Well its a sad day for Cricket and Champions Trophy as well. Shoaib Akhtar, the most exciting and dashing bowler in the world (IMO) and the upcoming Mohd Asif have both tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in the random drug tests during Champions Trophy. They stand to get suspended upto an year or even more from competitive cricket. And thats really sad...
Well, we all know what Shoaib Akhtar is.. he is the most fearsome contemporary fast bowler.. who brings zing and a dash of glamor to the otherwise staid gentleman's game. Its always been a delight to see him run up to unleash his pacey stuff. He is someone who actually glamorized the 'run-up'. He was sometime erratic and would get slogged all over the park, but there never was a dull moment with Akhtar on the field.. there couldnt be...
If Imran Khan was the hearthrob, the gentleman.. Shoaib was his antithesis.. the sly, the wicked bad boy of cricket..
Asif was the find of the year for the Pakistani Cricket team.. the steady bowler they had always fantasized about.. He wasnt express fast but really steady.. someone who could bowl wicket to wicket all day ala Glenn McGrath.
It certainly is a bad day for cricket.. And its specially stupid of these two blokes to commit such irresponsible behavior when random drug screen is so much a part of international sport.
P.S.: Looking forward to what Mandira Bedi, the cricket 'expert' has to say about it..
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