LAHORE:
Zulqarnain Haider, a star in the making for Pakistan 12 months ago, cannot even find a place in any regional team now.
Overlooked by the Lahore region for both their teams for the season-opening domestic Twenty20 event that takes place next week, Haider went looking for a place in some other region but Karachi and Multan, too, gave him a cold shoulder.
Lahore region opted to go with the Akmal brothers as their wicket-keepers while Multan, too, preferred to stick to their first-choice Gulraiz.
“It is disappointing to not be considered in either of the Lahore teams because this is my home region and if they don’t select me, who will,” complained Haider.
He had alleged on his Facebook page that the Akmal brothers were behind his ouster but the Lahore region president Khawaja Nadeem said that they have better and performing players to fill the void.
“Haider was out of cricket for the last year and in Twenty20, we require cricketers who are performing so we went for better performers,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 28th, 2011.
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@Amer: @syed: Are you guys CRAZZZYY! He made the right decision to leave that the last game and go to England! He later resurfaced in the UK and said he fled since he had received death threats from unidentified people seeking to draw him into match-fixing. He tried to seek protection in the UK and placed an application for asylum that hinged on the nature of the information he was able to divulge, as the extraordinary nature of his case appeared to fall outside the usual conditions required of a person seeking refugee status.
We don't even want to see his face. And if he ever comes on field, i suggest we welcome him with pelted stones.
this guy is a real genius.he did the whole drama just to get settled in UK.
This guy is crazy! He was the one who left the team on the final match of a series and now he is expecting to come back? People like him should be banned for life.
you are the man that dumped your national team and left us with nothing but sheer embarassment. it is most generous of the people of Pakistan to even accept you back. in my opinion you should be tried in court for committing treason. dont wanna see that man in the national team.