The Pakistan Cricket Board is inquiring again into the circumstances of the forfeited Test at The Oval in 2006. It is an inquiry without a clear purpose. The match is now recorded as a technical defeat but the result is an irrelevance.
Although it was a moment when Pakistan cricket fought its corner in the world of cricket politics, two consequences have caused immeasurable damage. First, the rift between Inzamam-ul Haq and Bob Woolmer became ever wider. Second, the controversy ushered in Naseem Ashraf's disastrous reign as head of Pakistan cricket.
It was also the year that Mohammad Yousuf claimed the record number of Test runs in a year. Yousuf batted beautifully. He was easy on the eye yet his mind was tough. He was unbeatable and unswerving in his commitment to score more runs. The best years of his career were upon us. But the plummeting trajectory of Pakistan cricket has claimed him as a major victim.
Yousuf has done himself few favours. He has harboured a thinly veiled grudge over the cricket board's failure to appoint him as captain. His decision to turn to the ICL was rash and career threatening. And now, it is hard to imagine that his decision to see out his ICL contract is driven by principle rather than self interest.
Nonetheless, Yousuf has just cause for complaint. The purge of religion from Pakistan's team identified him as its most obvious target, and Shoaib Malik failed to bind his senior colleagues--and most notably Yousuf--to his cause. Too quickly, Yousuf moved from being indispensable to being yesterday's man, when his form and ability merited a greater respect and expectation.
The greatest failing, however, is that the Pakistan Cricket Board, like all other international cricket boards, slavishly followed the BCCI's lead in condemning ICL cricketers to a career without recognition or international cricket. Hence, whether Yousuf has arrived at his position through laziness or greed, the central point is valid: Why should players be unable to hold ICL contracts and play international cricket?
If there is an inquiry that the PCB needs to conduct with urgency it is one that questions the legitimacy of the stance of its fellow cricket administrations. Indeed, Pakistan cricket has lost more current international cricketers than any nation to ICL. How long will this abuse of cricketers and their international careers be allowed to continue without a serious challenge? This may not have been Mohammad Yousuf's intention but it should become the cause that reunites Pakistan cricket and gives the new cricket board immediate credibility.
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i think its cricketers right to play anywhere in the world. Playing cricket is a human skill, like other skills (e.g. electerical eng, mechanicall engineer and more) as matter of fact people have been working for different countries regardless of their nationality so my point is why only cricketers are being blamed and banned they are doing their job their is nothing wrong so PCB should resile and get back those player in the teams the is right thing to do.
Whether M Yusuf harboured any grudge or not is immaterial. PCB should have handled him better to prevent him moving to ICL. Again its the incompetence of PCB and their lack of people managing skills. What can you expect from the current management comprising of former cricketers who may have been good players during their time but do not have the skills to manage a large organisation. PCB will get nowhere with the current people some of whom are so volatile that they are unable to work together as a coherent team.
The icc has left pakistan to rot. by never supporting them, giving them no fixtures etc etc. The pakistan board should be brave and do whats best for them and not what others want. cause the rest of the cricket world has left them alone. bring back the icl players and start winning again!!
He is ofcourse among the best players of Pakistan upto date and if PCB does not try to get him back it will be a setback for Not only Pakistan Cricket but also cricket fans in Pakistan.
Pakistan cricket has suffered immensely due to the fact players have gone to the ICL. Not having international cricket has meant that players such as Yousaf need to earn their living via the ICL. It amazes me that the ICL players can be banned by national cricket boards, simply because they want to tow the line with the BCCI. National boards should basically say enough is enough and allow ICL players to play domestic and international cricket. The BCCI should not be allowed to control what other boards do. The general public are being deprived of watching the likes of Yousaf in their prime. I for one miss him playing in the Pakistan side. 2006 was a marvellous year for Yousaf.
I respected MOHAMMAD YOUSAF more than any other member of pak team, as was a fine player and a devout muslim.however after quitting national team and joining ICL, i was not even surprised but ashamed of his action.Inzamam and other players might have gone to ICL to earn money as their international career was almost over or they were not selected for under-performing. so it did make sense for them going to ICL. But how Mohammad Yousaf, who was the best and senior player along with Younis Khan, leave national team and join a rebel indian league just for money. no doubt he is a great player but he should not forget that whatever he has achieved today is because of national team. players nowdays make so much money, i would be surprised to see Rahul dravid, Gangauly or Anil kumble playing in a pakistani rebel league. why are the pakistani players always considering money first rather than their nation??God bless pakistan and pakistan cricket
You have hit the nail on the head. Yousuf was one of the few real world class players from Pakistan; his ability to play late, with a minimum of fuss was a real revelation to connoisseurs. That has now gone, probably for ever! Why doesn't the ICL hire the best lawyers to defend the right of its players to play anywhere. This restriction will not stand in any court of law. Someone surely needs to advise these players - they can sue the PCB out of business
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an inquiry without a clear purpose. The match is now recorded as a technical defeat but the result is an irrelevance.
