Younis Khan gets grilled by MP's, resigns

[EnterTheVoid]

So who the **** actually runs your cricket board ? Take your grievances to them and leave India the **** alone

[Mamu]

you got most of it right but the very first report of accusation for match fixing was run by Indian media

Pak Forever can u provide me the link to the accusations by INdian Media before Dasti the Dustbin raised the issue. This is the 4th time I asking -- nobody seems to have a clue.

[EnterTheVoid]

Pak Forever can u provide me the link to the accusations by INdian Media before Dasti the Dustbin raised the issue. This is the 4th time I asking -- nobody seems to have a clue.

The absolute stupidity of this whole situation is staggering. An Indian journalist writes a particularly incendiary report after Pakistan's semi-final loss to New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, claiming there was more to the defeat than meets the eye. The report was immediately shot down by the ICC and soon after by the newspaper itself. But the germ had been planted. Pakistan, match-fixing, and so a chain of events, even before the tournament was over, was becoming increasingly predictable: the report would be picked up by Pakistan's hyperactive media, big on headlines and poor on detail, some political personalities would get involved, hearings would be called, intrigue would be added, a captain already averse to precisely this would decide he had had enough. Wham, bam, thank you, latest controversy dealt with, let's move on to another. To the letter, this is what has happened. The chairman of the National Assembly's standing committee on sports, Jamshed Dasti, first told every TV channel and news agency that he thought the matches were fixed and promised a committee hearing and investigation into it. The next day he denied ever making any such allegation, claiming instead that people in general were saying so. At the hearing he told Younis Khan he had not been called in to announce his resignation. After the hearing, Dasti told TV channels that, thankfully, the allegations of match-fixing were totally unfounded. The stupidity of it all is much too much to bear. It will not be surprising if it doesn't happen, but it won't be right either if Dasti's role in all this is not held to account. And now many will make the lazy assumption, pointing to Younis' previous with captaincy, his ethnicity, and tut-tut and say that he has done "a Younis", that he is emotional, temperamental and all that. He shouldn't have resigned, or done so in this way. All points have merit but the main point will be missed. It cannot be a good thing to have led your country to the World Twenty20 title and the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy - the only country, by the way, to have reached the last four in both tournaments - and still have your own countrymen suspect you of match-fixing, to ask you, to tell you that it is so. And these are not just allegations of factions in teams, or about your own performances: these are serious allegations against your person and integrity. Rightly, Younis should not have to put up with this pathetic nonsense, stuff that was barely credible to start with. Many captains in the past have had to put up with it and it is something they should not have had to put up with. A whole nation, a people, a culture, stands to be blamed. Younis should not have to put up with this pathetic nonsense. Many captains in the past have had to put up with it and it is something they should not have had to put up with. A whole nation, a people, a culture, stands to be blamed This being Pakistan, though, it cannot be as simple - or not - as just that. To the stupidity we must add the conspiracy and intrigue. So comes in the name of Shahid Afridi, vice-captain in ODIs and Twenty20 captain. The PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt, met Afridi a few days ago in Lahore. On the agenda, it has been rumoured, was the topic of the ODI leadership, though Afridi and Butt denied it. Butt said later he only wanted to discuss the Champions Trophy performances with Afridi. This is fine, except the natural person to do that with would be the captain, would it not? In fact, those close to Younis are keen to point out Afridi's angling for the post, though in fairness Afridi has always publicly and regularly backed his captain - and has performed as such to prove it. Younis' fractured finger and poor form further complicate matters, and the PCB's dithering on his inclusion for the New Zealand series is precisely the kind of incompetence that wasn't needed. Now all kinds of things are flying around: the team's Punjab lobby has played its hand, Younis has done it as part of a bigger plan, Afridi has meddled; the truth may be everywhere and nowhere but mess is everywhere. After a recent and fairly commendable upturn in fortunes, once again Pakistan shoots itself and watches bemused as the world sniggers. This year, which has seen international cricket taken away from the country for the forseeable future, has also seen success on the field and off it, with the unearthing of some exciting new batting and bowling talent. Younis' captaincy and his side have been much admired globally for again becoming compelling to watch; to most observers, Younis was the most fascinating personality at the Champions Trophy - endearingly honest, open and refreshing. Broadly speaking, he was thought to be a good, calming influence on the side. That message seems not to have reached Pakistan. Link: http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/429442.html

[CSK Fan]

The absolute stupidity of this whole situation is staggering. An Indian journalist writes a particularly incendiary report after Pakistan's semi-final loss to New Zealand in the Champions Trophy,. Link: http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/429442.html

where is the article? Osman dreamt of it just likme you guys

[Zap_Brannigan]

So basically, a blogger brings Pakistan cricket down ? Not even huffington post could dream of that.

[punjabi_khota]

Does Anyone Have A Link To The Article That Started It All ?

[EnterTheVoid]

So basically' date=' a blogger brings Pakistan cricket down ? Not even huffington post could dream of that.[/quote'] How much damage can one man do with a pen ? :hatsoff:

[Rajiv]

I think YK should thank this Indian Journo. In this way, at least he found what kinda of idiots are in politics If not Indian, it could have been a Pakistani Journalist too! point is that Dasti picked on something unsubstantiated and invited trouble What if he dropped a catch in the FINAL? there is a an apology for dropped catch - that's it. Any self-respecting cricketer would have done what he did P.S Our media is no saint, hallucinating *****s will make any story up

[Mamu]

Does Anyone Have A Link To The Article That Started It All ?

I have been asking this for ONE WHOLE F'ing day. Celeste and PakForever (or whoever) --- will you guys stand up and provide me with the link for all the claims you have made?? It is a simple bloody question -- do you have the Link Or Not??

[spectre]

am loving it, is that all what you need to disrupt the neighbors, a simple blogger!!! :hysterical:

[Rajiv]

i Know Who It Is the Fake Ipl Player - This Time He Is Working For Us

[rishi008]

there must be some truth behind the story..the match against australia was the one which i suspect...they fought till the end...but they were too casual abt the approach...looked like a charity match too me... anyways flush younis out of captaincy and he will lose his place from team as he doesnt deserve his place in pak team without captaincy....

[Sachinism]

Blaming any media (particularly a foreign one) for the debacle is very naive and a very easy route to escape your problems. Indian media writes trash about Indian cricketers and the team day in and out, but our players have learned to deal with it by ignoring their retarded statements. Pakistani's should be really asking the government that why is it so bothered about a loss in cricketing arena and why aren't they concerned over the Army HQ attacks instead ? It is none of your politician's business on how the cricketers play their game on the field and have no right to question their integrity.

:two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up: Regarding blaming India, its in their blood. "Oh damn I overheated the milk. That damn RAW must have turned up the heat when I turned around" "My uncle got hit by lightning. I'm sure BCCI was behind this" "Akthar has gone fat. Damn BCCI must have given him lots of money for food"

[rdthewall]

I guess that means Afretard may become skipper :hehe:

lol:haha:

[King Tendulkar]

I guess that means Afretard may become skipper :hehe:

Then that would mean mission accomplished by our media. Well done Star News, Aaj tak and co:isalute:

[Andy]

Teammates, officials against Younus Younus Khan may enjoy the nation's sympathy but the player clearly doesn't have full backing of the board and his teammates. Though the general reaction to Younus' decision to quit captaincy, after grilled by parliamentarians on match-fixing charges, has generally been very supportive, things are not as simple as they appear on the surface. While Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaj Butt is insisting that he has not accepted Younus' resignation and would meet him to convince him to reconsider his decision, he also called a meeting of his think-tank on Friday to discuss the entire situation. A member of the PCB governing council also described Younus as a "dictator" and said some of his decisions in the Champions Trophy were questionable as he didn't listen to the advice of his senor teammates. Have you selected your Super Selector team? Some of Younus' teammates have also become active and are using the media to circulate stories that Younus had become unpopular among his teammates and that they were generally happy he had stepped down. A popular television claimed some members of the Pakistan team, who didn't want to be named, had told him that Younus had become a dictator and it was good that he resigned. The players also didn't want the board to ask Younus to rethink his decision. Former player Mushtaq Ahmed said PCB should accept Younus' resignation and appoint Shahid Afridi as the captain of the one-day team and Mohammad Yousuf as the Test side captain. "If Younus has resigned then the board must accept his resignation as he is not in the proper frame of mind to lead the team now. It would be better if Afridi was asked to lead the one-day side and a senior player like Yousuf named Test captain," Mushtaq said. While Butt has made it clear that he would talk to Younus again before the October 19 governing council meeting, indications are that the board is also not 100 percent certain about asking Younus to continue as captain. ========================================================== http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/international-cricket/news/detail/item337651/Teammates,-officials-against-Younus/

[DomainK]

I have a strong feeling that there is a pro-Afridi group at work here.

[Sooda]

Itd be great if he retires altogether from cricket

[king2be98]

Then that would mean mission accomplished by our media. Well done Star News' date=' Aaj tak and co:isalute:[/quote'] Afridi when leading the team is a different man, from this blind slogger who cares about nothing, he turns into a Boycott-esque batsman, where his wicket is as important to him as living to see the next day. Afridi is a bad man, a decent cricketer but it's safe to say he is a bad man, almost as bad as Shoaib. But at least Afridi has been in the team without breaking down every 5 mins. Overall it's messy, but Pakistan don't have much cricket in the near future to be effected too much. If they decide to show up and play, then NZ will be given a very tough fight. I'm excited about the mess we find ourselves in. Only in the wonderful world of Pakistani cricket can this crap be conjured up.

[Params7]

Pakistan team is going to regret not utterly begging Younis to come back I feel. Gonna watch how Afridi leads his team vs NZ.