Charmingly villainous

[Pakistan]

The remarkable thing is how faithful a product he was of a dictatorial environment. And how, unlike those in power in Pakistan, he could use that to his country's and the game's benefit. He brought a mothballed Abdul Qadir out of the wilderness for the 1982 tour of England (after the selectors had voted against the move) and helped revive the art of legspin. He was the principal driver of the concept of neutral umpiring when India toured Pakistan in 1989, convinced that his team needed to demonstrate its superiority without a trace of suspicion. He was one of the first players from the subcontinent (along with Sunil Gavaskar) to take a vocal anti-colonial stance, and laid the foundation for a deeply unapologetic subcontinental pride.

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[BlueBee]

:nice:

[fineleg]

Ball tampering bowler.

[Gollum]

One of the greatest players of all time. Massive respect :hatsoff:

[Desi Cartman]

He was the principal driver of the concept of neutral umpiring when India toured Pakistan in 1989, convinced that his team needed to demonstrate its superiority without a trace of suspicion.

And the series was a draw :hysterical:

[Pakistan]

And the series was a draw :hysterical:

Pakistan did beat India in both Test and ODI in their previous tour of India.

[Pakistan]

Ball tampering bowler.

:headshake:

[coffee_rules]

Pakistan did beat India in both Test and ODI in their previous tour of India.

India won the last test series 1-0 in 2008 in India. Pak won ODI series in India 2-1 in 2011-12 (not sure) so ..you are wrong..

[Number]

India won the last test series 1-0 in 2008 in India. Pak won ODI series in India 2-1 in 2011-12 (not sure) so ..you are wrong..

He is talking about 1987 series. However if Pakistan won in India with Indian umpires, then I guess Indian umpires weren't that bad. :hatsoff:

[tweaker]

Imran Khan is a good judge of talent & he backed them