dr nasim ashraf has to left .and pcb should be re organised and the authority should make bounce live tracks if they want to produce class batsmen and really quick fast bowlers.for better cricket newly elected govt should do it.

Kamran, I think you are being too emotional on this issue. Shoaib should have been dealt with long ago and even though we agree that the board is incompetent, they have taken a good decision in favor of cricket in Pakistan. Nasim Ashraf wasn't a good choice anyways and so we all know he will be out sooner or later but Shoaib ... He should have been OUT long time ago.

DNA is doing a wonderful job by bringing back cricket to limelight in Pakistan again. You can't even imagine how happy I am today, even way more than yesterday.
Yes I was right it would be March9 of cricket, indpendence of cricket in Pakistan. Cheers

Nasim Ashraf should have punished Shoaib when he deserved the punishment i.e., at that time when he hit Asif in SA, he should have got a life ban. But he let him go away with a slap on his wrist. Now, when Shoaib wasn't even on the pay-roll of the PCB i.e., after the central contracts expired, the PCB offered him less salary and that too, on a retainer basis to which he declined to sign the contract, hence he was not obliged to adhere to the laws. His speaking against PCB's injustice in public is not a crime and it is outside the jurisdiction of the PCB. To ban him for 5 years and now this farcical move to sue Shoaib for a few million dollars is ridiculous, stupid and laughable. Shoaib's 5 year ban is an illegal move, so on what grounds Nasim Ashraf going to sue him? This reminds me of a story: In a jungle, even Lion the King of the jungle was not allowed to harm anyone without providing a valid reason. One day he spots a baby lamb down the stream and goes to him and says, "I wanna eat you "the lamb replies, my lord you have to provide a valid reason to justify your act." The lion said, "I am hungry." The lamb replied 'well, we all are hungry and thats not a valid reason.' The lion thought for a moment and then he said, "I am the king of the jungle and you are dirtying my water in the stream." The lamb looked around and replied, 'no my lord, I was down the stream and you were up the stream, actually you've dirtied my water and this is not a valid reason either.' The lion was confused and thought a little more then he said: "yes this time you are right. But, last year you were up the stream and I was down the stream, do you remember?" The lamb humbly replied, "My lord, last year I wasn't even born." Anyways, Shoaib is not a lamb or, a sheep or an angel. He is a burden in the team, a rogue player, a bad fish in the pond, a bad example for the youngsters. His ban will have no effect on the team's performance in fact they will be better without him. But, the way the PCB has handled this issue, Shoaib is bound to come back to terrorize and torture everyone with his dirty politics and trivial ambitions. If Nasim Ashraf won't resign, the Pakistani people are famous to ouster their heroes by decorating them with garlands made out of old and smelly shoes.

Kamran, this is just getting ridiculous, like Awas pointed out, this looks like a puppet show fooling around us as audience and will just bring more embarrassment to Pakistan. Dr. Ashraf has just proved that he does not posses any leadership nor crisis management neither conventional wisdom. He got so intimidated by Shoaib’s backlash that he dug himself a big of a hole he can’t get out. On the positive note, we’ll get rid of current administration so the whole fiasco will at least yield something that we direly desire. Dr. Ashraf, as your days are numbered, New Jersey is calling you, why don’t you take Shoaib Malik and Kamran Akmal with you. Thanks.
Guys Shoaib hitting Asif with the bat is not that big of a deal. When there are guys, there will be testosterone, tempers will flare, and there will be fights. This is common in every sport and issues like these should not be mad public. I also don’t buy the notion of no sledging in cricket, cricket is a physical sport and there is nothing gentle about it. Why cricketers have to be such wussies? What I don’t like about Shoaib is his disregard for rules and discipline. Even if he is reinstated I doubt there will be any change in his behavior. So how you’re going to deal with him? Also, he can never achieve fitness, not because he is not working hard or partying too much, which I think is a personal matter, but due to the fact that in sports athlete like him are called “Injury Prone” and they have a tendency to get injuries more often than others. It’s just the physical make up of some athletes.

This is a very sad news. Nasim Ashraf's behavior is no different than any dictator. Not only he ruined Shoaib's career he continues on damagig Pakistani cricket repo all over the world. The guy needs to step down and someone else need to take this post, someone who really has a cricket background. If you don't know what I mean check his cricket career on cric info. My prayers to get Shoaib reinstated soon. God Bless Pakistani Cricket& God Bless Pakistan.

you are damn rite KAMRAN ..but time is calling since the worldcup....
PCB....it looks like bunch of jokers....they don know how to run a board..nobody wants to play pakistan, in pak or away.(except zim & bang)...nasim ashraf should have gone after the poor worldcup, but what a man he is.....1 ov ma czn also live in USA and he iz a doctor too..soo why not try him as a PCB chairman..we have now everybody..a retired soldier, politition,doctor..but not a single cricketer...please..stop all this..give PCB in hands ov some one who have played cricket or atleast some knowledge abt it...we also have a cute selection comedy team but i dont want to talk abt it now...NASEEM SAhab..we requesting you to plz plz leave our cricket board do not torchre pakistani cricket..

Abbasi, dude, get a hold on yourself! The way you are sounding very soon you might just be splattering incoherent gibberish instead of the usual 15 lines of utter nonsense that you pop up with every now and then!

Shoab is an annoying cricketer. Nobody can stand his attitude. He is more committed to nightclubs than cricket. Only Shoab can spend nights in clubs play for the country in the morning and then hurt himself and get out of the tour, Basically he is famous or notorious whatever you call him but mentally he is really low, especially when he hit Asif with the bat, the discussion going on at that time, comparing himself with Imran Khan and considering himself more respected than that Legendary bowler; shows his mental level.
On the other hand; Ashraf cannot run the board as Musharaf ran the country. People should be allowed to express themselves. Banning him for 5 years is not the right answer. Drop him from the team whenever, when he breaks the rules. Bring him back when he shows commitment. I don’t support Ashraf’s decision. People have started sympathizing with Shoab because of this cruel decision.

Never heard anything like this in the past before Shoib even though there must had been dirty politics. Shoib no doubt is root of all evils in Pakistan Cricket but brainless Ashraf is making it even worse.
This whole fiasco does not bother me as much as the fact the way our nation fights for people like Shoib and the way our politicians respond on these occasions, Pakistan will be a better place to live if they use only a fraction of it for their own basic rights and necessities. But they enjoy saving one corrupt and ditching other based on interests. Ditch both for the good of yourself and your country.

Yes Mr Abassi u called it time togo DR Nashim Ashraff. The PCB management and commitee have been BRAINLESS in there thinking. However I agree with Shoiab Akthar's ban as he has been undisciplined name for Paskitan cricket. But overall to management and comitee have made some dybolical decisions in the last few years and need to get a grip

Well, Sohaib and Ashraf both need to go for good. Pakistani crickt should be managed by ex cricket players with experience. Pakistan has the potential to be the number one team in the world. But they always find a way to mess it up. they are master of mess up. Please bring the glory back to pakistan cricket.Get rid off all trouble makers like Ashraf, & sohaib.

Talk about trying to rule with an iron fist.

well i think naseem ashraf should be sacked pakistan cricket is down and its like no one want to play with us we lost good players due to ashraf and yet shoaib is another victim of his so call policy i think he should leave the job..for good.

Shoaib's ban was certainly uncalled for during the current circumstances in Pakistan cricket ... he should have been fined ... but not banned .... anyways, i hope that the ban is lifted and he is able to play again ...

I agree with you Kamran...I think the cricket board and its administrators ;The Chairman in particular have failed to manage Shoaib...I think it is the managers/administrators who have failed and not the player..In a team you have people from diverse backgrounds..people with diverse traits..It is the job of the administrators that they extract maximum out of the individuals...Shoaib Akhtar is a once in a generation fast bowler.....Like every human being he has his weaknesses....It is the adminstrator's responsibility to manage him properly and ensure that issues are resolved before the make headlines allover the owrld...making a mockery of the nation's pride....Shane Warne was no differnt to Shoaib Akhter...he had issues with Buchanan...bribe scandals...sex scandals and what not...yet the aussies knew very well that they were 2 reckon with in the cricketing world majorly due to warne.....BRING BACK SHOAIB AKHTAR...MR.Naseem Ashraf your times up now...Go..Down Down Naseem Ashraf!!!!!

pakistan are a joke now world wide. what a shame. i blame the board for being corrupt and haveing no care for players. nobody wants to go to or even play pakistan. just look across the border and see how succesful india are. instead of trying to match them the pakistan board self destruct. well done ashraf.

I am afraid there are no winners in this case. The biggest loser is perhaps Pakistan Cricket. It seems that Shoaib has done a criminal act. It is time for a players association in Pakistan to handle such matters on a larger scale and negociate with the board. Perhaps Rashid Latif should be the one to lead this movement and Nasim Ashraf is no Sharad Pawar as even he would have thought many times before taking such action.

It was time to go along awhile ago. But his mistakes need to be rectified as well. Malik doesn't deserve to be in the team, let alone be the captain. Afridi and Mohd Yousof are the key to the team (Mohd Yousof is the best players) and it is ridiculous that these guys are wanted out by the coach and the captain. You should write one blog on Malik as well.

When I was a kid I used to know a butcher with the name of Ashraf. Whenever I read, hear or think of Dr. Nasim Ashrad, I recall Ashraf the butcher. While Ashraf the butcher was a very good and respectable butcher, the way Dr. Nasim Ashraf has butchered PCB and Shoaib, all I would say is, 'Dr. Ashraf, you are a useless administrator'. Even Ashraf the butcher would have run the board more professionally than you do.
My dad often says, my son a person should do what he knows, you cannot do everything in life. Dr. Ashraf you better go back to USA and respectfully do your medical practice, if you have got any tooth of shame left, that is!

Repetitive and insulting acts towards the already damaged image of our country, the population, and the athelets has caused great grief to any Pakistani with a reasonable mind set. I really don't know what PCB and Naseem Ashraf in particular want from the Pakistani nation. I really don't understand why people from different professions are brought to lead an organization which is inclined more towards sports, ie cricket. Whatever would a doctor or engineer know about cricket? Why not let the ones who HAVE played cricket INTERNATIONALLY in the past take charge. The image of our country has been destroyed and shattered into pieces, I wouldn't be surprised if stand up comedians use our cricket procedures in their jocular activities. To me my country matters the most and the ones who hurt and offend our sentiments, feelings, and patriotism should not be at a position of authority, rather they belong to the dregs of society and should be sent back to where they came from.

PCB and its Chairman Ashraf should be sacked. Shaoib is a character but its not a crime.

I totally agree with you Mr Abbasi..Nasim Ashraf is one of those irritating pests, an incompetent ,pompous,good-for-nothing idiot who has no place in pakistan cricket. what the hell is this moron doing to pakistan cricket?because of his stupidity pakistan has literally no test cricket for the next two years. Now this pathetic loser has the audacity to ban the only remaining match-winner in the team.Needless to say the whole of Pakistan hates him with a passion. It is time for him to be booted out in as disgraceful a way as possible. After what he has done to this team it would be very fitting....I don't understand how this pathetic 'doctor' got the impression that he could run Pakistan cricket...

I have no love lost for Shoaib Akhtar but the way his entire career has been handled by the PCB is an utter disgrace. Shoaib is a good cricketer and a bad person in general. The combination of two results in a short lived cricketing career which we are witnessing. Imran,Miandad,Aamir S,Wasim got away with it due to lack of media coverage in those days. Regardless of what Shoaib is in his personal life, HE PERFORMS ON THE FIELD. The fact is to this very day, most batsmen fear this guy running toward them with a feary look on his face and this very fierce can result in batsmen making a mistake. Shoaib needs to be part of our ODI squad. Just play him in selective series. I am not surprised at all by this move from Mr. Ashraf. This guy is a Musharraf appointee. Go Figure!

Are there any cricketing related administrative posts in the troubled bowels of Waziristan? I think it would be perfect location for the good doctor and his band of merry men. A little dose of the happy-go-lucky Taleban is all that is Rx.

..and I always thought that BCCI was the worst!

It all reflects on the incompitency of the Patron of Pakistan cricket....yes...Mr. Prsident..!! The way he has managed the country....or I should say mis-managed.....is the same way he has succeded in bringing shame to us in Cricket....which once...was our national pride. Thank you Musharaf for all your incompetence. I didn't want to sound potilcal...since that's the least of my interest in Pakistan....but that's exactly what this issue is....a continuation of mess...created by an abhorrent military dictator and his adhoc followers....who have no ounce of shame or care for public detestation of them.
Kamran you have rightly said....Time to Go...Just add this....Time to Go IN SHAME ...YOU CLOWNS..!!

Punishment didnt fit the crime? How hard is it for you to grasp that he has a long list of offenses!! Do u understand the concept of being out on Parole? Its because people like you who are willing to accept less, pakistan cricket is where it is right now.

Agreed Kamran sahib,
and while we at it can we plz get rid of coach too?

Couldn't agree with u more Kamran...the fans of Pakistan cricket should wake up and see tht the head of our cricketing institution is a power-hungry,incompetent, tyrant...n its' abt time he goes...n when he does plz don't elect one of musharafs' cronies...select some one who actually knows soemthing abt cricket.

oh...& I must ammend my post as well....let me start where I had left...
."...time to go IN SHAME....YOU CLOWNS"...& since one of the CLOWN has already seen the writing on the wall...that it is INDEED time to go.... no wonder his last attempt to dig into the riches of Pakistan is by trying to sue Shaoib....to see if any money can be had...of a DEAL....by either withdrawing these charges...or by somehow extrapolting them...to other boards/leagues.....you know...and what do you know...!!!

As a Bangladeshi I am delighted as we have a small opening due to unrest in Pakistani camp. But as a fan I understand what is going through Pakistani fan. The management style of Dr Ashraf should be a textbook stuff for every Management major as how not to run your organization.
It is high time for Pakistan to get rid of this Joker.
Sorry folks.

I absolutely agree with you Kamran! Mr. Ashraf does not have the management skills to leave his personal anguish against Shoaib aside. Mr. Ashraf is displeased with Shoaib's interest in Bollywood, his love to be in the limelight, etc.. Well, in that regards Shoaib isn't the only one. There are players in every team who want to be in the limelight: Kevin Peterson, Bhajji, Symonds, etc. and they bring in the crowd. There are ways to handle people and Mr. Ashraf, clearly does not know them. Look at Brett Lee, he loves singing and Bollywood and he has done both while representing Australia and the Aussie's didn't make a fuss about it. Clearly, what Shoaib does outside of his cricket time isn't PCB's business but alas......Mr. Ashraf is a dictatrially elected dictator control freak!!!

I can't agree more Kamran.
Since taking charge, Mr Ashraf has done all he can and allowed all which can happen to disgrace and downgrade Pakistan Cricket.
Yes Shoaib Akhtar has become a liability.
Yes he has been physically unfit for most of the last 3 years and hasnt played much international cricket.
Yes he doesnt follow discipline.
But he is the ONLY 90 miles+ bowler thats been playing for Pakistan for last few years.
Have we discovered a replacement for him?
Is he unable to play and deliver any longer?
Is there no other way we can mange him?
These were the vital questions that should have been answered prior to this.
From the Doping scandal to the shameful end of World cup campaign to poor handling of most players in general and Shoaib in particular, Mr Ashraf has shown his abundant talent of mismanagement.He has no credentials to head an organization which is enormously important to most Pakistanis.
I would change ur comment a lilbit.
It's THE time to KICK HIM OUT

Cricket is played by players not by the boards. Forget your authority. It is only a dream now
Sooner than later the boards have to realize that they are like employers in the free world economy. A good and talented employee has to be taken care of, not commanded. If the a given employer does not take care of the talented employee, Some other company will. It is their talent that everything revolves around. If Dr Ashraf is the central attraction, let him do a meeting in Gaddafi stadium, and see how many cricket lovers will come in and watch him.
I repeat, Cricket is played by crickers like Shoaib with a charisma. Although, they fight like an army for the pride of the country, yet their war is won by talent not discipline. If Dr. Ahsraf needs discipline, he should run a primary school or a bunch of Cadets academy. Cricket needs talent of Miandads, Imran Khans, Waqars and Akrams. That is what will always survive and shine.

Mr. Abbasi, I can not agree with you more. I feel like the Pakistani Cricket fans should sue Nasim Ashraf for runing the Pakistani cricket and now ruining any chnace of watchin world's fastest bowler in action.
When will Nasim Ashraf be held accountable for loosing WC'07, loosing the series to India, having no decent series lined up for Pakistan in 2008? Is he above any accountability? What has he given to cricket any way?

Nasim Ashraf, please leave and let us enjoy cricket. Enough is enough.

I don't condone Akhtar's behaviour but don't think he deserves such treatment by his countrymen aswell. Kudos to all who are lining up behind Akhtar on this issue. I hope he fights it all the way.

Goodluck Shoaib.
A fan!

Nasim Ashraf has out done himself. Over the years there have been numerous calls for his removal from the helm of the PCB. None have been louder than the current cries for his ouster. If banning him for 5 years wasn't good enough, Mr Ashraf has followed up one mistake by an audacious decision to file a personal lawsuit against Shoaib Akhter. Granted, Mr Akhtar has been careless in the way he has handled himself but the punishment must fit the crime. It is about time Mr Ashraf learned that two wrongs don't make a right. Goodbyes are hard but Mr Ashraf's antics have made sure that the farewell he'll receive will be a breeze.

This pathetic excuse for a chairman must go nay he must disappear without a trace ! His strolls around the bush, his proven incompetence not to mention his ties with another bullying blithering gent are reason enough for a cricketing revolution in pak.

Shoaib himself is a media happy non professional has been but there are still some spells left in him and pakistan cricket should not throw him overboard just because a dolt such as ashraf thinks so.
Kamran apologies are in order. I have been guilty of violating forum etiquette but I just couldn´t keep the foam from flying whilst discussing ashraf and his goons.

be well
shakir

Ohh my GOD.....what is wrong with Mr Ashraf....i hope some one one just put him behind bars for messing up our cricket so badly, it sounds like some horoor story of corporate america where CEO can get away with looots and employees get layed off.........I mean PCB has taken so many U-Turns on policies that it's a joke, first they take very stupid decision and then back track their decision on the apeals of a player, this is just pathatic. Ashraf you have destroyed cricket you are just like Mushraf and your days are numbered, no one wants to play in Pakistan, you have no skills to convince any one, you have not even been able to convince ICC to revert the decision on the England ball temparing and Darel Hair issue , our entire cricket calander is empty, our local teams are pathatic, our cricket acadamy is use less, our player performance is in gutter, our player moral is zero, please go away mr ashraf, i think Akhtar is right that yuo have asked for money, otherwise why would you sue?

What hope do we have? the patron has already rejected his resignation once :D

Ashraf has confirmed it now that he has made it a personal issue.

Well Dr.Ashraf is doing what his compatriots will do in likely situations. He is over-reacting. Folks, instead of taking offense at my words--and I really don't mean to be offensive to anyone--please do a scientific test on your comments as compared to some other blogs and see how many incendiary comments are made by so called fans. Even if you go around with a searchlight you would not find hyper reactive, knee jerk comments like the ones made by Javed Kahn regularily on these pages. Bombastic, boring, abusive and constantly missing the point. You all seem to be suffering from the same disease: Hyper-agitaion cum overreaction.

That is true, time to go indeed! All of us know what he does is wrong, what we also know is that he indirectly works for a big politician of the country, and I am sure he is the biggest right now. Anyway, Dr Ashraf has crossed the line time and again and now I think it is time for him to get banned. Not even a suspension will do. Shoaib Akhtar on the other hand, we know is an irreplacable asset to the team ONLY when he is handled with properly. Trust me, cricket isn't the only sport with discipline and behaviour problems. In other sports, suppose if a player hits a fellow player intentionally, he'll get banned for a couple of weeks at most (3-5 games). But oh no! In cricket, everything has to be so political!

Nasim Ashraf will be regarded as the villain of Pakistan Cricket in the history. This particular personal war with Shoaib Akhtar will be the highlight of his tenure as the chairman of the PCB that brought the downfall of Pakistan Cricket. The past 2 years have been the worst for Pakistan Cricket starting at the Oval incident - and since this character has taken over, things have just gone in reverse direction. No matter how bad Shaoib is, we all know that he has talent and he proven it on the cricket field. The whole issue could have been dealt in much better way than igniting the personal war. I agree . . . its time to go for Dr. Nasim Ashraf.

As u once said Kamran that each time a drama unfolds on Pakistan cricket we show our displeasure , become laughing stock for others think ohh this is it cant get any worse and than yet again Pakistan cricket comes up with another episode. Being a Pakistani who lived in Pakistan i have seen some pretty badly run organizations. But PCB has topped the list i think. They are disgrace. There used to be a time i wouldnt miss a single ball of a Pakistan game and now i dont watch a single ball in a game (well if we play at all). Pakistan cricket has seen worse behaviours and situations than this in past but one way or another it was managed. A team of muppits sitting in cricket board getting their pay cheques and enjoying a high life . Thats all PCB is all about now. I think everybody would agree not far ago PCB and BCCI used to on equal footings and today BCCI can dictate PCB and everybody knows that. A board which cant secure a single test game in a year deserves nothing but sacking. plzzzz

With a change in establishment, it's obvious Naseem Ashraf will be leaving very soon. All these allegations would be dropped as soon as he is replaced by someone else which i suppose, would happen sooner or later. The question is that what benefit would be reaped once the ban is completely overturned ? None. In fact, it would only help Shoaib's cause of becoming more arrogant, disrespectful and believing that he is one of Kevin Costner's 'Untouchables'. In the larger context, Shoaib can't withstand the demands of the game. The Pindi Express is fast but derails off the track after bearly travelling 200 meters.His ever-recurring injuries remind me of two individuals who were exact opposites of each other in a movie called 'The Unbreakable'. One whom people called 'Mr. Glass' and the other who never got injured. Brett Lee and Shoaib are in fact exact opposites of each other one being supremely fit while the other , supremely fragile.

I would have to respectfully disagree with you Kamran. No one has the right in a civilized world to make false accusations against any person or organization. The only legal course of action when someone acts in such a way is to sue him. Despite having my problems with the way Nasim Ashraf has conducted business at PCB, Shoaib has no right to make such accusations against him or the board. We talk about our institutions being strong, how can that happen if we continue to side with individuals against institutions. Shoaib needs to learn the lesson on how to conduct himself on and off the field and when people like him do not understand despite repeated warnings, punishment is the only way. So, please don't harp on how Shaoib was done wrong. You know well enough that he got what he deserved. Its fans and commentators like you who helps him play the role of a "victim" and make a mockery out of our institutions.

Dr Ashraf is a ego maniac who is running the PCB as if he owns it. He has completely destroyed the cricket in pakistan. Look at lahore badshah, that looks better team than the pakistani national team. What did Abdul Razzaq do to deserve to be left out, look how good he is performing for ICL. Now Nasim Ashraf is after Afridi and wants frustrate him and let him go. This is a player which IPL bought out by paying the highest amount of money.
Naseem Ashraf who is a progeny of dictator musharraf is just following his path. We need to stop him and get him back to his original profession (i dont know whether he remembers any health care now)

Nasim should have gone after the mishandling of the dummy episode with Younis Khan. Oh wait, maybe after the world cup debacle, when Ireland um managed to get the better of us. Perhaps, after letting our players being treated as murder suspects, he should have been shown the door. Or maybe, after scheduling one of our worst test and ODI programs and being unable to convince any of the other countries to visit us, he should have quietly left. Come to think of it, he should have been shot after letting Shoaib and Asif off the hook for taking banned substances. Also, his perpetual intervention in selection issues, permanent attachment with the team on foreign tours, his obsession with the trivial beard factor, his capitulation at the hands of the BCCI and finally, his weak retort at the reinstatement of Hair should have completely shoved him out of the picture. But alas, the man stood firm. I'll give him that! What a legacy he leaves behind. Um, whatsmore, he's not finished. Yet.

no offence but shoaib very well deserved the ban he got...this is very natural for all the paki supporters to go gaga about his ban...u talk about reputition of Pak cricekt being at stake after what ashraf has done it has always been at stake thanks to people like shoaib who think that pak cricket is a a kids game they once used to play in their backyard

I have been saying this for a long time that this Doctor and his Compoundrs and his Ullus and Sallus, Lock, Stock and Barrel should be kicked out and be replaced with men of experiennce, vision and above all, honesty. (which is very rare in Pakistan).

Unless this is done, we better try our hand at Hockey, Squash or even Gilli Danda, for that matter, instead of wasting our time, money and energy.

And before disbanding this band, full accountability of millions, nay, billions of rupees should be undertaken which has been spent on the pretext of promoting cricket in Paris, Rome, Madrid and New York with the Begum Shebas of Big Bosses of PCB.

The money that could and should have been spent in improving the piches, the playing fields and stadia, the facilities of shades, water, fruits and foods to the fans etc. instead of free passes to friends and families of board and high civil and military officials while former greats like Imtiaz Ahmed, Hanif Mohammad etc. are rebuked.

I'm sorry if it seems blunt. But you should coer whats happening in Pakistani domestic cricket and also whats going on with pakistani cricketers in ICL & IPL.

Why has Shoaib Akhtar become so high in some people's eyes that he cant even be touched? Shoaib Akhtar has transgressed his limits many many times ..... Hero or no Hero ..... he must be tamed. You cant just accuse someone of extorting funds - this is a serious issue. Sadly Pakistanis are not aware of the implications of such words.....

Mr. Abbasi probably you should pause and think before you slap off another blog. You take long gaps between blogs and then suddenly fire off multiple blogs ..... this approach loses the value of your words in people's eyes.

Dr.Ash has gone far too ahead in his cruel intentions against Shaoib Akhtar. This is purely selfish on his part to sue the national hero. Dr.Ash is just too embarrased to see the overwhelming support for Shoaib Akhtar. He can't stand the love and backing for Shoaib. He has made this his personal anemosity. Dr.Ash is perhaps aware of his own fate and that's why he's going loco in desperation. Dr.Ash has brought shame and embarrasment to Pakistan and he should be fired immediately for bringing disrepute to the country and the game. But who's going to do that? the Patron in Chief who himself isn't sure of his own future and who did nothing in his capacity to pressurize and convince the Australian govt to send their team last month? That's exactly what happens when appointments are made on a friendship basis, not through proper channels. It's about time we bring democracy in the PCB as well. We hope our newly elected officials to immediately intervene and sack Dr Ash or he'll go mucho loco

I don't think any one in Naseem Ashraf's shoes would have welcomed the comments made by Shoaib. As much as I detest the reign of Ashraf fact is the national hero needs to grow up and accept responsibly instead of spewing out what ever comes to his mind on national tv. Can any one in their right mind say that Shoaib thought the comments would go unnoticed?

Very true Mr Kamran. I am amazed by the decision to sue Shoaib. If pakistan cricket is in problem, its because of its administrators. All must be sued and sacked and instead they should go with a professional body even if they have to import someone. And to Mr Shoiab, who think he is the smartest man in Pakistan, just shut up for some time and let lawyers do there home-work. Better, go out and practice to stay fit till 38 just in case your ban is not lifted.

What else you can expect from a protege of a fallen from grace patron?

What the patron is still doing without remorse or shame is what the protege is doing with the country's most famous talent. In both cases they care more of their own pride and arrogance and least of public sentiment! Alas, history keeps repeating itself in Pakistan!!

I am with Shoaib on this. He has his problems but he and the Pakistani
cricket fans don?t deserve this. Pakistan cricket is in shambles. As
Shoaib correctly pointed out the current Pak team couldn?t even beat the
Lahore Badshahs. And to further rub salt into the wounds Naseem Ashraf has
the audacity to serve legal papers on Shoaib for 100 million ruppees where
he himself ( Naseem Ashraf) needs to be strung upside down for bringing
disrepute and committing crimes against the Pakistani nation. See below:

Another big financial scandal revolves around Mush?s sycophant and Pak
American expatriate Dr.Naseem Ashraf, the National Commission for Human
Development (NHCD), a body created cleverly under law and then smartly
weaved into a privately owned Pakistan Human Development Fund (PHDF).
Please follow link below for more details:

http://www.antisystemic.org/satribune/www.satribune.com/archives/200509/P1_
fund.htm

What a disgrace! Both Nasim and Shoaib should be banned.

kamran i am a big fan of yours. but although i agree the ban on shoaib was
unfair and uncalled for, i do believe that a Pakistani team without Shoaib
akhtar would be a better 1. He is not someone i would want to associate
with and therefore i wouldnt wnt him to represent my country.

Yeah...! and what took you so long, to finally say the Doctor needs to go.

It took the Pcb about 5 years too late to say, that Shoaib Akthar needs to
go.

And it took you like a Year to finally state the obvious, that Doctor needs
to go. When it looks quite clear that he is about to go, in any case...!!!!

Lawson needs to go, and Malik needs to go. Kaneria needs to go, Kamran
Akmal needs to go And the selection committee needs to go.

We need Rashad Latif as coach ... Afridi as captain, Mudassar Nazar as head
of Pcb, Moin khan as Badshah of selectors.

Something is seriously wrong with your sense of judgement. I am surprised that instead of upholding discipline, you are advocating rebellion. Lack of respect for the rule of law is one of the major problems in Pakistan cricket.
I cannot believe it but what you are saying is:
'yes, Shoaib, play the test, come off the field whenever you wish.
Feign injuries.
Break the team's night curfew rule.
Disobey the captain and the Coach.
Take perfomance enhancing drugs.
Hit fellow team-mate with a bat in the dressing room'.
I once again repeat that he is a liability and the game is bigger than an individual. Pakistan has always produced fast bowlers and will produce
more. You make it sound as if Shoaib is the only
fast bowler that will ever be produced by Pakistan
and desparately try to plead his re-instatement.
You may not agree on many aspects with Nasim Ashraf the PCB Chairman, but that is another issue altogher.

I guess the only solution to this problem is to make Shoaib Akhtar the captain of pakistan cricket team. Once he is given responsibility he will automatically improve and realize his mistakes. Also he should be made the sole selector of players as well as selector of coach so that he has complete control over proceedings. The more responsibility given to him the faster he will imrpove in his dedication and discipline.

Part II

The most important thing to do beside cleaning up the PCB from top to bottom is to kick that useless and highly or rather overly paid stupid "Coach".

What has been his contribution so far?

What has he achieved?

How many fast bowlers has he produced or developed?

Look at India's bowling coach and his achievments. Compare it with Pakistan's abundance of wasted talents due to corrupt practices of PCB bosses and its yes men.

You need 10,000 characters to name the players who were either ignored or deliberatly not given a chance and their careers went down the drain.

I am not defending Shoaib Akhtar. He should have been shown the door five years ago. But a life ban? No way. Everybody knows his tantrums. Simply tell him its over. Period. To deprive him his ego, his life-style, his lust for money and fame and above all, his livelyhood smack of personal jealousy and animosity. Who gave you the right to ruin his career? What he does off the field is his affair

Hey Martin Hooka; stop yir footerin ya razz nut, first you accuse ALL Pakistanis by saying: "it shows lack of perspective that comes from a society that lacks perspective in other areas as well." If you consider yourself so superior then why are you here? Actually you are sounding like a "Numpty Troll Bampot" by saying "Nasim Ashraf is doing what his compatriots will do in likely situations," Do you mean to say its just like what blair did when he was bushed around the corner to lie about WMD? Come on you nimpy sweetie don't be so saintly like a tight lipped hoochie mama after splattering clabber from yir skittery hippen. What a Saint Joker you are, I couldn't stop laughing when you bragged about yourself by saying: "We Englishmen under-react." I am sure being an Old Spice Englishman you understand these Scottish slangs, it should be enough to "bolt ya rocket."

Shoaib Akhtar Epissode 11

I don’t quite agree with you here Kamran. If someone is suggesting that the chairman is asking for his cut from the players for sighing up with IPL then that is quite a slur if untrue and tantamount to defamation. Its is just like being branded Mr 10% or 20% in the case of a famous widower who is now on the helm of this country. So, DNA is right in going the litigation route but I wonder if the court case would go the same way as all of that widower’s cases.

I have no sympathy for the chairman but the accusation if untrue is definitely slanderous.

Saad Khan & Theossa – Seem to be the only ones on the same wavelength here.

As one US president once said in his famous words which I rephrase differently it’s the thriller STUPID. So wait for it, watch the next episode.

Martin Hook

My friend, you need to understand other people’s cultures as well. Not everyone behaves like a proverbial Englishman. I would have thought you would have realised this a little more than meets the eye from your comments as surly you live in a multi-cultural society.

Dear me! The moment the PCB finally starts showing spine and doing the right thing and people are up in arms about it. I didn't hear anyone saying "Why was Shahriyar Khan sounding off on Test Match Special instead of helping defuse the situation?" when the Oval test match incident happened? No, it was all "Darrell Hair is racist and should never umpire again".

Let's get something clear here. International ports administration needs to be professional. That means professional standards of conduct apply to the players and administrators. If a player can't respect the authority of his governing board then he has no place in the sport.

How stupid do you have to be to be on probation and still behave like an immature schoolboy?

Sure, let's overreact, sack the board and replace it with a bunch of puppets. Sensible, measured judgements can go hang. We want blood.

That very reaction is making Pakistan cricket a laughing stock.

Shoaib should have retired after the India series since he was neither fit and his decline as a force was obvious. Ashraf should have resigned after the World Cup. No one in Pakistani cricket does what and when they are supposed to. Result is out team which despite all the talent should be a top side but instead is in a sorry state.

I am very dissappointed the way PCB and players are dealing with the problems. I will strongly recommend that both Nasim Asharaf and Shoib Akhter should be ban for watching, talking or touching circket bat and ball for the life time. There should be some decent and mature people in the PCB , who knows cricket by heart and soul.

I do agree that Ashraf needs to quit but lets not shift our focus away from Shoaib. First and foremost, this idiot needs to be fired once and for all before we change our administration. He is a parasite and as long as he is in the team, there will be controversies. Most current players wouldn't say it, but I wouldn't be surprized if they were happy with this life ban.
Its sad to see those British Pakistani fans protesting for this pathetic excuse of a cricketer. Had he been part of any other board, he would have been out long time ago.

Millions of cricket fans world over (outside Pakistan for certainly)think Akthar is a spoilt brat. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Kamran. While we attempt to ouster Ashraf, why not the entire boad. The public will appoint has the new PCB head and allow you to select a board and a cricket team. Then rest of the world would be really happy that you can not only talk but walk the talk.

first of all DNA idiot should LEAVE ASAP. Examples like this u dun find in any management course. I think he should right a book on how to screw up an organization. will be a best seller.
Second, just reading few things above i dun understand why people care what shoaib does off the field. I bet you any money, any one of us who were in his shoes or even in our personal life have done all such things wht he do i.e clubbing. well if some ppl didnt get a chance so too bad. As long as he performs in the field and scares the sh** out of opposition, i dun care. Ppl who dun like him should go back and read comments by indian batsmen in the recent series. They only feared shoaib bowling, rest were all club bowlers. ahah so how team can be better without him. PCB got rid of match winner before and after shoaib, afridi and yousaf are next in line and then pakistan team ka ALLAH hafiz.

So whats stopping you from take legal action ? Rest of the world is sick of spoilt egositic brats like Akthar Should have been dealth with him much earlier

Why is everything in Pakistan centered around individuals and not institutions? This is now a personal duel between two villains at the cost of Pakistan cricket. Between the two, Shoaib is the one who has earned a few victories for Pakistan while the Doctor has brought nothing but humiliation. If one has to be banned it should be the "Doctor". In any case, under the circumstances is there a need for a cricket board in Pakistan now that cricket is buried deep under the PCBs BS.
What are the criteria of appointment as a PCB chief? Mega stupidity, proximity to those in power and a determination for self gratification. I hope there is some accountability of the PCB. Shoaib is a self indulging fool but I believe it's the Doctor who has murdered Pakistan cricket.

Before commenting on the topic itself, a note on the comments and the people who have made those comments thus far.
Please kindly think before you write and re-read before you post. Some of the stuff written sounds downright childish and rude. Freedom of thought and speech is all well and good but you have to use it with intelligence. Otherwise what are we but animals.
As for Mr Akhtar and Mr Ashraf, I hope they realize and soon that it is just not their image they are ruining but the image of Pakistan Cricket as a whole. We all wish for Shoaib to fulfill his potential but I do not think he is being sincere to himself, to his fans and Pakistan cricket. Mr Ashraf, with all that is going on in Pakistan, cricket is one of the things we turn to to uplift our spirits. Please do not crumble them under two faced policies, business practices and legal matters. Cricket is the so-called Gentleman's sport. Let us all behave like gentlemen and treat cricket like a sport for a change.

Musharraf made Pakistan a joke in the world.
And now this guy Ashraf made Pak cricket a shithole.
Does Pakistan have real patriots these days or is the country full of traitors?

Kamran, most of the readers don't understand that it looks silly for a government agency and it's head to sue a player over criticizm. Tomorrow when any pakistani individual will criticize a government agency, its head is going to sue that individual. What a joke---and I am surprised at a lack of understanding on the part of readers. Next time a victim of bribery will be sued by the SHO of a downtown thanna / police station in anywhere pakistan.
Shoaib's failure is a failure of the management, as a matter of fact it is the mis-management of this top notch world class talent which has created this ruckus.
Look at the fiasco created by Nasim Ashraf---no communication with M Yousuf, Imran Farhat, Abdul Razzaq---. I think pakistani players need a union or a full time attorney representing their cause. I think due to a lack of legal advice, pakistani players are suffering.
I didnot see an attorney with Shoaib during his tv interviews.

Shoaib is the only king left among bunch of cowards. Shoaib must now go to india and try his luck in Bollywood with blessings of SRK. Why waste yr talent in land of suicide bombers and stupid dictators ?
May Force be with you !!!!!!
Mr. J(er)k from Canada, next time try to be less obnoxious . Who knows yr fellow pakistani bloggers may actually start liking you .
LOL Peace Out !! Sachin Fan !!!

Shoaib deserves much more than what he has been punished for, only the timing is not right. This will become another political expedition for anti PM clout. The unfortunate thing is that Shoaib's sympathisers are giving him wrong advice to play in the hands of media. Whatever he has said on a private channel regarding kickback and cuts demanded by Nasim Ashraf from him and other players from IPL fees is sheer stupidity. This slip of tongue or deliberate outrageous outburst will put Shoaib's case on weak ground. Also, the statement regarding briefcase full of currency offered in South Africa to under perform can convince his diehard supporters, but not to general public. Team manager has already issued the statement of having no knowledge of this. ICC watchdogs have also been watching Shoaib's affairs closely. Shoaib's case is worsening with each statement coming out of his mouth. BE AWARE SHOAIB!!!

It might as well be a good idea to stamp a laughing emoticon prior to registering my thoughts on Naseem Ahsraf’s malfeasance of suing Shoaib as I am appalled by it. What a farcical end to an adolescent saga! I share harmony with Z Fazel about Shoaib predominantly being a liability than an asset. Pak will produce more fast bowlers and hopefully they are learning from these incumbent lessons received by Shoaib. It would have been fascinating to observe him crashing top orders and breaking some toes but alas! He could barely recover from early childhood cricket issues on and off the field and lacks longevity. The decision imposed by Mr.Ashraf is a mere reflection of idiocy and is in congruence with a true political pathetic Pakistani act. Is he requesting clemency or is this outright bureaucracy? One would expect remorse to sink in, but not when such controversies appear to be lucrative and loaded with perks. PCB took no time to peruse continue..

continue..Shoaib’s open air blabs and recriminations and Ahsraf’s intuition compelled his insight that it is time for an impish vengeance. Ashraf has flipped and tweaked Shoaib’s comments only to explicitly display his ever-implicit intentions. It is due to these peculiar states inculcated and reiterated by our board and player(s) that the future of cricket has been left to anachronism in the country. I believe any comments in favour of Shoaib are simply futile as act as impediments for cricket in Pak or cricket as a game in general. Furthermore as they say in Urdu ‘sonay pay suhaga’, the stodgy and conjuring example set by Mr.Ashraf adds credence to mismanagement of people and denigration of the game. As a footnote, the reality is so variant to the espoused values as every individual has only abdicated the job role and if I am supposed to be commiserating PCB or Shoaib – I don’t think so…

Hi Martin,
Si Senor .I 'av red zomvere zat Englismen do under-react,ezpecially in bed.I alwaz wonderd if zat's why I get zo lucky in Zing(lack of)land. Thou are az brave as Don Quixote in my eyez to admit zat.

I think that we as pakistanis need cricketers who are mentally tough and have the guts to perform and carry the load. Shoaib Akhtar in my opinion is not that type of player in the long run. His fitness and discipline were always gonna slow him down career wise. It didn't have to end this way but he chose it for himself. This is going to hopefully bring in new fresh players in the team and also relieve the Pakistan Cricket Board who have done a very poor job over the past 2 years or so. I think Pakistan Cricket Board should lift the ban from the ICL Players and stand up to the big bullies that are the ICC and BCCI. Otherwise like Rameez Raja said, everyone will walk over us like they are now.

its yet another shame for pakistan cricket
its yet another war of ego btw player and board head
shoaib would again b back.....and ashfar wud be embarassed....he cant ever justify the consistency of his decision making...
we need a professional head weather a cricketer or not

I admire Shoaib as a bowler, but have no time for him as a Cricketer or a man. He should have been dealt with a long time ago, first by counselling and then punitively. The fault is not Ashraful's alone, at least he has finally done something whatever the motivation may be. The malaise in the PCB is old and deep routed. To use an analogy, if a commercial organisation consistently has labour problems, wouldn't the stake holders hold management guilty of mismanagement and take action against it? Similarly, the PCB must be held accountable for allowing things to reach such a state.

Absolutely childish your thoughts are... Who are you? a PML (N) supporter?? Whatever sympathy Shoaib got after the ban have been turned around by his allegation on Dr. Ashraf and look at you, you think Ashraf should leave only `cause he has given a legal notice. how would you react? i think we should form an opinion about Akhtar after reading the remarks of players who have played against him. read inzi's comments today?? Shoaib got what he deserved and i think it shud have happened 5 years back!

Well, I would tend to come down on the side of the player when it's player versus pro-administrator, so I would probably side with Shoaib. Shoaib does have some disciplinary issues, and the actor Meera has suggested he would benefit from getting married, especially since he is already 32. Under these circumstances, it would be better to have someone like Imran Khan as the PCB Chairman. A legend like Imran Khan, being a player himself, would know how to deal with someone like Shoaib. Dr. Naseem Ashraf is a professional administrator and in a sport like cricket, I think it would be better for the administrators to be ex-players rather than professional administrators, preferably legends like Imran Khan, Waqar Younis etcetera. The BCCI has a much worse problem, where the powerful administrators are all professional politicians/liars, either officially or unofficially, like Sharad Pawar and Lalit Modi et al. At least Dr. Naseem is not a politician. Best of luck Shoaib, hope you win.

Stupid Shoaib as usual seems to have landed himself in more hot water since I commented here now he may be facing disciplinary action from the ICC for failing to report offers to under perform. Another reason why he needs to think about what he says on national tv.

PCB has shabbily slapped a five year ban on Shoaib Akther.It is certainly an attempt to sabotage his already dwindling career.PCB has alleged Shoaib of breaching its so called code of conduct. This justification for grotesque decision of banning Akther for five years is totally ridiculous. Because Shoaib Akther is not signatory of PCB’s central contract. That is why he is not at all required to abide by central contract clauses. As Shaoib is not contracted to PCB so they can’t gag him.
Shoaib Akther is a national hero. He has done wonderfully well for Pakistan over the years.PCB has been falsely pin pointing him on every other pity instance.PCB’s current administration always tries to portray him as a cantankerous person. Everywhere else in the world sporting heroes are given a special status. They are respected because they bring laurels to their respective countries. But here in Pakistan instead of doing that PCB is maligning him.PCB Chairman Dr. Nasim Asharaf trumps up various cumbrous issues against him every other day.
Only fault of Shoaib Akther is that he isn’t an obsequious and servile person. That’s why Shoaib is being nibbled and caviled. But I believe Shoaib is a chivalrous person. He can’t be cowed by this lunacy on the part of PCB’s bigwigs.
This ban, if came into effect, will prove hugely disastrous for our cricket. But Dr.Nasim Asharaf is bent on destroying Pakistan’s cricketing future.

shoaib got what he deservs...he should have been thrown away ages ago..well done dr ashraf...

Well Dr. is behaving like a dictator where his words are finals!!
And don't compare Akhtar with Iftikhar lolz!!
Now this will be the fight of EGO!!
But tell me DO SHOAIB has any EGO.....
WEll lets c ! who has to go a Dictator or DEMOCRAT..

Oh.. come on kami
How many times can we forgive shoaib for misbehaving? This had to be done because noone is bigger than the game! I
It may seem a harsh punishment but he was already on parole(probition), Remember?
Like ramiz raja when he had it comming. (bauhat) dair say aaye darust aaye! better late than never!

Kamran, I dont agree with you on this.While I agree that Shoab did not commit any crime in criticising PCB on the contract & the punishment is too harsh,How can you expect ashraaf to keep quiet when he is accused of demanding cut backs ?Had he not challenged,it would have amounted to accepting the charges.I am sure that even you would have done the same thing had you been in ashraf's position.I fully endorse AWAS in this regard.Iam not batting for ashraf here.Removing him for any other valid reason is a different issue but not for this.See the way shoab recklessly accusing others in the media.As JAVED A KHAN rightly pointed out,if shoab akhther is reinstated,he will definitely be more arrogant which may not be in the interest of pakistan cricket.Naseem ashraf may not be holy & need to be changed but he has done some good things also like encouraging youngsters which deserves appreciation. Give the devil its due.

1) Martin Hook, old boy, a proverbial Englishman is supposed to be a decent sort of fellow. However, having been in Pakistan and England, I must tell you that there are more decent, old-fashioned yet broad-minded types in Pakistan than in England. Mr. Hook, the hippie movement has brainwashed 80 percent of your society. Sad, but there it is.
2) Anyway, I don't like Shoaib, but Dr. Ashraf is even worse. Odd that none of Dr. Ashraf's previous wonky decisions have attracted as much criticism as the one about Shoaib.
3) Shoaib is a matchwinner, but he is a disruptive influence. Granted. However, the charges on which the board have banned him are absurd. After years of being slapped on the wrist for far worse things, why is Shoaib being banned for such a minor act?
4) Dr Ashraf has managed to almost single-handedly turn one of the world's most competitive teams into a laughingstock team.
3) People, give Malik a break. He's a good cricketer and has done his best despite the wonky board.

I must agree with Martin Hook on his comments there is a fair bit of overreacting going on and to be fair when Shoaib was regularly out clubbing and doing lines of cocaine (I have heard of a few instances in Manchester but not seen) he was in line for having his career ended by the PCB (indeed look at the case of Romanian footballer Adrian Mutu who was sacked by Chelsea for doing cocaine). However, in light of how Ashraf has been handling things and the comments made by him it looks to me like Shoaib has a case for constructive dismissal (any legal experts please feel free to correct me). Its a shame as Shoaib was starting to knuckle down and really put effort in. Good job on the board for going out of their way to damage Pakistani cricket.

He needs to be shot. what a loser, what a bad state of affairs... it makes me wish i was indian, so i could show all my love and support to a proper team....

we've got rid of one idiot, time to get rid of the other one! they are both the same, selfish and dont care one bit about the cricket. They've both made our team look like idiots, and made us a joke in the cricketing world.

by any chance can anyone pls tell me that why in a god name we are fighting bcci war and destroying our team on icl issue,we are the only country in the world who are banning there resources when they are in very needs.i firmly belive lahore badsha can beat our natinal team hnds dwon two times a day one before the breakfast one after the lunch.i hope that shoib controversy pain take doctor with him.i really dont want to pray that bangladesh beat us twice so we can see the board of doctors enginares plus few nurses can go and take incharfe of some hospital.shoib pls do me a favor or matter of effect do a country a favor in which you are self proclaimed heroo pls take those doctor with you to india and star doing indain movies man, you become hero and doctor will become larki ka bapp, tum bi kush hum bi kush mtter effect that could be you new movie name too.

I fail to understand why Shoaib would go around saying stupid things and doing silly childish things when he's on probation anyway. Dr. Ashraf and PCB are well within their right to punish him. Everyone has a go at the PCB for not having a constitution and not following it, yet when they adhere to it, and enforce disciplinary actions, everyone starts cribbing. Shoaib should've been out long before now, and I would also take my hat off for the Indian cricket board, for not allowing him to play for the leagues there. Shows how strong a message they are ready to send out. Even thought Shoaib has more star power across the border and has the ability to pull in numbers for the new bonanza of IPL and ICL, his disciplinary problems would have damaged any team's reputation.

Both Mr.Nasim Ashraf and Shoib Akhtar should be kicked out of Pakistan Cricket. It's a fight between two fools. If either of them wins, Pakistan Cricket will lose !

Kamran - I agree with you here 100%. Nasim Ashraf should resign from his position now.

this is all what we can expect from political appoinments. musharraf is gone, may be it's time for some body to pull ashraff out of pcb!

Pakistan cricket has become laughing stock all round the world. Pakistanis who have any sense of pride left must throw not only the chairman & Akhtar but the entire PCB out. Just look at the recent list of ignominous events which have tarnished Pakistan's image:
a) Woolmer's murder
b) Oval Fiasaco
c) Akhtar & Asif testing positive for banned drugs
d) Akhtar hitting a teammate with his bat
e) Australia cancelling tour
f) darrel hair reinstated
g) Now this farce with akhtar

There seems to be no end. How much lower can Pakistan's image sink?

Wait a sec, why is all this melodrama here? Shoaib has done drugs, beat his teammate, had a nasty record and what is more he was on probation. A ban was always on the cards. Are we crying because he is our best bowler? Bottom line he stinks and it is a good call. Time to move ahead

I am an Indian and a big fan of shoaib akhtar. Pakistan fans please stand up for him and leave all the indiscipline stuff. There are raw guys in every sports, in fact in every field. You must know how to handle them and channelize their energy in right way. If Shoaib loves hogging limelight, then let it be. What does it cost you PCB!! Kudos to PCB for wasting such a talent, who would have been a superstar in any other nation, no offense meant towards pak fans, who i guess must rally behind Akhtar.

Sachin's exhaust fan if you are so eager and determined to take in Shoaib Akhtar, please go ahead and take him anytime and, whichever way you like, he is "expressly" all yours. I am sure no one in Pakistan will object to this in fact they will be happy to see him making you guys happy. That will be "a happy ending" for him too. What more do you want? He will be breeding in a totally new breed of fast bowlers in the land of spinners. If you wish to take in Dr. Nasim Ashraf, he too is all yours and that will be like presenting you guys a DNA that will replicate and duplicate many more of his kind.

The only reason the Patron in chief (interestingly he used to be the COAS and the President at the same time as well)gave while retaining Dr. Nasim as Chairman PCB, after the world cup, was that he is one of his better friends, in the organisation where i work, we try to hire even a peon on some merit, when the merit of picking a chairman of an institution of national importance is his level of friendship with the patron, what else can you expect.

Shoiab Akhtar hasnt committed any crime,then why the hell he is banned for 5 years. Naseem Ashraf should be sacked and jailed for destroying pakistan cricket.

Kamran Abbasi has lost him marbles. I think they (PCB) should have banned Shoiab long time ago. He has had far too many chances. Importantly if we let him off again where is he going to stop? Next time it would be something worse because he would know that no one would dare touch him. Now that he's got what he had deserved all along why is there so much fuss all around. When was the last time Shoaib lasted a whole Test / ODI series? The guy is a fake compared to the likes of Brett Lee / McGrath etc.

Dr.Ashraf (current chairman of PCB) has not even played a single game of cricket for pakistan!!
He is a doctor who is now made incharge of the cricket board. World cup winner like Imran Khan should be the chairman of PCB.

Dr.Ashraf is used to live in America. He is General Musharaf's buddy.

Since this Musharraf took over, Pakistan's cricket has become poor, just like everything else in our country.

Shame on you doctor.

Javed, if you read your om mail; you would know I was right about overreaction. truth hurts but someone hsa to say it. I am an apolitical animal so please dont drag politics in between as i dont understand it very well. Now you are free to rant again.

We in Pakistan have no respect for our performers. If Shoaib was an Indian - imagine! He would have been worshipped as a god, he would be the greatest fast bowler ever - considering Indian media, in papers he would be glorified, he would have probably starred in a few bollywood movies, would defiantly be a spoke person for Nike or Reebok, gone to politics, maybe even presidency, but but but the reality is he is only a Pakistani and will go the way Wasim, Waqar, Mustaqh, Miandad have gone...discarded by our Cricketing Board. Pakistani’s have this great knack of discarding our talents : Atif Aslam, Adnan Sami, Ustad Fateh Ali. Sad, really sad.

Mr. Sridhar I dont know if you are a Pakistani or an Indian by Excuse me... "Woolmer's Murder???" Woolmer died of natural causes, dont act like India's NDTV and others who first made it a murder (agreed after stupid comments from Sarfraz and the fact that Woolmer was seen with Indian bookies earlier during his SA stint). Indian channels not only made it 110% confirmed murder, they also completed the investigation by accusing and proving (giving their verdict) that it was Inzi and Mushy combining together to poison him and then strangle him to death. Sorry sir, while Pakistan has nothing against India in terms of cricket at least, we wont take this murder nonsense any more !!! so please shut up and talk about your media's own hero to zero and zero to hero approach. Kamran please dont censor me here.

Agreed that Shoaib Akhtar is notorious in his own way but this is just not the way to deal with a player, any player perhaps, playing for the country. All this had made Pakistan Cricket a joke and as if it was not enough Dr Nasim Ashraf comes out waying to file a legal suit of multi million dollars for defaming him and the PCB. I suggest first he should pay for the damage he has caused to the Pakistan Cricket, can not even persuade Australia and then let them go by a penalty by rescheduling the tour. He along with his YES men in PCB should be shown the door and a democratically elected Chairman should be brought in rightaway before the honorable cause more damage to the Pakistan Cricket.

I haven't come to know much about Nasim Ashraf but from the activities going on in the PCB he is behaving like any other corrupted and misplaced bureaucrat that are so common in Pakistan.I am afraid our new government is no better and if we kick this doctor out it is certain that a similiar man will take charge i.e.one favoured by Mr.Zardari this time.No doubt Shoaib Akhtar WAS our oustanding matchwinner but he thinks too