Speaking earlier today to PakPassion.net team mates of Shoaib Akhtar at KRL were quoted as saying that the Rawalpindi Express is determined to prove his critics wrong and very keen to find a spot in the Pakistan squad for the Twenty/20 World Cup which takes place in the Caribbean in April and May of this year.
I invited Iqbal Qasim to share his thoughts on PakPassion regarding the selection of the Pakistan "A" squad for the series against the England Lions. The series involves 3 ODIs and 3 T20 matches next month in the UAE.
Here's the Chairman of Selector's response :-
Press release from Shahid Afridi 25th January 2010
Over the last few days there has been intense media attention on the IPL auction in Pakistan and India. I want to give my personal view and Inshallah this will close the matter.
Former Pakistan captain Asif Iqbal spoke to PakPassion.net about the decision to remove Mohammad Yousuf and who he thinks should replace the outgoing captain.
Khurram Manzoor had not played any cricket for more than 7 weeks when he was thrown in at the deep end against Australia in Hobart. In those 7 weeks he had witnessed the highs and the lows of test cricket.
Pakistan go into the quarter finals of the Under 19 World Cup in New Zealand in a buoyant mood, having topped their initial qualifying group with victories over West Indies, Papua New Guinea and a last over victory against Bangladesh.
Speaking exclusively to PakPassion.net former Pakistan fielding coach Julien Fountain stated that the importance and benefits of employing a fielding coach should not be underestimated by cricket boards and players alike.
Shahid Afridi expressed his disappointment to PakPassion.net at missing out on an Indian Premier League deal, after no bids were received for him or any of the other Pakistani players that were on the auction player list.