Sad end to Shoaib
The final blow as expected was delivered by the Pakistani Cricket Board based on the recommendations of the three member panel and Shoaib is gone. It's difficult to imagine his comeback after another two years when his injury prone body and his infamous attitude which is already suspect would have come to a virtual no point of return after two years of redundancy.
Kamran Abbasi in this beautiful article for Cricinfo brings out the multiple facets of Shoaib, his trials and tribulations and his supreme talents as a dreaded fast bowler who could on his day simply bowl out any opposition with sheer speed and aggression. Sad end for such a great entertainer who was a sheer joy to watch with his long flowing hair running all the way to the crease delivering thunderbolts at close 100 mph and the bird like two handed flyer when ever he took a wicket must be one of the most fascinating scenes of modern day cricket. I still remember the bewildered looks of Lakshman and Tendulkar when they were yorked by Shoaib and the stumps went cart wheeling beyond the wicket keeper.
I liked this particular line which summed up his career:
Is he villain or hero? Is he master-blaster or high-class fool? The best guess is that he is probably both, a classic flawed genius, a unique talent balanced on the edge of ecstasy and damnation.
RK
The final blow as expected was delivered by the Pakistani Cricket Board based on the recommendations of the three member panel and Shoaib is gone. It's difficult to imagine his comeback after another two years when his injury prone body and his infamous attitude which is already suspect would have come to a virtual no point of return after two years of redundancy.
Kamran Abbasi in this beautiful article for Cricinfo brings out the multiple facets of Shoaib, his trials and tribulations and his supreme talents as a dreaded fast bowler who could on his day simply bowl out any opposition with sheer speed and aggression. Sad end for such a great entertainer who was a sheer joy to watch with his long flowing hair running all the way to the crease delivering thunderbolts at close 100 mph and the bird like two handed flyer when ever he took a wicket must be one of the most fascinating scenes of modern day cricket. I still remember the bewildered looks of Lakshman and Tendulkar when they were yorked by Shoaib and the stumps went cart wheeling beyond the wicket keeper.
I liked this particular line which summed up his career:
Is he villain or hero? Is he master-blaster or high-class fool? The best guess is that he is probably both, a classic flawed genius, a unique talent balanced on the edge of ecstasy and damnation.
RK
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