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Fake Quinton De Kock: What he said, really meant and definitely didn’t
Fake Quinton De Kock
What he said:
A fake Quinton De Kock Twitter account was in the news with leading dailies attributing the above tweet to the chubby-faced South African opening bat.
Saeed Ajmal has been banned with immediate effect from all international cricket after his bowling action was deemed illegitimate by the ICC.
Bio-mechanic analysis revealed the the Pakistani off-spinner flexed his elbow as much as 35 degrees against the permitted 15 degrees.
The bowler can apply for a reassessment anytime once his action has been rectified. However, he is permitted to take part in domestic cricket under the supervision of his country’s cricketing board, the PCB.
Maninder Singh, a former India left-arm spinner, squarely blamed the ICC for the current mess.
He said:
“”The problem started with Muralitharan. The menace should have been stopped then. If that had happened, all boards would have taken steps to prevent this.Now it (chucking) has become a norm, it is like ‘if he (Murali) can do it, anyone can’.”
On young bowlers choosing the wrong role models:
“This has ruined careers. Whether you call it 12 or 15 degrees, it is to be blamed.”
On why English and Australian bowlers are not called that often:
“People there are basically honest, and they will own up. We don’t, and in fact start backing them.”
Former India all-rounder Madan Lal said:
“”Even in my academy, so many boys bend their elbows. They see lot of cricket on TV and try to imitate them. It gets difficult to correct them once they are set in their ways.”
English: Saeed Ajmal in the field during a 50-over warm-up match against Somerset at the County Ground, Taunton, during Pakistan’s 2010 tour of England. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Saeed Ajmal’s reactions:
“It is disappointing to learn the result of the biomechanic test in Brisbane but I have not given up. I don’t see the ban as a major problem as I know I can work out on the flaws and make a comeback.
Obviously, I have to follow their advice but from what I know is that once we get the full medical report, we have a right of appeal and to challenge these findings.
I want to play in the World Cup and see my country doing well and I will do whatever it takes to be ready for the tournament. I am a fighter and I know what I have to do to get back into international cricket before the World Cup.”
Bishan Singh Bedi tweeted:
Speaking to the Times of India, Bedi said:
“”It was inevitable. But it’s a decision taken too late, when all the damage has been done and Ajmal has taken so many wickets in international cricket.
What was the ICC doing till now? All those batsmen who lost their wickets to him, all those teams which lost a game because of an Ajmal spell, should they now come forward and say we have been wronged? If they can’t, then what is the point of rehabilitating these bowlers.”
Bedi added:
“Most people who claim to be mystery spinners enjoy an unfair advantage because they are being allowed to bowl illegal deliveries.What is the point of correcting their action in a laboratory and then letting them loose? Is the ICC a reformatory school? A chucker cannot reform. He is merely rendered ineffective.”
What the Fake Quinton De Kock really meant:
“Saeed Ajmal can’t bowl! Saeed Ajmal can’t bowl! With or without his 35 degrees of hyper extension…Ajmal can’t bowl…”
What he definitely didn’t (or did he?) :
“I’m famous, not Quinton De Kock.”
Mohammad Hafeez: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
Mohammad “The Professor” Hafeez Doesn’t Utter Nonsense
What he said (via The Independent):
“The reason is very simple: I don’t really speak nonsense.”
Mohammad Hafeez is The Professor to his Pakistani teammates because—as he puts it—he doesn’t “really speak nonsense.”
He is—to his colleagues—the best analyser in the side.
The 31-year-old is the third ODI player after Jacques Kallis and Sanath Jayasuriya to achieve the double of 1000 runs and 30 wickets in a calendar year.
Hafeez, though, considers himself a batsman first—his bowling is a welcome bonus.
Hafeez said:
Sometimes I laugh on it when people asked me whether I am batting or bowling all-rounder. Basically I am a batsman. You know my bowling is just a natural in me because as a batsman I can understand the thinking of a batsman. That is reason I bowl much better in ODIs. I believe on dot balls and that’s what I do and get wicket.
What he really meant:
“If my teammates say I’m smarter than them, well then, I must be. Thank you so much.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“What came first—the chicken or the egg?”
Waqar Younis: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
Waqar Younis Calls On Shahid Afridi to Endorse ‘MouthShut.com’
What he said:
“It is time he just kept his mouth shut and focused on his cricket.”
Waqar Younis renews the war of words with Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
Afridi announced his comeback to international cricket following the exit of former PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt.
Afridi is a staunch critic of Butt and former coach Waqar Younis.
Younis was evidently responding to Afridi’s latest claim that Younis did not quit as team coach but was sacked by the PCB.
Waqar said:
All the time he is criticizing somebody and using distasteful language. It is time he just kept his mouth shut and focused on his cricket.
To me it seems as if he always on the lookout for cheap publicity by making unwarranted and unhealthy comments about somebody or someone.
The former fast bowler added:
For months now he has been criticizing Ijaz Butt and saying all sorts of things like Butt is old and he should go home, this is not the way to talk about a former player and head of the board. He has problems with everyone and wants the world to believe he is the victim.
Afridi, surprisingly, had no comment to make about Younis’ latest remarks:
“I don’t want to make any comments on Waqar has said. I just want to play cricket for my country.”
What Younis really meant:
“Afridi can’t bat and bowl with his mouth open, can he? The mouth should come into play while fielding—queries (and cricket balls).”
What Younis definitely didn’t:
“I’ll keep my mouth open and focus on my commentary.”
Shahid Afridi: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
Shahid Afridi Will Retire One Final Time—When He Does
What he said:
“The next time I retire will be the last time.”
Shahid Afridi is clear that when he next intends to retire, it will be final.
The former Pakistani skipper announced his conditional retirement following differences with former PCB President Ijaz Butt and then coach Waqar Younis.
Afridi said:
“I stopped playing because of Butt. He has gone now and I am back. I am fit and want to play. The next time I retire will be the last time.”
On the changes in the PCB’s composition:
The new chairman’s impressive. He’s run a lot of companies, so he knows how to manage people and I hope it will be a good change. Butt was poor during his tenure. If you look at the things that happened, it’s clear he didn’t do a good job. I think he needs to have some rest – he is in his seventies – he is an old man.
Zaka Ashraf is the new PCB chairman.
What he really meant:
“Next time, the one after that, and the one after—they’ll all be final, conditionally.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Tomorrow never comes and Butt never goes.”
Rashid Latif Bats Economically For Danish Kaneria
What he said:
"I would say it’s an economical murder of a player who has served the country very well and is still eager to continue."
Former Pakistani skipper, Rashid Latif, continues Pakistani cricketers’ saga of recriminations against their administrators.
Latif accused the PCB of a lackadaisical attitude to one of the premier spinning talents in the country—Danish Kaneria.
Kaneria was arrested for spot-fixing together with fellow Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield in 2010 but was released without charge.
An hearing of an integrity committee of the PCB failed to clear him. Kaneria has filed a petition in a bid to force the PCB to allow him to represent the country.
Latif claimed:
All around the cricketing world they preserve their players, however in Pakistan the ideology is just the opposite as the PCB is destroying Kaneria’s career.
He is the most successful spinner of the country, hence should be treated with respect.
What he really meant:
“It’s not a reference to Kaneria’s bowling figures.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Who’s Adam Smith? And what’s he doing on a cricket field?”
Shahid Afridi Unconditionally Un-retires To International Cricket
What he said:
I’m available to play for Pakistan. I never retired. I only said I wouldn’t play under the previous PCB management. I wasn’t comfortable with them because they didn’t respect players.
But as the board now has a new chairman and there’s a different team management, it is time to come back.
Shahid Afridi announces his comeback and availability for selection to the Pakistani cricket team.
The former skipper conditionally retired from international cricket after the tour to the West Indies this year citing differences with then PCB chairman Ijaz Butt and coach Waqar Younis.
Butt completed his term on October 8 ; Younis is no longer coach.
Afridi said:
“I’m fit and can play for Pakistan for a few more years.I never ran after the captaincy. I just want to represent my country and can play under anyone.”
What he really meant:
“What’s retirement but a word—a word to be used at the drop of a hat and forgotten just as quickly.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“But, what happens to Butt?”
Yuvraj Singh: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
Yuvraj Singh Lays Down The Law
What he said:
“The problem in India is if some one says a rooster has given an egg it will become news!! Whether it’s true or not it doesn’t matter."
Yuvraj Singh is livid that bookie Mazhar Majeed named Harbhajan Singh and him among the cricketers he had ‘access’ to.
Majeed and Pakistani fast bowler, Mohammad Asif, are on trial in a London court facing spot-fixing charges in a betting scam.
The News Of The World broke the sensational expose with footage of meetings between intrepid reporter Mazhar Mehmood and the crooked bookie.
Yuvraj tweeted:
"And who is Majid!! Absolute rubbish! Don’t no (sic), never met!”
The next tweet compared Majeed to a rooster practically terming his ‘lie’ a cock-and-bull story.
Harbhajan Singh was equally furious speaking to reporters in Nagpur:
I don’t know who this person is, I have never met him. We will definitely take some action against him. I don’t know whether it will be legal action or whatever.
But I will definitely bring it to the BCCI’s notice and I’m sure they’ll take the right kind of action against these kind people who are trying to spoil the game.
What he really meant:
“Sensationalism first, fact-finding later. That’s the name of the game.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“This rooster (Mazhar Majeed) laid some golden eggs for us (Harbhajan Singh and me).”
Shoaib Akhtar: What he said, really meant and definitely did not
Shoaib Akhtar ‘Rats Out’ An Australian Elephant
What he said:
“If one could make up one’s body with steroids, I would turn a rat into an elephant. But I’d advise Hayden to take some steroid that could make him look better. Good answer? Give him this answer.”
Pakistan cricket’s enfant terrible, Shoaib Akhtar, reacts to Australian Matthew Hayden’s allegation that he built up his body with steroids.
The speedster was in the spotlight following the release of his autobiography, “Controversially Yours”.
What he really meant:
“Now, if Hayden were following his former teammate Shane Warne, he’d discover that Estee Lauder facials and creams are more efficacious than drugs.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“You can call me ‘Red Bull’ Akhtar.”
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