Thursday, April 1, 2010
Newzealnd's Squad for T-20 Worldcup
Daniel Vettori, Shane Bond, Ian Butler, Gareth Hopkins, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Rob Nicol, Jacob Oram, Aaron Redmond, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor.
Shoaib Malik faces threat of Legal action
Soon after television channels and newspapers carried reports of forthcoming marriage between Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis player Sania Mirza, problems surfaced to haunt the couple.
In the latest development, father of Ayesha Siddiqui — the girl from Hyderabad, India, who has alleged that she was married to Shoaib — threatened to take legal action against the cricketer, an Indian television channel reported.
Ayesha’s father Mohammad Ahmed Siddiqui said: “Shoaib must legally divorce my daughter. Only then can he marry Sania Mirza. “According to Islamic law, my daughter cannot remarry if she doesn’t have the divorce paper.”
Speaking to the channel he also said that Sania Mirza would be Shoaib’s second wife.—Agencies
‘Shoaib Akhtar should announce retirement’
Former Pakistan cricket selector Ehteshamuddin has urged injury plagued fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar to call it a day, despite the 34-year-old declaring himself fit to play again.
Last week Akhtar took part in three one-day practice games against the Afghanistan national team, which was training in Lahore. He played only as a bowler in the first two games, and in the third game he only turned up to bowl his overs.
“I think Shoaib should announce his retirement because it’s clear that his body is no longer able to support a fast bowler’s workload,” Ehtesham commented.
“Shoaib as a bowler has been finished since late 2006. After that point, he has never been fit enough to play international cricket,” he added.
The fast bowler had earlier said that his international career was not over and stressed that his aim was to win back his place in the Pakistan team.
“My aim and goal is to win back my place in the Pakistan team and I strongly believe that I will be back. You know things change very quickly in Pakistan cricket and I’m confident that my chance will come again,” Shoaib had said.
“I can’t say when, but I believe my chance will come,” he added.
Shoaib has not featured in a five-day match for Pakistan for more than two years, and many cricket followers and scribes around the globe are asking the question, “Will we ever see Shoaib Akhtar in a Pakistan shirt again?”—
Last week Akhtar took part in three one-day practice games against the Afghanistan national team, which was training in Lahore. He played only as a bowler in the first two games, and in the third game he only turned up to bowl his overs.
“I think Shoaib should announce his retirement because it’s clear that his body is no longer able to support a fast bowler’s workload,” Ehtesham commented.
“Shoaib as a bowler has been finished since late 2006. After that point, he has never been fit enough to play international cricket,” he added.
The fast bowler had earlier said that his international career was not over and stressed that his aim was to win back his place in the Pakistan team.
“My aim and goal is to win back my place in the Pakistan team and I strongly believe that I will be back. You know things change very quickly in Pakistan cricket and I’m confident that my chance will come again,” Shoaib had said.
“I can’t say when, but I believe my chance will come,” he added.
Shoaib has not featured in a five-day match for Pakistan for more than two years, and many cricket followers and scribes around the globe are asking the question, “Will we ever see Shoaib Akhtar in a Pakistan shirt again?”—
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