or how not to present an argument
c. India due to law and order situation had to relocate IPL Series to South Africa although the official reason given is IPL schedule clash with the national elections. Recently Australia refused to send its Tennis Team to India for Davis Cup which was due to be held in Chennai, India.
1. Does the PCB have in its possession, documentary evidence to substantiate its claim that the IPL move to South Africa was for reasons other than the schedule clashing with the national elections? And documentary evidence does not purport to Javed Miandad ( Director General, PCB) calling his son's father in law to enquire if the law and order situation is kosher in India and what can be done to disrupt it.
2. It will behoove the lawyers representing the PCB to know that Australia faces sanctions including, but not limited to, a monetary fine plus a forfeit and a possible relegation in the Davis Cup group for not honoring its commitments to play India at Chennai after the ITF had cleared the security arrangements made for the clash.
3. It would also behoove the PCB to know that Pakistan faces a civil war within its own borders. One that Pakistan's prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, said the army was fighting for "the survival of the country",
Strong words, coming as they are from the Prime Minister of the country - so how does the PCB plan to address this real and present danger to thier ability to host the World Cup in 2 years time? Or is "dog in the manger" the PCB policy when it comes to the World Cup?
Saturday, May 09, 2009
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Yeah... u nailed it.. I dont think they care about not being able to host teh WC. Their case is - If they cannot, then India also shouldn't...
Was this a BCCI sponsored post mate? How can you write this? Security situation in Pakistan is allright.
Thats what goes behind issuing the notice to ICC for stripping the world cup hostage rights.
Ok fun apart, you nailed it.
PCB doesnt have the logic and the reasoning power to set its setup right. till then we will continue to find the steps like this.
Besides, homer, if india is unsafe as pcb claims, what price pakistan? If they can actually convince someone that india is unsafe, wouldn't that someone.be even more terrified of pakistan? I guess what they want here is the wc to move away from sub continent more than them being co-hosts.
Anonymous,
If the PCB had limited their statement to the the ICC and how it was out of line in introducing a discussion not on the agenda, they would have had my sympathies.
By trying to extrapolate the security situation in Pakistan with the remaining co-hosts of the World Cup, the PCB over reached itself.
I wonder how much sympathy they will get from the Asian bloc from this point on.
Talk of shooting yourself in the foot!
Thanks for your comments and welcome to the blog!
Cheers,
Sam,
And to think they have paid lawyers and a press unit to handle these things!
Cheers,
Raj,
That is the fundamental flaw in the PCB statement. They have made no effort to address the aftermath of Liberty Chowk and how they plan to handle security from this point on.
Instead, they insist on comparing and contrasting the security situation within Pakistan with the other co-hosts.
Talk of a pissing contest!
Cheers,
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