02-19-2006, 02:28 AM
Why they call them "PAKIS":
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Critics knives out as experts demand Inzi's head
Press Trust of India
Karachi, February 17: Knives are out and former cricket captains are calling for Inzamam-ul-Haqâs head after India took an unassailable 3-1 lead over Pakistan in the ODI series.
While Javed Miandad wants more accountability in the team management, Aamir Sohail has blamed Inzamam for poor strategy and planning which led to the teams loss.
But these stalwarts have forgotten they have gone through such patchy phases in their captaincy period as well when skipper was made the scapegoat for every loss.
While bitterly slamming the teamâs performance, they have also undermined the fact that the same team won the Test series by beating India in Karachi by a whopping 341 runs margin and that too after collapsing to 0-3 and then 39-6.
Furthermore, this is the same team that drew the Test series in India in 2005 and went on to win the ODI series 4-2.
They have followed it up with drawing the Test series against the West Indies at their den and winning the ODI series 3-0 and finally defeating Ashes winners England 2-0 in Tests and 3-2 in ODI series.
The saddest part is that these icons of the game have been part and parcel of the Pakistan cricket setup for decades and have seen the ups and downs closely during their respective tenures.
Imran Khan, worshipped for bringing Pakistan the 1992 World Cup glory, made an amateurish mistake in the Bangalore Test victory in 1986-97 when he misread the pitch and included left-arm pacer Saleem Jaffar while Abdul Qadir was felt to be suited for the substitute bench.
Jaffar did not bowl in the second innings as Wasim Akram showed his talent as a left-arm spinner.
In the 1987 World Cup semifinal against Australia, Imran miscalculated the overs and Saleem Jaffar bowled the 50th over in which Steve Waugh took him for 17 runs. Pakistan lost by 17 runs.
Javed Miandad has demanded accountability of the team management while easily forgetting that he was the Pakistan coach a couple of yearâs ago when India won both the Test and ODI series.
The star of yesteryear probably wants the same treatment meted out to his successor Bob Woolmer which he got on June 16, 2004--termination of contract.
Interestingly, it was the third time he had failed to complete his contract as Pakistan coach. Needless to recall that he was appointed Pakistan captain no less than half a dozen times but never completed a full term.
Aamir Sohail, another former captain, continues his tirade against Inzamam and blames him for poor strategy and planning for teamâs routing while proposing Younis Khan as next captain.
Ironically, Sohail was the captain in 1998 when Zimbabwe won their first Test and the series out of their country while beating Pakistan on a green top in Peshawar.
<b>After the Peshawar game, the cricket managers told Sohail not to turn up for the second Test</b> in Lahore that was marred by bad weather.
These greats have been in situations where all the fingers were pointed at them in the wake of teamâs defeat.
Unfortunately they also know that when the team is down, it requires motivation and morale boosting instead of harsh criticism that further dampens the spirits of the players. But why such attitude now? Is it personal and they have an axe to grind, be it against Inzamam or the cricket board?]
"Do not ask Why Pakis whine. Ask Why Not Whyne!!! We are Pakis!"
<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> Senior cricket correspondent Waheed Khan, writing in The News newspaper, summons up the scenario in a more professional and sophisticated manner.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Sport
Critics knives out as experts demand Inzi's head
Press Trust of India
Karachi, February 17: Knives are out and former cricket captains are calling for Inzamam-ul-Haqâs head after India took an unassailable 3-1 lead over Pakistan in the ODI series.
While Javed Miandad wants more accountability in the team management, Aamir Sohail has blamed Inzamam for poor strategy and planning which led to the teams loss.
But these stalwarts have forgotten they have gone through such patchy phases in their captaincy period as well when skipper was made the scapegoat for every loss.
While bitterly slamming the teamâs performance, they have also undermined the fact that the same team won the Test series by beating India in Karachi by a whopping 341 runs margin and that too after collapsing to 0-3 and then 39-6.
Furthermore, this is the same team that drew the Test series in India in 2005 and went on to win the ODI series 4-2.
They have followed it up with drawing the Test series against the West Indies at their den and winning the ODI series 3-0 and finally defeating Ashes winners England 2-0 in Tests and 3-2 in ODI series.
The saddest part is that these icons of the game have been part and parcel of the Pakistan cricket setup for decades and have seen the ups and downs closely during their respective tenures.
Imran Khan, worshipped for bringing Pakistan the 1992 World Cup glory, made an amateurish mistake in the Bangalore Test victory in 1986-97 when he misread the pitch and included left-arm pacer Saleem Jaffar while Abdul Qadir was felt to be suited for the substitute bench.
Jaffar did not bowl in the second innings as Wasim Akram showed his talent as a left-arm spinner.
In the 1987 World Cup semifinal against Australia, Imran miscalculated the overs and Saleem Jaffar bowled the 50th over in which Steve Waugh took him for 17 runs. Pakistan lost by 17 runs.
Javed Miandad has demanded accountability of the team management while easily forgetting that he was the Pakistan coach a couple of yearâs ago when India won both the Test and ODI series.
The star of yesteryear probably wants the same treatment meted out to his successor Bob Woolmer which he got on June 16, 2004--termination of contract.
Interestingly, it was the third time he had failed to complete his contract as Pakistan coach. Needless to recall that he was appointed Pakistan captain no less than half a dozen times but never completed a full term.
Aamir Sohail, another former captain, continues his tirade against Inzamam and blames him for poor strategy and planning for teamâs routing while proposing Younis Khan as next captain.
Ironically, Sohail was the captain in 1998 when Zimbabwe won their first Test and the series out of their country while beating Pakistan on a green top in Peshawar.
<b>After the Peshawar game, the cricket managers told Sohail not to turn up for the second Test</b> in Lahore that was marred by bad weather.
These greats have been in situations where all the fingers were pointed at them in the wake of teamâs defeat.
Unfortunately they also know that when the team is down, it requires motivation and morale boosting instead of harsh criticism that further dampens the spirits of the players. But why such attitude now? Is it personal and they have an axe to grind, be it against Inzamam or the cricket board?]
"Do not ask Why Pakis whine. Ask Why Not Whyne!!! We are Pakis!"
<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> Senior cricket correspondent Waheed Khan, writing in The News newspaper, summons up the scenario in a more professional and sophisticated manner.
<!--emo&:argue--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/argue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='argue.gif' /><!--endemo-->Â <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo-->Â <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> URL: http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=63022<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->