I was listening to GEO news, infact it was not intentional but the newscaster speaks so loud that i end up listening to there bullshit (cos they exaggerate alot) news mostly even while i am on my PC. The news said that Muhammad Yousaf (probably one of the best Pakistani Middle-Order Batsman) joined the ICL (Indian Cricket League) just for a few cents, according to the news this was stated by the Dr.Naseem Ashraf. Now Muhammad Yousaf, ICL and Dr.Naseem all have three different stories, lets get to each of them.

Muhammad Yousaf is/was the best batsman like the former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and has always been a major key in the Pakistani cricket team providing extra-ordinary performances in the batting line-up, i have to disagree somehow that he is a good fielder but regardless of all the ups and downs the Pakistani Cricket team faced during his period as a player, he has been a solid back-bone of the Pakistani Cricket team batting line-up. Now it all started when the squad for the upcoming Twenty-20 World cup was announced to all and everybody’s surprise Muhammad Yousuf as well as the Innocent-King Abdul Razzaq were dropped. Although many are of the opinion that M.Yousaf is not made for Twenty-20 type of Cricket (i might agree) but dropping him from the selection was far too much of an injustice you could do with a very senior and most reputable/reliable player. Holy shit, is this really justified? And not to forget to mention that M.Yousaf is a nominee in the 3 Categories in the ICC Awards coming soon.
ICL (Indian Cricket League) is a league of cricketers mostly retired cricketers and functions the same way as is English or Italian Premier League in the Football. Backed up by Kepil Dev and a few top-notch Businessmen of India as well as other agencies this league was set up to start and once decided upon it started inviting cricketers (retired/in-team) from various teams of the world including Pakistan. At first the Indian Cricket Board strongly opposed such a league and than following shortly the Pakistan Cricket Board too strongly reacted against the league and stated that any player who decides to play the league shall have to quit playing for the country permanently. I don’t understand a single valid point behind that, I am totally in favor of the league since it is providing the retired/in-team players chances to represent themself and their countries as well as earn some good cash out of it. Besides the terms of the league are so simple and easy going as well as attractive that not many people should reject there offers, they pay as much as in multiple millions, the players are free to leave if called up by there country etc etc. Now when such a league can exist in Football and also in the Cricket in the form of County Cricket, why not Indian Cricket League? Besides i think Indian Cricket League is a big milestone not only for the players but Cricket as a game since more cricket is to be played as a result of it worldwide. Now coming to Muhammad Yousuf’s link with it, after being dropped by the team management and declared un-fit for a Twenty-20 squad do you think he doesn’t even have the right to play Cricket at his will, besides earning there living is another story since Pakistan Cricket Board however is not the richest of the Boards and does not provide the Cricketers as much as exposure and allowances as much as the other boards do.So in my opinion he has the right and the PCB should let him play provided that on requirement he comes back to play for the country.

Dr.Naseem Ashraf the current Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman has a very interesting background and story, despite the fact that he is a talented individual but by profession he is a Doctor(not sure a PhD or a Medical Doctor but i heard he is a Medical Doctor) and also acting as the Chairman of the NCHD(National Commission for Human Development) who i remember collected millions of rupees in the name of Human Development projects and established offices but so far in the past 3-4 years nothing fruitful has come out from there hands but thats another story,coming to Cricket,Dr.Naseem Ashraf was appointed(many said “Self Appointed”) as an honorary Chairman of the PCB due to his great skills ( his great social circle in US that includes Senators and Ministers in the US parliament ) and the concerned authorities thought to get this Jewel to get the Jewels from the US government, unluckily Dr.Sahab could not even arrange for a single meeting with his so called social circle, but that’s something not related, what bothers me is the way he comments on the happenings in the Cricket world, I mean for god sake gimme a break how the hell in god’s name does a Doctor understand cricket issues and the game cricket itself better than the Cricketers? I mean for god sake we have many great players like Haroon Rasheed,Zaheer Abbas,Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram who can be the Chairman, at-least trying is not bad??? Anyways, one thing Dr.Sahab is worth to be praised for is that he is not paid a single penny for the PCB Chairmanship (who knows if he takes cents in a 20-figure ?)
This is the current scenario, and the situation in the Pakistan Cricket, I wish all best of luck for the Twenty-20 squad of Pakistan Cricket team and hope they win.~