Bring Yousuf back

Time to bring Yousuf back- no questions asked.
thank you

He's got a point about ICL, we definantly need him in tests and ODI's.

I don't speak dirkastani...

Why is his head so cold that he needs to wear a tea-cosy?

Can't he back-comb his beard?

I read this first as Bring Yourself Back.

And was immediately confused.

They need him more for Tests than ODI's. He has a very particular style of batting and he's not really a speedy scorer when the time is needed.

Makaveli wrote:He's got a point about ICL, we definantly need him in tests and ODI's.

you should post more Makaveli...

What you think about the upcoming series vs Lanka?

The status of the ICL is still in limbo, with the ICC board having deferred considering the Indian Twenty20 league's application for approval pending further discussions between the BCCI, ICL and the ICC.

The topic was again brought up for debate on the opening day of the ICC board meeting in Perth. The pressure has been growing on the ICC to take a decision on the ICL, especially from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), whose chairman Ijaz Butt said he would take up the matter at the meeting. Earlier this week, the PCB had received a letter threatening legal action over the bans imposed on Pakistan's ICL recruits.

The PCB had indicated its keenness on lifting the sanction in the past, and recently urged the ICC to change its stance on the league, stating the board had banned players under ICC rules. However, it was expected the ICL issue was unlikely to be resolved by the ICC board over the weekend, with the BCCI adopting a hard-line approach on its stance to continue with the ban on the ICL.

The ICL asked for recognition last year under an ICC rule that allows matches of an 'exhibition/testimonial' nature to be granted approval directly by the world body. The ICC then directed the BCCI to conduct discussions with the Indian board, since it considered the matter a domestic issue.

However, there was no headway in the talks between the BCCI and ICL but a subsequent meeting between ICC and the ICL in December indicated a compromise was on the cards.

The BCCI were also central to another of the issues debated after they and the ECB continued to express doubts about the idea of a World Test Championship. The ICC are keen to ensure Tests remain relevant in a game being increasingly dominated by Twenty20 and a championship is seen as a possible solution.

However, both the BCCI and ECB have reservations about the impact and effectiveness of such an idea and the ICC have agreed that further consultation is required. David Richardson, the ICC general manager for cricket, will lead this process with more reports due at the next chief executive's (CEC) meeting in Johannesburg in February.

One problem that was agreed on was over-rates, with the boarding agreeing with the view of the CEC and Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, that something had to be done to address the issue of teams not reaching the mandatory 15 overs per hour. The CEC will continue to discuss the best ways of finding a solution.

can some one please throw a shoe at BCCI and ICC

thanks

he still sounds all too bitter - hes moaning about being 'treated like an outsider' and being dropped from the 20-20 team? Well even the likes of tendulkar was dropped from his countries 20-20 side - its a young mans game and moyo is hardly a hare in the field.

And if he was seen as an outsider then why was he still in the test and odi side up until his move to the icl.

He knew fine well he'd be losing out on his national place should he join the icl yet the money loving yousuf chose rupees over his Pakistan.

btw i dont agree with the bcci bullying the icc to ban icl players but the likes of moyo knew what the situation was before he joined so hes no one to blame but himself. Unlike shane bond who was told by NZ cricket before he signed for the icl thjat he could in fact play for nz and then they back tracked but he had the honour not to rip up his contract unlike moyo when he left the icl first time round and tried to pimp himself to the ipl, then went back to the icl when no ipl team wanted him.

for a man who loves to flaunt his religion so much, he does have an obsession with money doesnt he.

I clearly remember DNA saying the following

" We banned the ICL players because the ICL contract states that if PAK's match coincides with the ICL game then the ICL game should be given the preference"....

As it has been proven that DNA lied....not just to yousuf but to the entire cricketing world. So on that particular issue i fully support Yousuf how ever his selfish motives and big ego can't be excluded from the discussion....


having said that there have been many times bigger "sinner" like Gibbs, S Akhtar, N Siddhu, S Warne, Lalit Modi etc who have been allowed to play/administrate the game while Yousuf has been banned for several months

time to lift this joke of a ban...not only on Yousuf but ALL ICL players.

What a bitter man Yousuf is!!!

Was bitter throughout this interview. Not once did he admit him being greedy in this whole ICL-IPL episode.

Always ready to parade his stats and MoMs.

yeah he is not very happy

should be brought back ASAP, no questions asked.