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Leniency for earlier criminals leads others to commit similar crime

Leniency for earlier criminals leads others to commit similar crime Pakistan cricket is embroiled in many controversies including drug abuse by players, involvement in match fixing and other acts of indiscipline. Things for few years though had been progressing smoothly and the image of Pakistan cricket was getting better. Just when everything looked to be moving in the right direction, the menace of Match fixing scandal again surfaced in Pakistani cricket. This time the bookies targeted the Pakistan Super League and were successfully able to lure a few of our players into their corruptive fold. The Pakistan Cricket Board frequently made tall claims about educating players on match fixing and drugs usage but even after all this effort of cricket board, players continue to make mistakes. This attitude of players shows that either they are naïve to the consequences of their mistakes or they think that the PCB is a weak board and is not capable of taking strong action against th...

Misbah-ul-Haq leads his team off after clinching the series

Misbah-ul-Haq leads his team off after clinching the series  Pakistan"s most capped Test captain, Misbah-ul-Haq, will look to lead the side to its sixth ever series whitewash © AFPMisbah-ul-Haq walked out for a toss in a Test match for the 49th time - more than any other Pakistan captain - and, after winning his third toss of the three-Test series, had no hesitation in choosing to bat. That means West Indies could once again find themselves batting last on a pitch that is likely to break up as the match progresses.Each team made two changes to its playing XI. Pakistan brought back fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz, in place of Sohail Khan and Rahat Ali. West Indies selected Alzarri Joseph in place of Miguel Cummins, while first-choice wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich slots back in for Shai Hope, who had stood in for him in the second Test.Sharjah is expected to be hotter than Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The pitch looked like it had a bit of moisture, but was expected to get drier wi...