Bret Lee, Masceranhas, Smith, Nehra and now Dhoni - injuries have slowly started becoming an integral part of the IPL nowadays. It only shows that as the seasons come by, the players are trying harder to win it for their teams. Good for their IPL teams - but how about their countries? With the T20 WC lurking perilously close to the IPL the spate of injuries must concern certain teams. Take for example Graeme Smith. I cannot imagine South Africa competing well without him. It's good that the injury that would rule him out of the IPL and might heal in time for the T20 WC occurred early. What if, GC had injured that finger on the last day of the IPL? What if Dhoni had been hit by Bond on the elbow in the final? It looks like the IPL is now following the pattern of the soccer leagues worldwide. Worrying times for fans and teams alike!
Even as the IPL took control of the cricketing world - even the Aus-NZ series, Eng-Ban and WI-Zim series have been pushed into the background - another storm blew Pakistan cricket out. After the PCB had banned Mohammad Yusuf and Younis Khan for life and Shoaib Malik and Naved Hasan for a year, there is news that some players were involved in match fixing on the Aus tour. Disgraceful! Is there a more lower level Pakistan cricket can stoop to?
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