Picture of the Day: Forfeited or Not!

70 responses to “Picture of the Day: Forfeited or Not!”

1. Adnan Ahmad says:

   August 20, 2006 at 1:10 pm

   This is from bbc. Sweet. No one could have handled it better.

   1742: “We feel that there is no evidence whatsoever of deliberate scuffing of the ball. Once you accuse a team of deliberately tampering with the ball, it becomes a very big deal” Shaharyar Khan, PCB chairman

   1741: More from Khan – “We felt we should make a protest, but we simply said that we would stay inside for a few minutes, and go out when the protest had been registered.”

   1739: Quote from PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan: “We are still hopeful that the match can start again.”

2. Adil Najam says:

   August 20, 2006 at 12:57 pm

   Re. Adnan’s message. Shahrayar Khan is former diplomat (actually an alumni of where I teach), and head of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Here is what CrickInfo reported:

   “We are hurt and we are disappointed,” says Shahrayar Khan, “and we are registering our complaints through the relevant channels.”

   He also added this, on Sky: “We have indicated very clearly that we can go out and play, in fact the boys came out and that we want the Test match to continue. We want this issue to be finished and resolved. We want the umpires to come out. We have indicated we are ready to come on to the field and play.”

   About the incident earlier he had this to say: “Nobody was consulted and nobody was told that something was wrong with the ball and they felt deeply aggrieved for the country and for the fans. They said that we want to register a protest and they felt that they could do it by just waiting a few minutes. And then we were ready to come out and we felt it was extraordinary that we were ready to come out and the umpires say they are not. It’s very sad that this has come to pass.”

   He added further: “I hope the match can continue. It’s bad light but even if we can continue for half an hour, that would be good.”

3. Adnan Ahmad says:

   August 20, 2006 at 12:54 pm

   I think Shahrayar’s diplomatic background is helping a lot in this situation, which is changing by the minute. I liked his statements given to both cricinfo and bbc.

4. Teeth Maestro says:

   August 20, 2006 at 12:49 pm

   Its time to take Darrell Hair (a racist cheater) to task, we Pakistanis need to protest as loud as possible to call for the expulsion of Darrell Hair

5. Adil Najam says:

   August 20, 2006 at 12:45 pm

   With less than 20 minutes left to the game, it is now unlikely that play will happen today, on the 4th day, or at any point tomorrow (last day). Both the Pakistan team and the umpires are off the field. Here is a latest comment from CrickInfo.com a few minutes ago:

   “Meanwhile, Mike Atherton’s opinions on Sky are scathing of Darrell Hair, saying his decision lacks any historical context and that they lacked common sense. “It’s bound to inflame things. It would have been best to leave it to the end of the day. He’s not a man to back down. He’s a stubborn character, a strong character.. so even though Pakistan said they were willing to come back out [after the bails removal/apparent forfeiture] you could imagine him sitting in the dressing room refusing to come out.”