Pakistan Cricket Suffers Another Blow By BCCI
As expected, the BCCI has refused to send its team to Pakistan citing the current so-called Pakistan-sponsored attacks in Mumbai as the reason, and not safety of its players. On one hand, the Indian government seemingly agrees that the government of Pakistan (GOP) was not involved but the terrorists came from Pakistan. If they really mean it, then not sending the team means doing what the terrorists wanted: strain Indo-Pak relationship. Ironically, when English team left amidst the deadly attacks, Indians touted that the cancellation of series will mean the terrorists’ victory. Double standards?
In an excellent piece of article Ramiz Raja explained why PCB is so desperate for Indians to visit: PCB is crippling financially and depends on India for support.
To stand with the BCCI in order to support their in-house rivalry of leagues, PCB banned players going the ICL thus denting Pakistani cricket badly. Then India launched IPL. Both leagues resulted in huge revenues for India but who suffered? PAKISTAN!
This recent tour cancellation is a deliberate move to accrue to the financial sufferings of Pakistan cricket. The reason is absurd. On the same reasoning Pakistan should never tour India citing their involvement in 1971 war and support for rebels. In 1999, Pakistan toured India despite threats by the extremists. For what? Do they love India?
Now that the BCCI is politicking with cricket, the PCB should take a stand. The ban on all ICL players should be immediately lifted. I wonder why people don’t even discuss these matters on TV shows or write on them. IPL and ICL have produces brilliant cricketers for India, but Pakistani cricket has suffered badly. Pakistan should not tour India next year to reciprocate this notorious act. Similarly those guys playing in ICL, IPL and any other crappy Indian league should just stop playing with them if they have some shame left.
I request all bloggers to write something to get attention on this issue, especially on getting all ICL players back to Pakistan’s national front. If you guys write in newspapers, or know someone in media do try to highlight this issue. In my view, this is a national cause. Lets try to get some pride back!
NOTE: The first post was mysteriously lost from my admin panel hence the re-post.
15 comments
This isn’t anything new. Again and again PCB has been failed to impose itself on ICC. Soon, PCB is going to meet the same fate as WICB. You can never count on those midgets from across the border. And you think that players like Mohammad Yousaf and Inzimam-ul-Haq will leave ICL. After what PCB did to them, fat chance.
all my prayers for my Pakistan
To be really honest, I don’t blame them. I would love cricket in Pakistan but the atmosphere from outside just doesn’t seem to support the security of Indian players. Things really will have to settle down within Pakistan at least at the forefront for anything to revive, leave cricket.
@utp: I would have agreed with you had the Indian reason been security issues. Their reason is purely politics and they have not hidden it.
@Anas: What kind of useless author are you? Hahaha, mujhey lagta hey jo meray saath kal ho raha tha, that same thing happenend to you.
@Talha: Nah. I did something which resulted in this. I don’t know how to get that back though
Your previous comment is still showing up on that page…I think I should just copy-paste it here
totally political… no solid ground in it… just another move to frustrate the Pakistani nation… and to corner Pakistan at the ICC… the Sri Lankan board has supported us well in this hour of need…
it was pretty much expected….the indian forces are all ready to attack pakistan, not a good time to expect the indian cricket team to be visiting pakistan any time soon
@Anas: Do whatever you want, go crazy.
yeah maybe they thought they couldn’t attack while there team was in pakistan…
the point is, what is our board doing???
@Anas: When has our board ever done anything?
SAWJ was here, and he don’t like BCCI!
our board is busy doing nothing…trust me thats not an easy task at all
But, shouldn’t we, the people, make some noise?? Why do we make noise on stupid issues, and not the ones which deserve some voice?
we should of course! atleast i dont want to see shoaib malik only as an actor in some flop indian flick or afridi just as another judge in some reality show.