Loud Thinking

Please note the date of 20 February, 2013 (tenure of Zaka Ashraf) when this email was written.

If an inquiry was held at that time in 2013, probably Mr. Ejaz Butt would not have been levelling charges of match fixing (in a recent live TV program) during the World Cup 2015, matches of Pakistani team.

That is the very specific reason I have been crying hoarse to all in the government and the PCB to let us not keep mum over the World Cup match fixing allegations of Mr. Ejaz Butt, so that to make the future of the Pakistan’s cricket bright and clean:

Email of 20 February, 2013.

Subject: Need for an Anti-Corruption Inquiry in PCB

The way our cricket team surrendered both the Test matches in South Africa, without giving a semblance of fight and creating a new record of lowest Test innings score of 49 runs, has created many doubts about the matter, which needs immediate high level inquiry, to clear the image and good name of PCB from any wrong doing, before ICC steps in, to create any unpleasant situation.

As such, this proposal should be taken in a positive manner to clear the name of the country, PCB and all persons connected with it. PCB, which is headed by a very hard working dedicated Pakistani, has no cause to hide any wrong doings of any unscrupulous persons within its folds.

PCB must initiate an anti-corruption inquiry (as it did in the case of Salman Butt, M. Asif & M.Aamir) to probe Misbah ul Haq’s hands & his motives in surrendering series against South Africa, without a fight.

Here, we must remember everybody is innocent till proved guilty. However, although, corrupt people never give receipt of their corruption yet, circumstantial evidences speaks loud and clear about the wrong doings.

Just for a comparison, Aamir bowled a big no ball and was caught. However, Suhail Tanvir (not even military medium in pace) bowled even a bigger no ball. So eye brows are obviously raised, about what the hell all this TAMASHA is going on, in South Africa.

This inquiry should also probe and dig in deep, to bring out the facts, by including all those responsible persons, sitting on the fat salaries of PCB; who in clear violation of the PCB rules, supported Misbah ul Haq, in sending two very ordinary run of the mill bowlers, even before START of the first Test, without any need for the replacement, due to the injury to any of the fast bowlers.

This anti-corruption inquest should also probe the way captain selected his playing eleven and marshalled his team during the currency of both the Tests; reasons & manner in which our batsmen (captain included) got out in casual manner; and the silent spectators role of team management, during this whole drama.

It is also proposed that this inquiry team should include former Test cricketers with impeccable honesty reputation like Mohsin Hassan Khan, Aamir Suhail, Sarfraz Nawaz and Abdul Qadir, the director vigilance & security PCB; and be headed by the Federal Tax Ombudsman Dr. Shoaib Suddle.

Last but not the least, Misbah ul Haq needs immediate sacking along with the entire team management for this inquiry to be fair, free and impartial; and innocents to be fully protected from involvement because of any wrong influence.

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad