Monday 8 November 2010

The curious case of Zulqarnain Haider

The tribulations of the Pakistan side continue with yet another bizarre episode in the lead up to their ODI series decider with South Africa in the UAE (South Africa by plenty as it transpired). Wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider did a runner after posting a cryptic message on his Facebook page suggesting he hadn't gone along with a plot to lose game four of the series (Haider made 19 not out as Pakistan won to take the series to a decider) and was now being threatened. There are so many ways to deal with this story; sensitivity or top level investigative journalism for instance. We're going the other way. Set phasers to pun.


Pakistan's wicketkeeper is playing a game of Haider-n seek. He Saeed he was off for a paper, Anwar is he now? I Khan believe Ijaz buggered off. Is Haider a bad man? Has he Sindh or would such Shi'a speculation prove unhelpful? If anything, the opposite is true. He's the Kaneria in the mineshaft who has Riaz-ed the Alam in relation to match-fixing and is now on the run, Afridi of his life. Hanif Hafeez for his life, he can take solace. Amin, he's not the first Gul-lible young man to be approached by bookies. It's Saad Butt worse things happen and he Hasan old head on his young shoulders. Shoaib-oarded a flight to London and Nazir (now he's here? No? Never mind) he must con-Sultan co-operate with the cricketing authorities and they too must play their part and not Wasim back to Dubai from whence he came. The authorities Mushtaq this seriously. Junaid to crack down on it quickly. It's Pervez-ive.
Nawaz he's here, if Fahad my way I'd ensure he was protected from those trying to Qasim harm, Hakim to pieces with Razas and Kaleem, Sohail-p me god. What more can a Mandoo?

I'm glad he flew. It would have cost a fortune to get a Kabir.

That Swat we reckon anyway. Amir all week.

I'm done.

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