Kamran Akmal axed, Razzaq back for UAE series.

[Karan114]

UAE authorities refuse to revoke Asif ban Cricinfo staff February 7, 2010 Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, will not be able to enter the UAE for this month's Twenty20 series against England. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had last week made a fresh appeal to Dubai authorities requesting them to revoke the travelling restrictions imposed Asif, who was banned from entering the UAE after being stopped with a small quantity of opium in June 2008, but it has been dismissed. "We made a request with the UAE authorities but they turned it down as it's not possible under their laws," Wasim Bari, the PCB's chief operating officer, told AFP. The PCB had earlier attempted to get clearance for Asif, 27, to play in the UAE last year for the New Zealand series, but failed in its attempt. Having been slapped a year-long suspension for testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone, Asif made his limited-overs comeback during the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. A Test return soon followed when Pakistan toured New Zealand for a three-Test series. Pakistan are set to play two Twenty20 internationals against England in Dubai to warm up for the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies at the end of April. Pakistan may also invite South Africa to a Test and ODI series later in the year in the UAE, with South Africa ruling out a visit to Pakistan for their scheduled tour in October-November this year due to security concerns. http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/447320.html

[S.Bond]

good news... i don't want asif in twenty20's.... + e deserved to be punished for the bad he did...

[hari504504]

and i half expected them to bend over to accomodate a fellow islamic country. Cool to see them firm

[Laaloo]

good news... i don't want asif in twenty20's.... + e deserved to be punished for the bad he did...

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[coffee_rules]

and i half expected them to bend over to accomodate a fellow islamic country. Cool to see them firm

I hear Pakistanis in general are ill-treated in UAE.

[Watson87]

Not even Pakistanis, even Indians there, I noticed when I was there.

[Fontaine]

Just because the PCB condone and excuse cheating doesn't mean other groups do also.

[Rajiv]

and i half expected them to bend over to accomodate a fellow islamic country. Cool to see them firm

Dubai is certainly not like that, they are very protective about their image and do a lot to raise Dubai on the center stage Just imagine if they pardon him and that would create a precedent to allow others as well, a headline like that would almost constitute to criminal charges on the authorities

[Ranjha]

and i half expected them to bend over to accomodate a fellow islamic country. Cool to see them firm

+1

[Asim]

Kamran Akmal axed, Razzaq back for UAE series. Pakistan v England T20I Series, 2009/10 Kamran Akmal axed for UAE series Osman Samiuddin February 8, 2010 Kamran Akmal has paid the price for his fumbles during the Australian tour, as well as his repeated statements to the press in the run-up to the Hobart Test, by being dropped from Pakistan's Twenty20 squad to take on England in Dubai on February 19-20. The team will be led by Shoaib Malik, who captained in Shahid Afridi's absence in Melbourne, for both games. Afridi, Pakistan's regular Twenty20 captain, has been banned for two matches after being found guilty of ball-tampering in the fifth ODI against Australia in Perth. Having already sat out the Melbourne game, he will miss the first match against England on February 19. Akmal was vice-captain for the tour, but dropped four crucial catches during the second Test in Sydney as Pakistan crashed to a shattering defeat. Until the last international of the tour, he didn't produce much with the bat either, a 33-ball 64 in the Twenty his only international fifty on the entire tour. A series of belligerent comments to the Australian press in the aftermath of the Sydney Test, when he insisted he would be retained for Hobart, despite the PCB already having sent Sarfraz Ahmed as replacement and stated that he will play, has also not been looked upon kindly and is expected to lead to further sanction. The matter will be investigated by a board evaluation committee later this week, pending the submission of the tour manager's report. There are other significant changes to the squad that toured Australia. Abdul Razzaq has replaced Naved-ul-Hasan, and Yasir Arafat has also returned. The fast bowlers Mohammad Talha and Wahab Riaz, with the Pakistan A side to play against the England Lions in Dubai, are also part of the squad, and Mohammad Aamer has been named in the reserves. Aamer picked up a groin injury that ruled him out of the last three ODIs and the Twenty20 in Australia. The selectors have also kept middle-order batsman Aamer Sajjad in the UAE with the senior squad - he is vice-captain of the Pakistan A team - as a reserve along with pacer Rao Iftikhar Anjum. Pakistan are currently without a chief selector, Iqbal Qasim having stood down last week after Pakistan's Australian whitewash. He was asked to continue but refused to do so. This squad was selected, it is believed, with inputs from PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, the board's chief operating office Wasim Bari, and the existing selection committee. It is believed that Yawar Saeed, a former manager of the side and close to Butt, was also involved in the process, leading to speculation that he might be the new head of the committee. Mohammad Asif will not be able to enter the UAE due to the authorities having refused to revoke the travelling restrictions imposed on the Pakistan fast bowler. Pakistan squad: Shoaib Malik (capt), Imran Farhat, Imran Nazir, Khalid Latif, Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Yasir Arafat, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Talha, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul.

[Clarke]

huh ? He was jolly impressive in the T20 in OZ while keeping as well as batting.

[Rajiv]

I don't think its a good decision at all

[Asim]

He performed bad in Tests so he is dropped from T20s, thats what we can call as "Non logical Logic"...

[bhanu]

akmal prolly thinking he wont b dropped wit that 64 runs in t20

[Cricketics]

It's funny to have afridi in squad. The guy won't play the first twenty20 since he is banned for 2 twenty20'. So he is basically going to UAE for just one game.

[mhr123]

now whose next... has yusuf retired from T20 ?? if not then why he isn't capt of T20 team.

[Don Sharma]

[Desi Cartman]

isnt it funny that Akmal has been DROPPED :hehe:

[Shane]

Add another one into the PCB 'Goof Up' archives, I think he should have been retained as a pure batsman, his mindless wafts across the line comes off more often than not in these micky mouse encounters. However, If this decision is long term and results in him being dropped in the Tests too, would actually add some credibility to the decision of dropping him.

[Bradman99]

So stupid to drop him from the 20/20's. I understand if you're going to drop him from the tests or one dayers maybe, but he just hit a 50 odd and they go and drop him ?