Misbah takes back his decision to retire!

[livingdead]

not the best of NFP.. quite boring.

 

[I.R.A]

Pakistanis are stupid. This thread is one of the the example and there are hundred of other threads where in they talked nonsense without going through it. Do you still want me to say it one more time ?

I believe as you are carrying a Pakistani flag so your parents must be Pakistani as well, so calling ones parents stupid is very un-Pakistani. So come again what you said about Pakistanis?

 

[I.R.A]

I cannot carry burden of someone foolishness. I stand with my words. This is the second time I am repeating on this forum, no need to drag in parents.

What can you expect from someone who would disrespect his / her own parents, least of that would be standing by his / her words. Next time think before you generalize, give respect and you will get respect.

 

[Wolfhound]

Misbah asked: ‘If a politician can do it 79 times, then why can’t I for just this one time?’ —AP
Lahore: Former Pakistan cricket captain, Misbahul Haq, has decided to take back his decision to retire from One Day Internationals (ODIs).

Talking to the media in Lahore, Misbah said that he was inspired to come out of his short-lived retirement from ODIs after watching MQM leader, Altaf Hussain, take back his resignation (as party leader) for the 79th time.

Over the last year or so, the MQM chief has resigned and then taken back his resignation for at least 79 times.

Misbah asked: ‘If a politician can do it 79 times, then why can’t I for just this one time?’

Misbah announcing his retirement from ODIs …

… Misbah taking back his retirement.
The news drew mixed responses. Though the MQM chief welcomed Misbah’s decision and expressed his happiness that a great cricketer had taken his example as an inspiration, he warned his party leaders to investigate the matter because Misbah’s statement too may be a way to sideline the MQM in Karachi.

Talking to DAWN on the phone from London, Altaf said: ‘It … (15-minute gap) … is a … (18-minute gap) … very … (17-minute gap) … happy development …. (18-minute gap) … But …. (21-minute gap) … what was I saying?’

He was reminded by party leaders: ‘Bhai, you were talking about Misbah’s decision …’

‘Haan … yes … Misbah … from Mianwali … like Imran Khan … (14-minute gap) … Imran Khan … Mianwali … Punjab … Rangers … Misbah … hockey … (line breaks) … toot, toot, toot …’

When we tried to contact him again, his party leaders insisted that the line had not broken. But after our reporters pointed out the ‘toot, toot, toot’ sound, the leaders explained that it was just Bhai singing.

Altaf responds to Misbah’s statement.


Meanwhile, the world’s leading cricket analyst, and once Pakistan’s fastest bowler ever, Sikandar Bakht, has criticised Misbah’s decision to come out of retirement.

Also read: I am not the devil: Misbah

In a TV show that he hosts with two other leading cricket analysts – Shoaib Ahktar (once famously nicknamed the Rawalpindi Sweating Machine), and M. Yousuf (once known as the Raiwind Panther) – Sikandar said that Misbah is setting a bad example for young cricketers. He then demanded that the PCB contact the ICC, who should contact the Scotland Yard to investigate the matter.

‘Look at me,’ Sikandar added, ‘I retired when I was at my peak. I had taken over 700 wickets with my raw pace and demonic swing …’

When a caller reminded Sikandar that he only took a handful of wickets before he was dropped, Sikandar told the fan that this was not true and that it was Misbah who had changed the record books to make him (Sikandar) look like an ordinary medium-fast bowler.

1979: Indians try to figure out the mysteries of genuine fast bowling from a young and strong Sikandar.
M. Yousaf agreed: ‘Yes the PCB is trying to tamper with the record books on the behest of Misbah. All this is part of a complicated plot against former greats like Siku Bhai, Shoaib Bhai and me bhai. Misbah should be tried in a military court for hurting the sentiments of trillions of our fans out there …’ Yousaf added.

Shoaib Akhtar quipped that though Misbah was a year older than him and he respected him like an uncle, it is a shame that instead of bowing out at the age of 40, he has decided to take back his resignation.

Shoaib said: ‘This is an insult, an outrage, a calamity, a tragedy … a … huff huff, huff … let me catch my breath … huff, huff, huff … a disaster, a catastrophe, a … huff huff, huff … water, water, water, please, want water …’

Shoaib Akhtar (aka The Rawalpindi Sweating Machine).


The most curious statement on Misbah’s decision came from former Pakistan swing bowler, Sarfraz Nawaz, who believes that Misbah’s announcement is connected to the present crisis in Yemen.

Talking to DAWN, Sarfraz said: ‘It all makes sense: Asif Iqbal and Gavaskar started match-fixing in 1979 and that led to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan that triggered Miandad’s dubious six in Sharjah in 1986 when I retired from cricket, which then led to the demise of Ziaul Haq in 1988 and prompted England to throw away the final of the 1992 World Cup against Pakistan, making a small boy in Lahore very excited and jumping up in the air and landing on a butterfly which affected the ecosystem of Lahore that impacted the ecosystem of New Delhi that made a strange wind blow that made Azharuddin, Salim Malik and Hansie Cronje fix matches in India whose army invaded Kargil in 1999 inspiring the Houthis in Yemen 10 years later to start their own movement making Saudi Arabia ask for Pakistani troops and putting the Pakistan government in a quandary, to distract people from the Yemen conflict, raided MQM offices in Karachi instigating Altaf to resign for the 79th time and then take back his resignation for the 79th time and if you add 79 with 79 and subtract 89 and divide the resultant number with 79.79 you’ll get 1979 – the year it all started with Asif Iqbal and Gavaskar fixing matches …’

Sarfraz Nawaz explaining how everything in cricket is one big conspiracy.


DAWN also contacted Imran Khan – former Pakistan cricket captain and Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) – and asked his views on Misbah’s decision to come out of ODI retirement and that too after being inspired by the retiring/not-retiring ways of the chief of the MQM – a party that is the PTI’s arch-rival in Karachi.

‘Is this conversation being recorded …?’ Imran asked our reporter. When told that yes, it was, he asked: ‘By whom …?’

The reporter informed him that he was recording the conversation so he could quote Imran accurately, to which Khan said: ‘No, I mean, who else is recording it? ISI? IB? MQM? PML-N? PPP? ANP? KFC? Who?’

The PTI was recently hit by a scandal when a taped recording between Imran and his dentist was leaked to the media. In the leaked convo, Imran had allegedly expressed his satisfaction over last year’s mob attack on PTV’s offices in Islamabad.

When assured that no one else was recording the call, Khan finally decided to speak:

‘Daikien, aap koh nahi pata … Misbah was a good cricketer and he comes from my hometown in Mianwali, but he is over 40 and should have retired and joined the PTI. We always welcome young people into our party. And he should also make sure that … what was that? I heard a click? Someone is recording this conversation.’

Our reporter again informed him that he (the reporter) alone was recording the conversation and that even if it was being recorded by someone else, it was just him talking about Misbah.

But Imran began to shout:

‘Oyyyeeee, Misbah, sun lo! You will get nothing by recording and leaking this convo. You are Najam Sethi’s agent, everyone knows that. Why would you be inspired by a thug of Karachi, oyyyeee …! Leaking phone conversations is unethical, but you Dollar-khor PCB puppet, what do you know about ethics …!’

When reminded by our reporter that it was he (Imran) who had leaked the news about the allegedly controversial conversation (on BlackBerry) between former Pakistan Ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, and a dubious Pakistani-born American, Khan replied:

‘Daikien, app koh nahi pata … sirf mujhey pata hai … I did that for national interest. You see, everything unethical done by the PTI is done for national interest. Anything unethical done by anybody else, is, well, unethical. Get it? Dollar-khor reporter.’

The other two major parties, the PPP and PML-N, have welcomed Misbah’s decision.

Some believe the ruling PML-N is contemplating sending Misbah to Yemen (via Saudi Arabia) to slow down the rapidly escalating conflict there through his characteristic batting style.

However, Defence Minister Kwaja Asif has denied the news: ‘No, we are not sending Misbah to Yemen.’ But another PML-N Minister confirmed it: ‘Yes, we are sending him …’

The truth is, the government sounds rather ambiguous on the issue, despite news that PM Nawaz and the Saudi King discussed the matter on the phone in which the PM assured the Saudi king that Misbah would indeed be sent to Yemen.

The prime minister also assured the King that all of the King’s ten dozen or so sons (princes) and twenty dozen grandsons (future princes) will be given licences to hunt as many Houbara Bustards as they want in Pakistan. In fact, since the population of Houbara Bustards has been drastically going down In Pakistan, the prime minister has advised Khwaja Asif to import 6000 Houbara Bustards from Africa so the Arab princes can come here and shoot them.

Defending his decision, the PM told media-men: ‘We have good reason to believe that the Houbara Bustards are Houthi agents …’

Joint Pak-Saudi action hunts down numerous Houthi agents in Pakistan.


On the other hand, co-Chairman of the PPP, Bilawal Bhutto, said: ‘Misbah, khapay, khapay, khapay …! His footwork is great. That’s why he has over 5000 goals in ODIs …’

After this, we deemed fit not to strain Bilawal’s brilliant grasp of cricket.
Bilawal you legend !

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I knew it was fake. Misbah would never do such a thing, he isnt afridi.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

When you are ranked #1 in batting , you are probbaly not best chioce to retire how about Akmal brothers

 

[Arsalan]

Well talking about retirements, i personally think that Afridi should play in some matches. He have a HUGE landmark to achieve. 400 wickets in ODI (currently have 395). Now the only other players to have got 400+ wickets includes the all time greats like Wasim Akram, Murlitharan, Waqar and Vaas, all were genuine bowlers. Afridi being an All rounder will make this that much bigger of an achievement. He will be the FIRST player to have 400 wickets and 8000 runs in ODI's and if you look at the list of leading wicket years, you will see that he will be THE ONLY one to have done so, for many years at least.
Records | One-Day Internationals | Bowling records | Most wickets in career | ESPN Cricinfo
These things are not only personal achievements, this is also a matter of pride for the country, Our flag will always be right next to his name in all the record book.

I sincerely hope that someone will talk sense to him and he comes back for a few matches to make us all proud by doing what no one have done in history of cricket. 400 runs with 8000 wickets. It is so so unfortunate that in PCB management NO ONE have the brains to make these small calculations, to keep an eye on such things and make sure these are achieved. Still i hope someone can convince Afridi to come back for a very short time and get this record for the country.

 

[krash]

@WAJsal , hahahahahaha this was brilliant! Enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks for tagging

 

[WAJsal]

Well talking about retirements, i personally think that Afridi should play in some matches. He have a HUGE landmark to achieve. 400 wickets in ODI (currently have 395). Now the only other players to have got 400+ wickets includes the all time greats like Wasim Akram, Murlitharan, Waqar and Vaas, all were genuine bowlers. Afridi being an All rounder will make this that much bigger of an achievement. He will be the FIRST player to have 400 wickets and 8000 runs in ODI's and if you look at the list of leading wicket years, you will see that he will be THE ONLY one to have done so, for many years at least.
Records | One-Day Internationals | Bowling records | Most wickets in career | ESPN Cricinfo
These things are not only personal achievements, this is also a matter of pride for the country, Our flag will always be right next to his name in all the record book.

I sincerely hope that someone will talk sense to him and he comes back for a few matches to make us all proud by doing what no one have done in history of cricket. 400 runs with 8000 wickets. It is so so unfortunate that in PCB management NO ONE have the brains to make these small calculations, to keep an eye on such things and make sure these are achieved. Still i hope someone can convince Afridi to come back for a very short time and get this record for the country.

How many times has he already taken back his retirement, 2 -3 times.If he does this time(which he won't),it'll start to get annoying,to be honest i want him to reach this milestone too.He had a fair chance in world cup but he blew it.He should focus on T20 and serve the country best way he can.BTW his record is phenomenal in T20 s .

 

[Arsalan]

How many times has he already taken back his retirement, 2 -3 times.If he does this time(which he won't),it'll start to get annoying,to be honest i want him to reach this milestone too.He had a fair chance in world cup but he blew it.He should focus on T20 and serve the country best way he can.BTW his record is phenomenal in T20 s .

I agree that this is not the ideal situation. However we cannot undermine the value of this record. I hope you have looked at the list posted in previous post and you can see that there is NO ONE in the list that you can point out to make this record. It have to be someone we do not know about yet. This means years!!
Again, i agree that this wont be ideal situation but this is what you need to do to achieve something. Remember the great Sachin Tendulakar? no doubt he is among THE BEST batsman to have ever played cricket but he too struggled at the last and look at the way India and BCCI treated him, he was dragged to the point where he managed to achieve something that, again, might never be broken.

 

[Shamain]

Sorry to say one more time. I stand with my words.

You were originally reacting over what? What you didnt like?

 

[WAJsal]

I agree that this is not the ideal situation. However we cannot undermine the value of this record. I hope you have looked at the list posted in previous post and you can see that there is NO ONE in the list that you can point out to make this record. It have to be someone we do not know about yet. This means years!!

I have looked at the provided link,and yes it is quite a milestone to actually make it to the list.

Again, i agree that this wont be ideal situation but this is what you need to do to achieve something. Remember the great Sachin Tendulakar? no doubt he is among THE BEST batsman to have ever played cricket but he too struggled at the last and look at the way India and BCCI treated him, he was dragged to the point where he managed to achieve something that, again, might never be broken.

Fair point.Suppose Afridi comes out of retirement,can you think of the medias reaction,peoples reaction ? people would oppose it.Afridi knew he wasn't delivering and either he had to retire or get kicked out from the team,tried his luck in this World cup , failed . I don't see any point in Afridi coming back now,too late.

 

[Arsalan]

Fair point.Suppose Afridi comes out of retirement,can you think of the medias reaction,peoples reaction ? people would oppose it.Afridi knew he wasn't delivering and either he had to retire or get kicked out from the team,tried his luck in this World cup , failed . I don't see any point in Afridi coming back now,too late.

that is all people do, talk!! So be it
People WILL forget that Afridi had to come back from retirement to achieve this milestone. In a couple of years all they will see will be the record books and that is what actually matter.
When we have a good fighting game of cricket we say that even losing do not matter as the team put up a good fight. But in a few months that is all forgotten and all the remains is the record and stats that show which team lost and which one won.

I am not saying that he will come back from retirement, i just hope he do. I hope he have someone in the board who is wise enough to give it another go for the country and to make a record that will stay here for very very long time.

 

[babbar]

LOL this will be the first time a Pakistani player took back his retirement!

What are the chances of it happening though!

 

[WAJsal]

that is all people do, talk!! So be it

He can't handle the criticize , especially our media,they don't criticize , they castigate our players ,our team.(what a shame).

People WILL forget that Afridi had to come back from retirement to achieve this milestone. In a couple of years all they will see will be the record books and that is what actually matter.
When we have a good fighting game of cricket we say that even losing do not matter as the team put up a good fight. But in a few months that is all forgotten and all the remains is the record and stats that show which team lost and which one won.

Couldn't agree more.

I am not saying that he will come back from retirement, i just hope he do. I hope he have someone in the board who is wise enough to give it another go for the country and to make a record that will stay here for very very long time.

It will be good to see him reaching this milestone.Don't you think it's a little too late now.
Since you are a cricket fan you will enjoy these tributes,there is one great tribute to Afridi.This will make you go nuts(watch the tributes).
#ThankyouMisbah and #ThankyouAfridi – You will be missed!
This video is a killer,warning you , you will watch it like a thousand time , a great video.
Pakistan Cricket - Moments in Time

 

[Arsalan]

It will be good to see him reaching this milestone.Don't you think it's a little too late now.
Since you are a cricket fan you will enjoy these tributes,there is one great tribute to Afridi.This will make you go nuts(watch the tributes).
#ThankyouMisbah and #ThankyouAfridi – You will be missed!
This video is a killer,warning you , you will watch it like a thousand time , a great video.
Pakistan Cricket - Moments in Time

No doubt about that. As mentioned, this surely is not ideal but still is it worth it? I feel it is.

Regarding goodbyes, the second good byes are always awkward, think what it would be like for the third or fourth time. It is only that i feel it very uncomfortable that we will let go of a record that personally i feel will stay here for decades.

and thanks for tagging me to the video, it is great indeed!