This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed "Talent and spirit running wild". The writer, Ikram Sehgal, has expressed his views on the victory of Pakistan team at The Oval last Sunday. No doubt, his is a write-up which is strongly characterised by a nationalistic approach. The question, however, is: Can a defence analyst having proven dexterity in matters of security be a cricket expert armed by deep knowledge of this gameas well? He has argued, for example, that "the decline in our cricket standards is because those running Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have no first-hand knowledge of cricket. Shahryar Khan is way past his bedtime and while one must commend Najam Sethi's business acumen, we need someone with profound knowledge of cricket running PCB. Otherwise, they become susceptible to manipulation and pressure applied by the non-cricketing mafia staffing PCB." Is it an honest expression of opinion and free of malice after Pakistan's historic win in the Champions Trophy's final? Doesn't PCB Chairman Shahryar Khan too deserve commendation on this victory?
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