News from Karachi is that the use of the above consumer product has been banned in Pakistan with immediate effect as on 08 03 2011.
Yet, there is a 'feel good' environment in Pakistan especially after what the Pakistanis were made to see by Shoaib Akhtar yesterday. He has been quick to adjust himself in the role of a support off spinner for Pakistan. This extra spinner will give them an edge specially against matches that are not played against Canada as the other countries have batsmen with an acumen to know that Afridi doesn't turn the cricket ball much.
A lot is expected from Akhtar-the offie as the Pakistanis are damn sure he can be anyways better than Shoaib Malik, who can only do a bit of top spin and that too with a Yonex racket in his hand.
While in India, there is still an element of doubt in the minds of all Indians about the HELICOPTER shot, the DOOSRA and the PALTI HIT. The Helicopter shot has apparently lost fuel, the doosra has been long lost and the PALTI HIT is back to the Great Britain.
One can hardly remember Piyush Chawla claiming a wicket off his leg break delivery. I hope he does not get dropped out of the side for this, just like in the case of Ajit Agarkar for his notoriety of being a bowler too-friendly to the likes of Ross taylor, Chris Gayle, Gilchrist and Mccullum.
The pre-match telecast on Star Cricket, that is hosted by Harsha Bhogle, is not all farce, I feel. Today, they had a guy on their show, who said " If you have Ashish Nehra as your second best bowler of your side, you know you have serious troubles ahead!"
LATER.
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