Very like the country

Please forgive me for comparing the management of PCB by Ejaz Butt and the management of Pakistan by Asif Zardari in the same vein because I find both to be almost the same. The writ of government is no where to be seen in our daily lives. Ditto with PCB. We don't know who is who there at the moment. Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir have their own views on all issues while Ejaz Butt, Saleem Altaf and Zakir Khan tell altogether different stories. I request them all to take their jobs seriously and please don't try to fool the people by claiming that it is actually PCB that has convinced Sri Lankan Cricket Board (SCB) to let its team travel to Pakistan. We all know it was SCB (under the leadership of Ranatunga) who first offered to visit to Pakistan after the childish refusal of the Indian government. It is also very unseemly that one fine morning Ejaz Butt woke up with a good feeling and decided that Shoaib Malik should lead the side for an indefinite period Wow, I don't think he has taken such an abrupt decision even in his private life. Last and not the least, why on earth is PCB not lifting the ban on ICL players including Muhammad Yousuf. To lose the world number 2 batsman like this will be sheer stupidity. -ABDUL RAUF, Fateh Jang, via e-mail, January 9.

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