Pakistan have announced their team for the up coming series against South Africa and indeed there are a few surprises. The biggest and at least for now a flawed one is to not only recall Misbah-ul-Haq but to make him the captain of the test team. Misbah has not been in great form and had played his last test match against Australia this january. His last one day appearance was in the Champions trophy semi final against New Zealand. One reason that we can give in the defense is that there is no other senior player in the team other than Yousuf and he would not be willing to take up the captaincy amid the "respect" he got after the disastrous Australian tour where Pakistan failed to win even a single international game and were even accused of Match fixing later during the sydney test. An inquiry committee set up by the Pakistan Cricket board had banned Yousuf and Younis for indefinite time but the decision was later changed.
Another surprise, a good one is the inclusion of Taufeeq Umar who has got a deserving chance after being away from test Cricketfor almost four years now. Muhammad Sami gets another chance in the test team and we will have to wait and see what his performance is, remeber that Muhammad Sami is the most costly bowler with the worst average for a bowler who has played more than 15 tests.
Yasir Hameed has been dropped from the team and for sure on the basis of his interview that he gave to the NOTW which created problems for the team management in England who were alreadyunder lots of stress due to the match fixing scandal. Kamran Akmal has also been dropped due to fitness concerns.
The saddest part is the non inclusion of Younis Khan, who has once again been ignored without a sensible reason behind it. Chairman on the PCB, Ijaz Butt is putting personal differences in front of national interests. Younis should not only be included in the team but also be named the captain of the test team. Mohsin Khan the chief selector says "We needed a senior player to strengthen our batting line-up," Mohsin told the News. "Our first choice was Younis Khan but we didn't get any clearance [from the PCB], after which we discussed the option of recalling Misbah and decided to go for it."
Here are the teams and Schedule for the South Africa series later this month.
Pakistan ODI/T2O squad: Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Shoaib Akhtar, Tanvir Ahmed, Zulqarnain Haider (wk).
Pakistan Test squad: Imran Farhat, Taufeeq Umar, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah ul Haq (capt), Umar Akmal. Azhar Ali, Saeed Ajmal, Danish Kaneria, Abdur Rehman, Zulqarnain Haider, Umar Gul, Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad Sami, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir (subject to fitness).
Schedule:
Oct 26: 1st Twenty20, Abu Dhabi
Oct 27: 2nd Twenty20, Abu Dhabi
Oct 29: 1st ODI, Abu Dhabi
Oct 31: 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi
Nov 2: 3rd ODI, Dubai
Nov 5: 4th ODI, Dubai
Nov 8: 5th ODI, Dubai
Nov 12-16: 1st Test, Dubai
Nov 20-24: 2nd Test, Abu Dhabi
Jumat, 15 Oktober 2010
Selasa, 12 Oktober 2010
My Cricketing Memory
It was february 2008 when I came back home during the semester break and was playing a cricket match with Hamza.
I had scored 94 runs in really tough situation as hamza was swinging the ball a lot. The only thing in my favor was that tamur was supporting me a lot and it was actually him who took all the photos and made the video which got deleted accidently. btw, hamza was out on the very first ball of his innings.
I had scored 94 runs in really tough situation as hamza was swinging the ball a lot. The only thing in my favor was that tamur was supporting me a lot and it was actually him who took all the photos and made the video which got deleted accidently. btw, hamza was out on the very first ball of his innings.
Jumat, 08 Oktober 2010
Experiments and Hypotenuse
My computer is as troublesome as ever and there are no signs that It will show any improvement any sooner. I don't know what has gotten into it, every time I turn it on I find a new error waiting for me. Sometimes the IDE drive not loading, sometimes the disc checking halts, sometimes the window itself halts during the start up, the new windows can not be installed and sometimes when it does turn on, comes to a stop by itself. Have tried every possible cure that I could have found, all the sciences of bilal have not work either. Will be taking it back to Multan this week if I am able to go.
Everything that has been going on with the computer has had no affect on my daily Internet life. I have spent enough time on the computer, here or in the University to create a total of 5 blogs now all over the Internet world. I do have a few plans and I am really excited about it as well. My studies are going nowhere really. Some days I get the feeling that I'm lacking and the other day I feel like I am right on track. The coming week will be a tough one as I have a few quizzes to take and assignments as well.
The "Important" part of me is in Lahore and I'm really looking forward to the return.. by the way about Lahore, I along with my group mates might visit Lahore in the search of a sterling engine which we have heard that is only available in the city. We have not done anything about our final year project and will have to hurry up before the presentations which are around the corner.
Well Younis khan has not been included in the team once again and this thing has really hurt me a lot. A good news for me atleast is that Intikhab Alam has been announced as the manager of the Pakistan Cricket team...Loads congratulations to you!!! :)
Our experiment with the cook is going good so far and lets see after a fortnight that was it a good decision of ours or is it a total flop once again.
I have been trying to find and search for some blogs for the teenagers and there are not much at all. I had hoped to find many so that I can consult with them and vast the ideas I already have in my mind which also includes a blog with five writers collectively, lets hope it works out.
Everything that has been going on with the computer has had no affect on my daily Internet life. I have spent enough time on the computer, here or in the University to create a total of 5 blogs now all over the Internet world. I do have a few plans and I am really excited about it as well. My studies are going nowhere really. Some days I get the feeling that I'm lacking and the other day I feel like I am right on track. The coming week will be a tough one as I have a few quizzes to take and assignments as well.
The "Important" part of me is in Lahore and I'm really looking forward to the return.. by the way about Lahore, I along with my group mates might visit Lahore in the search of a sterling engine which we have heard that is only available in the city. We have not done anything about our final year project and will have to hurry up before the presentations which are around the corner.
Well Younis khan has not been included in the team once again and this thing has really hurt me a lot. A good news for me atleast is that Intikhab Alam has been announced as the manager of the Pakistan Cricket team...Loads congratulations to you!!! :)
Our experiment with the cook is going good so far and lets see after a fortnight that was it a good decision of ours or is it a total flop once again.
I have been trying to find and search for some blogs for the teenagers and there are not much at all. I had hoped to find many so that I can consult with them and vast the ideas I already have in my mind which also includes a blog with five writers collectively, lets hope it works out.
Kamis, 07 Oktober 2010
Senin, 04 Oktober 2010
Struggling times.
Although I had the vague feeling that this semester will be easier and the load will not be that much, all thoughts have gone wrong here. This perhaps is the toughest semester of the lot. I'm having to attend 23 credit hours which are most in the University's history and as much I know this exceeds the limit of 21 credit hours set per semester for any student by the higher education commission.
I'm taking the courses of Islamic studies, Fluid Mechanics, Power Electronics, Mechanical Vibration, Computer Aided Engineering, Embedded systems and of course FYP. Setting the schedule was a really tough job and one which always gives headaches and this time was no exception. But thankfully all was sorted out on time and i didnt miss any classes up till now thanks God!
It was really sad to come back to Islamabad from home leaving all the ease and leisureliness behind but that's what always happens, this time it is a little different though as Hamza has come with me and there is no one to look after at home. Hamza was really helpful at home although he is a little high tempered when at home. Papa will for sure have more and more burden now, I really miss home.
Hamza got admission here at the same university as mine and we both along with Bilal had to arrange for accommodation as early as possible because two of our flat mates have left the flat for the reasons known only to them and their behavior has been really strange towards me. Anyhow, we did look for a place for a couple of days and were not finding any place for the time being but where there is a will, there is a way: I never wanted to leave this flat as the atmosphere here was so peaceful and enjoyable and God listened to me and we got a new flat mate in shape of Hamza's school friend. The other good thing that we have been able to do is to hire a cook and after such a long time we are able o enjoy healthy food at our own place. It's a little early to suggest but he cooks well. We have already spend a lot of money on the rent as we were only three people in the start and in the space of 15 days we had to pay the rent of the next week as well so things are really tight at this stage.
Talking about my own self, things haven't worked out as I had wanted. Life for me these days has been the toughest. Withe manal, tamur, mama and papa back home and papa mama going for Hajj, and then problems, huge problems unfortunately with the dearest dearest, and "loads" load of study haven't done any good to me. The one source of inspiration I always have from somewhere, from someone is still missing. I'm really looking forward to start jogging or atleast a walk because strangely that's the thing( add music to it ) give me loads relaxation and a time to reflect on things.
Most probably I'll be going back to Multan two weeks later so that we can help out mama and papa prepare for the Hajj as they leave for (My land of dreams) Makka-Medina on the 3rd of November. I really have to tryreally hard to control myself wit hdearest dearest as i have hurt more than I have ever and that too, knowing and still forcing myself to, I really am missing everything between us and that's for sure that I cant live without dearest dearest. Also I'm still lagging in studies so I'll have to start as well.
I was just passing by a group of girls the other day and listened them talking about me and my blog, saying that his blog is full of things about love.. really? oh really? haha!! btw, manal got really good marks in her first year exams. Loads congratulations to her :)
I'm taking the courses of Islamic studies, Fluid Mechanics, Power Electronics, Mechanical Vibration, Computer Aided Engineering, Embedded systems and of course FYP. Setting the schedule was a really tough job and one which always gives headaches and this time was no exception. But thankfully all was sorted out on time and i didnt miss any classes up till now thanks God!
It was really sad to come back to Islamabad from home leaving all the ease and leisureliness behind but that's what always happens, this time it is a little different though as Hamza has come with me and there is no one to look after at home. Hamza was really helpful at home although he is a little high tempered when at home. Papa will for sure have more and more burden now, I really miss home.
Hamza got admission here at the same university as mine and we both along with Bilal had to arrange for accommodation as early as possible because two of our flat mates have left the flat for the reasons known only to them and their behavior has been really strange towards me. Anyhow, we did look for a place for a couple of days and were not finding any place for the time being but where there is a will, there is a way: I never wanted to leave this flat as the atmosphere here was so peaceful and enjoyable and God listened to me and we got a new flat mate in shape of Hamza's school friend. The other good thing that we have been able to do is to hire a cook and after such a long time we are able o enjoy healthy food at our own place. It's a little early to suggest but he cooks well. We have already spend a lot of money on the rent as we were only three people in the start and in the space of 15 days we had to pay the rent of the next week as well so things are really tight at this stage.
Talking about my own self, things haven't worked out as I had wanted. Life for me these days has been the toughest. Withe manal, tamur, mama and papa back home and papa mama going for Hajj, and then problems, huge problems unfortunately with the dearest dearest, and "loads" load of study haven't done any good to me. The one source of inspiration I always have from somewhere, from someone is still missing. I'm really looking forward to start jogging or atleast a walk because strangely that's the thing( add music to it ) give me loads relaxation and a time to reflect on things.
Most probably I'll be going back to Multan two weeks later so that we can help out mama and papa prepare for the Hajj as they leave for (My land of dreams) Makka-Medina on the 3rd of November. I really have to tryreally hard to control myself wit hdearest dearest as i have hurt more than I have ever and that too, knowing and still forcing myself to, I really am missing everything between us and that's for sure that I cant live without dearest dearest. Also I'm still lagging in studies so I'll have to start as well.
I was just passing by a group of girls the other day and listened them talking about me and my blog, saying that his blog is full of things about love.. really? oh really? haha!! btw, manal got really good marks in her first year exams. Loads congratulations to her :)
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