Now this one is shocking! Not the fact that Asif has a thing for drugs, we know that already. But the fact that he had the balls to carry it with him when landing on the Dubai Airport! It is another matter that when he left the Mumbai Airport, he must still be having the drugs on him, but you know about the security at Indian airports (if you don’t, trust me you wouldn’t want to know).
 
Alright, lets get the stats (being a sports guy, there are stats everywhere for me):
Type of Drug : Opium (contraband)
Quantity : 10 gm
Does he …read more

Pakistani fast bowlers Shoaib Ahktar and Mohammed Asif both received bans (2 years and 1 year respectively) for failing drug tests for banned substance nandrolone. This is the first case of the use of performance enhancing drugs in Cricket (Shane Warne taking diuretics was only designed to improve his performance off the pitch…).
In true Pakistani style, though, the whole thing is shrouded in controversy – the players initially waived their rights to a secondary sample test, the equivalent of holding up your hands and saying “You got me”, but have since vowed to prove their innocence and appeal the …read more

He’s on cloud 9 at the moment. Or if he isn’t, then he ought to be. Where was he in the Test series? I don’t know. But he should have been playing. Injured, maybe. Seems to be a common theme. But having scalped Kevin Pietersen in 3 consecutive games now, he’s really become the spearhead of the Pakistan bowling attach. And with Shoaib now back to accompany him, the two of them really represent a quality opening one day bowling partnership.
I like the guy because he looks nice. Not in a curious way, I mean he’s always smiling. He’s got …read more