & Order getting improved has played a significant part.