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Together through thick and thin!

The Nation…May 30, 2014

Link:- http://nation.com.pk/letters/30-May-2014/together-through-thick-and-thin

I would like to ask some candid questions, when our world famous players Aisamul Haq and Rohan Bopanna can team up for the cause of sports, why can’t the two nations team up, to win the wars against diseases, illiteracy and poverty?

Why does India and Pakistan have to be prisoners of their past?

Why are they living like a divided Korea?

Why can’t India and Pakistan live like United Europe?

Why is it that the leadership of both the countries is so weak that they can’t even think of taking bold decision for peace?

Is there a dearth of true statesmen in both the countries?

SYED NAYYAR UDDIN AHMAD,
Lahore, May 25.

Pak vs Aus T20 match

JAL BHI CHUKAY PARWANAY HOO BHI CHUKI RUSWAIE

AAB KHAK URANAAY KOO BAITHAIN HAIN TAMASHAIE

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”

~Dr. Robert Schuller

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

~Gandhi

“Dream big and dare to fail.”

~Norman Vaughan

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

~Lao Tzu

“Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”

~Winston Churchill

“If life is no fun, it is because you are no fun. Your life is always a reflection of who you are… Try this: Stop taking things, including yourself, so seriously. Life is not as complicated as you have made it out to be.”

— Larry Winget

Dear Mr. Imran Khan….wishing you on behalf of the millions and millions of your fans in Pakistan and abroad, a very happy and joyous birthday and many happy returns of the day.

May you live for a thousand years of which every year be of a fifty thousand days.

A humble birthday gift from me to the legendary Mr. Imran Khan..!

Imran khan in the eyes of famous cricketer Sir Vivian Richards..!
Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

GIVEN below are some excerpts relating to Mr. Imran Khan, from the book titled “Sir Vivian”, an autobiography of famous West Indian cricketer, Mr. Vivian Richards. Co-authored by Bob Harris.
1. “He (Imran Khan) was one of the fiercest competitors and, no matter how well you were batting, he would always have a delivery which could come and destroy you. I respect him and his cricketing views; and if the Pakistani side had a leader they looked up to and respected like they did him, they would be a much better and more consistent team than they are now. He (Imran Khan) and Miandad are two of the most patriotic individuals I have met, and I can identify with that. I am quite certain you wouldn’t be hearing stories about match-fixing and other bad things if they were at the helm. Both would die for their country.
This is how the best players feel. It is so often the passion involved in playing for your country that leads to the raw aggression which can sometimes surprise spectators.” (Page 174).
2. “This wasn’t always the case around the world. Australia was notorious for ‘home’ decisions, and there were problems in Pakistan, in India and even at home in Caribbean. This is what brought about the change to neutral umpires. Imran Khan was maybe the first to demand neutral umpires, and when we toured Pakistan we had two Indian umpires.” (Page 207).
3. “They talk of reverse swing as something new, but when I first toured Pakistan in 1975 we saw Imran Khan and Sarfraz Nawaz do it on a regular basis with the old ball.” (Page 213).
4. “I could never imagine a player like Imran Khan being involved in anything like that, because he loves his country, the way I love the West Indies and Ian Botham loves England. Imran’s pride wouldn’t allow him to, any more than ours would me or Ian.
The problem needs to be taken more seriously and be throughly investigated. Anyone caught and proved beyond doubt to be involved in match-fixing should be given the maximum punishment, both within the game and under the laws of the country in which it happens. In my view, its a kind of treason, selling your country out. At one time that would have meant being put in front of a firing squad! How can anyone sell out his or her country for a few bucks? It is beyond my comprehension” (Page 29).

My letter titled “No change really at the PCB” published today by the daily the “Express Tribune”.

The statement of Shehryar Khan on the first day of his taking over as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), saying that Misbahul Haq will be retained as captain till the World Cup, removed any semblance of doubts about the fact that the new PCB chief will blindly continue the polices of his predecessor.

The manner in which the national team surrendered in the recent Test and One-Day International series against Sri Lanka was shocking.

Even more pathetic was the inertia of the top management of the PCB, which failed to perform any accountability of the tour management.

The board also looked the other way when the time came to fix the person(s) responsible for not taking preemptive measures that would have saved Saeed Ajmal from the ban imposed by the International Cricket Council.

This is a very serious matter since several commentators and experts had been speaking about the possibility of this happening for several months.

Furthermore, the recent case of Younus Khan has been mishandled.

A player with his stellar qualities should not have to fight to be selected, but that is what seems to be happening.

The question that comes to mind is that if a world class cricketer like him can be sacked on the basis of poor performance in a single match, why can’t the team manager and chief selector be given the same treatment?

The new PCB chief needs to take his own independent decisions. He can seek help and advice of former players in this regard.

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

Published in The Express Tribune, October 5th, 2014.
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