Shaharyar Khan
Shaharyar Khan
Nawabzada Shahryar Mohammad Khanis a former career Pakistan diplomat who rose to the position of Foreign Secretary of Pakistan in 1990, and remained so till his retirement from service in 1994; he was later appointed as UN SRSG to Rwanda...
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But eventually Bangladesh may use only one venue for the six matches.
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I had it in mind from the beginning to speak to him and ask him to reconsider. Then we spoke and I said to him that while it is a personal decision and it must be respected, it is disappointing nonetheless. I reminded him that his Test form of late had been brilliant and that while he may not be an automatic selection in the eleven, he is an essential member of the playing squad.
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We have seen these reports and we are trying to find out whether he has said these things.
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We have made his fresh videos and hope we will either get his ban lifted or reduced.
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We actually wanted a Gaddafi pitch that would help both the batsmen and bowlers. But so many external factors come into play and become impediments. As you know, it's been very, very cold here. It has also been raining...the curator didn't get enough time to work on it.
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There is lot of interest in the series but then there is only so much space in a stadium. We also have to look at facilities, comfort and security of the people who come to watch the matches.
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We know standards will not improve overnight but we want to instill into the team the importance of fielding as a discipline and this process can begin by bringing Rhodes to Pakistan.
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Pakistan's view is clear, we don't support this tournament and from our talks with the Indians we know they share our views. We will be conveying our views clearly at the ICC executive board meeting next month.
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We have stopped Salim Malik from playing because he comes in our domain.
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We had very good discussions and we've all agreed in bidding for the 2011 World Cup.
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We have not permitted Malik to feature in this series which comes in our domain.
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We have to submit an impressive and comprehensive bid by April 21 so that we can earn the rights to host the World Cup.
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For the last four years we have had to cajole and implore teams to visit Pakistan and play at our venues. Most of them have shunned Karachi for security reasons.
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The ICC has asked us to give several details and we need time for that. But we are confident after having already individually notified the ICC about our intentions.