Now, Pak players to take English lessons

[King]

Now, Pak players to take English lessons Islamabad, July 12: In a bid to change the image of Pakistani cricketers and become "media savvy" himself, captain Shoaib Malik has started taking English classes from a specially appointed tutor. "Shoaib is very serious about his image and that of the country. He realises the importance of a modern day cricket captain being media savvy and having the confidence and proficiency in an international language," a source close to the 25-year-old Malik said. Malik's endeavour has found support from the Cricket Board, which has asked other players to follow suit. The PCB, in fact, is contemplating starting classes in English for young players attending the National Cricket Academy and training camps. Poor command over English has been a cause of embarrassment for the Pakistani players and has often put them into unwanted controversies generated by an international media unable to interpret them properly after a press conference or prize distribution ceremony. During the World Cup in the West Indies, the Pakistani team created a stir when its media manager Pervez Mir said that captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and other players would not address press conferences in English. Mir said he would act as a translator for the benefit of international media. The International Cricket Council had to step in and remind the team management of the necessity to speak in English at prize distribution ceremonies for an international television audience.

[King]

Expect some strange accents folks in the future. I'm still unable to make out what accent Shoaib Akthar has?:teeth_smile:

[The Outsider]

Pass me the popcorn, folks. This one is going to be fun.

[Ram]

Is this the same pakistani team that insisted that it would speak in Urdu in all press conferences during the world cup ? as a sign of cultural pride ? Theses guys are a bunch of jokers..:hysterical:

[Bumper]

Expect some strange accents folks in the future. I'm still unable to make out what accent Shoaib Akthar has?:teeth_smile:

Its not the accent Ravi, trust me. Its hard to comprehend anyone talking out of his ar$e:haha:

[Guest BossBhai]

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[Ram]

Ouch Bumps ..... brutal .... :hysterical:

Its so funny to see Shoaib's deteriorate as he speaks. He starts off pretty O.K ,with all prnounciations in place, but as the speech gets longer , the madraasa imbibed mullah accent begins to kick in ! And for some strange reason he keeps calling everyone " Darling" , even men !

[The Outsider]

And for some strange reason he keeps calling everyone " Darling" , even men !

Maybe in his endeavor to ape the Aussie accent he has forgotten that the word means something more than a river in Australia.