PCB hands over lead-tainted equipment to the Chinese*

*I'm just kidding about the equipment being lead-tainted. Just letting my readers know that I'm up with the times, and I read other stuff too.

So this is nuts. Not only do the Chinese have over a billion people. But now they have over a million Rupees of Pakistani cricket equipment. I wonder what they sent?

Cricket equipments to the tune of Rs 1.2 million were formally handed over by Pakistan Cricket Board to Chinese Cricket Association (CCA) in Beijing recently.

As per an APP report, the equipments were sent by PCB as a symbol of good will gesture and for the promotion of cricket in China.

The APP mentioned that while presenting the equipments, General Secretary of Multi ball game Administration Liu Rong Yao, Director External Affairs Terry, Director Cricket Development Committee, Z Y Jiang and national coach of CCA Rashid Khan were also present.

APP reported that a senior official of the Chinese Cricket Association (CCA) has lauded the Pakistan Cricket Board for sending these equipments which will enhance Sino-Pak relations in the field of sports and also help harness the skill of the young Chinese cricketers.

So the official of the 'Multi ball game Administration' was present as well. Hmm. I wonder what that's all about

Should cricket's administrators be ex-cricketers or dentists?

Doesn't ex-cricketer sounds too much like ex-con...if you say it really fast, and with an accent?

Anyway, I feel we all must recognize that cricketers themselves know more about the game and its demands than do working professionals. In my previous post about Kallis, I vented about how board leadership must have had experience in cricket. Atheist over at LeftArmChinaMan feels otherwise.

Now I realize that ex-cons, I mean ex-cricketers, are sullen bunch. They're know-it-all bastards, with something to say about everything. They're always ready to say a choice thing or two about Murali's arm, or Vaughan's knee. Point is, they make themselves heard even though we don't really like that much.

Naturally I would want leadership that communicates well with players. While I feel that not every ex-cricketer has a role to play in administration, surely there must be a few here and there, that know how to build bridges (metaphorically), and understand where players are coming from. It just seems that there is no much bad blood between the boards and their players, that something needs to change. I'm sick of boards telling the players what do, disciplining them for fickle reasons, fining them for supporting their teammates in public. They should serve the game and serve the players and quit ruling with an iron fist.

Good for Imran Farhat - Balls to the PCB

So Imran Farhat has just become the first Pakistani player to sign for the ICL. The PCB has subsequently cancelled whatever contract he had with them, and will probably ban him from ever playing in Pakistan.

Excellent! I love it when the Pakistan cricket board gets needled. I just hope Asim Kamal, Yousuf and Razzaq all sign with the ICL. Fuck the PCB and their high and mighty ways. It's bloody immature of them to ban a player for protecting his future. If someone else is paying for his services, then either you should counter the offer, or shut the fuck up. Besides, Farhat wasn't exactly playing well for Pakistan. It might have done him good to play in the ICL, improve his game, and make himself available for national selection.

And just what is the big deal about the ICL? I think it'll be fun! Well that, and I love anything or anyone who pisses off the cricketing boards around the world.