ExpressPacer
ODI Debutant
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I couldn't help but notice this. At least for Pakistan. We're always deprived of the best players that we have or who can play the game we need at the current moment. I'm not suggesting this is a conspiracy against Pakistan or anything of that sorts.
Earlier it was Amir, Asif and Butt. Asif was easily a future ATG at that time and one of the best bowlers in the world. Amir had just burst onto the scene, could swing it miles, bowled at express pace and was even a good batsman. All great cricketers of the past saw a future legend in him and what not. Even Butt, inferior of the two was a young batsman who had runs in Australia and was a great tactician and an excellent captain.
All of them were really good players. Now the fixers include:
- Sharjeel Khan: God. Was this guy a breath of fresh air or what.. During a time where Pakistan is plagued with slow players and accumalators who can't play quick (the modern game) to save their lives bursts onto the scene a huge batsman who hits sixes for one, plays express pace like its a club level bowler bowling, works on his spin game and smashes spinners and even gets runs in Australia and England, two of the toughest places to bat at even while the rest of the team struggles.
- Khalid Latif: One of the few guys in Pakistan who could hit the ball hard. Nobody in the current domestic setup has the strength to muscle the ball over the boundary.
- Shahzaib Hasan: This man had worked really hard on himself. Worked on his fitness. Worked on his game. Everything. The only player in the whole of Pakistan who was suited and accustomed to playing the modern game apart from Sharjeel and was on the verge of selection. Him and Sharjeel were going to be the perfect opening pair and a lot of PP'ers were waiting for this too.
So, when Pakistan was on its last legs sitting on the 9th rank, below Bangladesh, mostly because of their pathetic, slow, 70's style batting, they lose they only few batsmen that could take them forward. Why is it so?
Why is it usually the best players that fall to fixing?
Earlier it was Amir, Asif and Butt. Asif was easily a future ATG at that time and one of the best bowlers in the world. Amir had just burst onto the scene, could swing it miles, bowled at express pace and was even a good batsman. All great cricketers of the past saw a future legend in him and what not. Even Butt, inferior of the two was a young batsman who had runs in Australia and was a great tactician and an excellent captain.
All of them were really good players. Now the fixers include:
- Sharjeel Khan: God. Was this guy a breath of fresh air or what.. During a time where Pakistan is plagued with slow players and accumalators who can't play quick (the modern game) to save their lives bursts onto the scene a huge batsman who hits sixes for one, plays express pace like its a club level bowler bowling, works on his spin game and smashes spinners and even gets runs in Australia and England, two of the toughest places to bat at even while the rest of the team struggles.
- Khalid Latif: One of the few guys in Pakistan who could hit the ball hard. Nobody in the current domestic setup has the strength to muscle the ball over the boundary.
- Shahzaib Hasan: This man had worked really hard on himself. Worked on his fitness. Worked on his game. Everything. The only player in the whole of Pakistan who was suited and accustomed to playing the modern game apart from Sharjeel and was on the verge of selection. Him and Sharjeel were going to be the perfect opening pair and a lot of PP'ers were waiting for this too.
So, when Pakistan was on its last legs sitting on the 9th rank, below Bangladesh, mostly because of their pathetic, slow, 70's style batting, they lose they only few batsmen that could take them forward. Why is it so?
Why is it usually the best players that fall to fixing?
