Pakistan World Cup row with ICC

[Fontaine]

It was moved because of security concerns.21 people killed yesterday during voting.People have a short memory.You forgot Mumbai Attacks?

Get your facts right. IPL was moved because not enough security could be provided because of the elections. ICC didn't step in, it was a move made by India, and plenty of foreign players were ready to play in India before that.

[Anakin]

But at the end of the day' date=' India is at massive risk and everybody knows, there is no way a Paki can not be jealous of India, their whole lives they have been brought up to hate India and most of them are probably willing to strap bombs to themselves just to try and bring down India[/quote']Yep, the officials must be very aware of this problem and must do everything from now on to heighten intelligence and security.

[Anakin]

Bros' date=' plz make duas for us, ok boyzzz? We is cornered again poyzz[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Desi Cartman]

Bros' date=' plz make duas for us, ok boyzzz? We is cornered again poyzz[/quote']

[EnterTheVoid]

A few reactions: Javed Miandad: "Pakistan cricket is going through bad times and unfortunately the support and understanding we expect from the ICC and other countries is not forthcoming. There was still time left for the tournament and the board was willing to do everything to keep the World Cup matches and host them safely." :finger: Miandad Why I hate everything about Pakistani cricket (fans + cricket fraternity + players) Pakistan, if such a place shall exist in two years time, doesn't deserve to host the WC. It couldn't have happened to a more gracious, charming country at a better time @ :hysterical: at Gambit Their dim witted fans will make a hue and cry and blubber like babies at ridiculous conspiracy theories of Indian involvement, but that is to be expected I guess. :finger:

[Rajan]

Do you or does anybody remember Indian Express had a free for all forum 9 years ago -- means no registration required. Lot of fuqing Pakis used to come to throw in their garbage. I got entangled with one Paki and I had mentioned to him 9 years ago what you wrote above -- and I am patting myselves on the back -- how correct was I. Talk bout having foresight :winky:

the more i think about them, their problems and their future, i pity them . dont see any hope for them.it is another thing that most of them dont deserve. but i have been reading a few blogs by some of them, who really castigate the fundamentalists, their politicians and terrorist elements even stronger than us. the surprise is the articles are carried by their media.some readers even support the view but 80% of them close their eyes and blame India for all their ills.especially the ones who are away, wish india and pak get in to a nuclear war and both nations get wiped out.they dont even have the realisation that in case of any such war, large parts of india would be unaffected, but Pakistan would be history for all practical purposes.no level of education and living amidst democratic set up can help them see the reality.they r on a free fall in to abyss.

[King Tendulkar]

the more i think about them, their problems and their future, i pity them . dont see any hope for them.it is another thing that most of them dont deserve. but i have been reading a few blogs by some of them, who really castigate the fundamentalists, their politicians and terrorist elements even stronger than us. the surprise is the articles are carried by their media.some readers even support the view but 80% of them close their eyes and blame India for all their ills.especially the ones who are away, wish india and pak get in to a nuclear war and both nations get wiped out.they dont even have the realisation that in case of any such war, large parts of india would be unaffected, but Pakistan would be history for all practical purposes.no level of education and living amidst democratic set up can help them see the reality.they r on a free fall in to abyss.

Wrong they do deserve it. The people of pak have always supported jihadis against India. So they are reaping what they sow

[Desi Cartman]

Wrong they do deserve it. The people of pak have always supported jihadis against India. So they are reaping what they sow

:dito:

[Rajan]

Wrong they do deserve it. The people of pak have always supported jihadis against India. So they are reaping what they sow

i meant most of them dont deserve our pity-sympathy!

[Macj]

They DO deserve it and then some. These doofuses who clamor about not 'seeing' cricket are sitting nice and cozy in Europe , NA and Australia and have no intention of going back even for a holiday, yet they want others to suck it up and make that dangerous trip?

[riya]

Akhtar/Asif Drugs ......It is all ICC fault Asif Drugs.......IPL/BCCI conspiracy Lahore attacks/Taliban/other suicide bombers........RAW /India conspiracy No world cup.........BCCI conspiracy Awww....u gotta feel for the little angels who could never do anything wrong and the whole evil world conspiring against them:((:((:((:((

[Mr. Wicket]

yeah, feel really sorry - somewhere the world's smallest violin is playing the world's saddest song for the poor discriminated-against paragons of virtue. (here's hoping Australia kicks their asses soon!)

[the_mokc]

this might be a bad thing for india. the pakis might get pissed of and send gunmen to attack the teams during the world cup. then no cricket in india, no IPL and certain war. i too hope they shift it to aus/nz cuz the asholic pakis will definrly pounce upon the opportunity

[Desi Cartman]

yeah' date=' feel really sorry - s[b']omewhere the world's smallest violin is playing the world's saddest song for the poor discriminated-against paragons of virtue. (here's hoping Australia kicks their asses soon!)

PS: are you sure talibs will let the music play ?

[Mr. Wicket]

LOL good point

[King]

This isn't a breaking news... Even Pakistan knows they can't host a cricket series in the coming few years. Pakistan is burning at the moment and cricket is so trivial compared with the mess that is there in Pakistan.

[pan_walla]

Hassan's poor Pakistan :winky:

[Rajan]

This isn't a breaking news... Even Pakistan knows they can't host a cricket series in the coming few years. Pakistan is burning at the moment and cricket is so trivial compared with the mess that is there in Pakistan.

so, they want the WC to be shifted to ANZ and they expect peace to return to pak with in 2015 so that they can again co-host it with India, SL and BD. they r in fact claiming that the security situation is no different in the entire sub continent.they are either stupid or liars or both.

[Rajan]

http://content.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/400231.html Opinion | Osman Samiuddin >>World Cup 2011 Sad, but it's the right call The ICC's decision to remove Pakistan from the list of World Cup hosts was inevitable; now Pakistan must focus on finding an alternate base for their future home contests It was only a matter of time before such a decision had to be made. A global event, cricket's showpiece no less, cannot be organised on ifs and buts, on what may or may not happen. Though it is difficult to imagine it now, the situation in Pakistan may well improve by 2011, but the ICC cannot wait. It has to work on as much certainty as it can, for preparing with anything less is preparing for disaster. In such darkness, sadness is understandable, even desirable if it brings introspection, but there should be no place for anger. To pretend, as some ex-players seem to be doing that this is a shock, that Pakistan has been somehow cheated is misguided. It is hollow posturing. Could any team seriously be expected to tour Pakistan after what happened in Lahore? The very point of Sri Lanka's visit was to prove that cricket can go on even as Pakistan burns. The only thing the tour finally proved was that the fires within threaten to take everything down with it, cricket being just one relatively insignificant victim. If that message has not gotten through now, day after deteriorating day, then we can only be embedded in a deep state of denial and that is even more worrying. Ijaz Butt's tasteless attack on Chris Broad and needless defence of the indefensible in the immediate aftermath of Lahore was merely one more drop in this vast ocean of denial. Perhaps it is just that the sheer barbarism, the volume and velocity of atrocity over the last two years has desensitised us. We may be numb to it, but the wounds around the rest of the world are still fresh. Anyway, believing now that the situation here is no worse than the rest of the region, or that security will be better next time, is to miss the point. It isn't the argument any longer that such an attack can happen anywhere: it has only happened here and nowhere else. In Pakistan, cricket is now a target and given the problems various security forces have had against the threat, given the fact that security institutions themselves are repeated targets, can any international team feel safe here? The quicker Pakistan moves on from such emotions the better and the quicker the PCB accept that there will be no international cricket here in the near future the better. An alternate home, or a few, must be found. In appearance the Dubai Sports City stadium is magnificent. Younis Khan and his team have been suitably impressed by the facilities. Maybe it will lack soul but people thought that of Sharjah's early days too. Alternatives are present and the board claims it is working on a number of them, but the Middle East is feasible and workable. Some kind of semi-permanent arrangement must be inked in and soon. These ideas are not new. Until now, however, they have mostly been floated by people outside of Pakistan. It would be considerable service if the PCB and the wider Pakistan cricket fraternity tried now to make a case for why they must seek such options; why we must now, even at this late hour, be pragmatic and rational about it and not be slaves to emotion. Pakistan cannot come out of this alone. The ICC and the cricket world must ensure that Pakistan doesn't continue to meander away like some unruly, sulking misfit. Financially there will be blood; who knows what repercussions there are now for the PCB's recently-inked in TV rights deal? Wealth is concentrated in world cricket, but there is considerable wealth nonetheless and some of it must be spread to make sure Pakistan doesn't wither away. If some kind of compensation can be agreed upon and paid for the potential loss of revenue from the loss of the World Cup, the gesture will be a potent one. FTP home commitments must now be reworked and flexibility shown in working Pakistan into future schedules. The current FTP mess Pakistan is in is admittedly a result of the incompetence of its own administrations, fumblings it can ill afford to repeat. A year such as 2008 must never come again. It wouldn't hurt if somehow Pakistan got their team right either. The last two years have been doubly troubling because the team has been poor. Pakistan sides have always been free and easy with focus, direction and discipline, but wherever they were headed they went with an in-your-face, screw-you gusto, difficult not to admire. Recently, they have meekly drifted into a bland, colourless mediocrity, without a fight, without so much as a yelp. Victory is victory, home, away or in the middle of a desert. And nothing, not even the deepest pockets, eases the pain of so much else - or guarantees relevance globally - quite like sustained success. Osman Samiuddin is Pakistan editor of Cricinfo =================================== very true. but neither the pakistani establishment nor the ex.cricketers or even their jihadi fans would understand the reality and accept it. they will slit their wrists but blameit on India/RAW/BCCI/Modi/SRT:haha:

[riya]

very true. but neither the pakistani establishment nor the ex.cricketers or even their jihadi fans would understand the reality and accept it. they will slit their wrists but blameit on India/RAW/BCCI/Modi/SRT:haha:

Seriously SRT:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: