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Masters of Mayhem

By Fahd Husain Published: August 9, 2014

They say good things come to those who wait. But waiting is clearly nothing without action. Old Orders don’t just die, they are usually dragged to the guillotine — figuratively and often literally.

Could this be our moment? Could this be our evolution on steroids? Could this be the storming of the Bastille? Or will it once again turn out to be a clash of power hungry men for the spoils of the State?
Bet if you dare.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 10th, 2014.

Best speech in the history of Pakistan..!

One may agree or disagree with Allama Tahir ul Qadri, but the fact is that last night, he delivered the best political speech ever, in the history of Pakistan..!

Mr. Waqar Younis, Moin Khan and Misbah ul Haq are solely responsible for their defensive strategy, right from the start of the game; wherein, they played only 4 bowlers in a 5 day match; and snatched defeat from the jaws of a draw..!

How these experienced people forgot the famous saying of the legendary leader Imran Khan that “the surest way to defeat is to play for a draw”.

One may agree or disagree with Allama Tahir ul Qadri, but the fact is tonight, he is delivering the best political speech ever, in the history of Pakistan..!

TV channel City42 reports that 2 ambulances refused entry in Lahore from Thokar Niaz Beg and Suggian bridge.

My question to the most honourable men of the PMLN Mr. Ahsan Iqbal and Mohammad Zubair…Sir…whither NOT the democracy of which you are the champions but…whither HUMANITY..?

TV channel City42 reports that an 2 ambulances refused entry in Lahore from Thokar Niaz Beg and Suggian bridge.

My question to the most honourable men of the PMLN Mr. Ahsan Iqbal and Mohammad Zubair…Sir…wither NOT the democracy of which you are the champions but…wither HUMANITY..?

If wishes were horses, our team management would ride..!

My question to Waqar Younis, Misbah ul Haq and Moin Khan is that why only 4 bowlers were selected for a 5 day Test match against Sri Lanka, particularly when even a lay man like me knows in advance, that somehow our spinners are getting rusty, day by day?

During the ongoing 1st innings of the Sri Lankan batting, the ineffectiveness of our both the spin bowlers, up till now, can be gauged by the fact that both of them (Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rehman) are wicket less, even after bowling a total of 46 overs for 132 runs.

How can we forget those 3 bizarre no balls (most probably bowled deliberately which were never investigated by Mr. Najam Sethi and Co., for any chances of spot fixing) sent by spinner Abdur Rehman in Dhaka. And his subsequent removal by the umpire, from further bowling, as a penalty.

Isn’t it a very defensive approach to go into a Test match with only 4 bowlers?

So, what has changed with the induction of Waqar Younis, when he has not been able to change the defensive mind set of our timid captain?

Pakistan may be able to get a draw out of the match, but forget about the victory, until and unless, Sri Lankan batting goes into a dramatic batting failure. But then if wishes were horses, our team management would ride.

“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.”

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

My article titled “Pakistan Cricket Board needs revamp” published on 6 August, 2014 by the daily “Daily Times”.

Link:- http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/06-Aug-2014/pakistan-cricket-board-needs-revamp

“Find a time and place of solitude. Look into the distance, and into the future. Visualize the tomorrow you are going to build — and begin to build that tomorrow, today.”

— Jonathan Lockwood Huie