Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Good cricket our only concern: Misbah

DUBAI: Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul Haq on Tuesday stressed the need for forgetting the 2010 spot-fixing scandal when his team take on England in the first of three Tests here next week. The Pakistan captain got the first taste of how the series – the first between the two countries since the scandal – will be seen during his press conference after arriving here on Monday. The scandal, related to the bowling of deliberate no-balls during the Lord’s Test against England, ended in jail terms for then captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir. When asked about the scandal, a visibly upset Misbah said: “That’s the past, we don’t get into that. I am only focusing on what we can do on the ground. I think everybody...