Tag: Disappointed

LAHORE - The International Cricket Council is not happy that a Pakistani television channel has employed banned cricketer Salman Butt as an expert for the coverage of the World Cup. The ICC said although it had no relationship with the channel, the decision to employ Butt was disappointing. "We are not satisfied with this appointment and we have written to the Tribunal chairman, Michael Beloff to enquire whether this could be viewed as a breach of the terms of his suspended sentence,"

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif formally announced his party's decision to part ways with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Friday and said that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif would most likely dissolve the provincial cabinet to form a new one that would exclude PPP ministers.
Following a five-hour meeting of the party's executive council to discuss future strategies, Nawaz told a press conference that the decision to part ways with the PPP in

LAHORE - Former skipper Shoaib Malik has said he would stage a comeback in international cricket very soon.
Malik was left out of Pakistan's preliminary 30-member squad for the World Cup 2011. Malik said he was disappointed at the selectors' decision especially when he was not given any reason. Malik said that the Pakistan Cricket Board and the selection committee members were avoiding him and were not giving him any reason for their attitude.
Malik said that missing the

LAHORE: Former captain and bowling great Wasim Akram has expressed disappointment that Pakistan cricketers are again likely to be left out of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League. "From what we are hearing Pakistani players will again not be in the IPL and this is so disappointing because frankly speaking I personally feel without our players the IPL loses much of its charm and competitive edge," Wasim was quoted by PTI as saying. Wasim pointed out that if top players like

DHAKA: Two busts of Khan, made by two impoverished Bangladeshi brothers, were meant to be auctioned to fund their education. But the brothers were left high and dry.
Shah Rukh was in Dhaka to perform in front of a live audience on December 10. Apart from winning hearts and more fans in Bangladesh, Khan took home two handmade sculptures of his face as gifts. These were supposed to be auctioned to collect money for the poor boys who made them.
It turns out that SRK was not

KARACHI: Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik on Wednesday expressed disappointment at being dropped from Twenty20 and Test squads against New Zealand, clamouring for answers from the cricket board.
Pakistan has announced separate squads for three Twenty20 matches and two Tests against New Zealand ahead of their tour, which starts later this month. Kamran, Malik, senior batsman Mohamad Yousuf and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria were left out.
A separate squad will be announced for six

ABU DHABI: Stand-in South African captain Jacques Kallis said Pakistan deserved the credit for drawing the two-Test series on Wednesday. "We put Pakistan under pressure in both the Tests, but Pakistan performed well and their cricket is looking positive," said Kallis after the second Test ended in a draw, leaving the two-match series at 0-0.
The first Test also ended in stalemate in Dubai last week. Set a daunting 354-run target in 82 overs, Pakistan were pegged back by South

LAHORE: As PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif remained unmoved despite repeated promptings for the ever-elusive unification, Muttahida Muslim League (MML) convener Mir Zafarullah Jamali reportedly left Raiwind empty-handed on Thursday.
Nawaz rejected being be part of any unity that was being sought to grab power during the meeting with Jamali. The MML leader looked upset and humiliated over the treatment as he was expecting a 'high-profile meeting', which remained starless as none of the

WASHINGTON: Expressing disappointment over US President Barack Obama obvious sidelining of Pakistan in his visit to Asian countries, former president Pervez Musharraf said that "it does not resonate well with Pakistanis."
Musharraf also criticized Obama for not speaking about Kashmir, "Clearly people will take this to mean that United States or its president is not concerned," he said. Obama was en route Friday for Mumbai and New Delhi on a trip aimed at convincing India that he