By Jawad Hussain
KARACHI, Pakistan (TheSportsNext) September 18, 2012: Former Pakistani cricketers, both banned and ousted, have taken the job of cricket experts or pundits at the local television channels which are running special broadcasts on the occasion of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 (ICCWT20).
Tainted cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Aamir, who were banned by the International Cricket Council for their proven involvement in the scourge of spot-fixing, are performing duties of cricket expert on the ARY News and Express News, respectively.
Younus Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq, the ousted cricketers though have signed up with more respectable broadcasters like state run PTV Sports and international sports channel TenSports as cricket pundits as the aging Pakistani cricketers may have already sorted out their options as they are nearing international retirement.
Another former Pakistani captain Moin Khan is expressing his expert opinion at the Dawn News as the ICC World Twenty20 starts Tuesday with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe locking horns in the inaugural match of the competition.
It’s quite a common practice for cricketers all across the world that they do turn television commentators and experts after culminating their international careers but Pakistani media’s irresponsibility was once again highlighted by the fact that they hired those cricketers who are not a good example for the emerging and young cricketers.
ARY News went to the extent of running promos saying the tagline, “Stopped from playing, but not from speaking." This is ridiculous behavior by the Pakistani media because the players who are serving hefty bans following their involvement in illegal cricketing activities should not be made national heroes like that because by doing this you’re making young kids to think nothing is gonna change even if we get caught red-handed doing corruption.
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