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An unpardonable act by Shoaib AktharThe beamer bowled by Shoaib Akthar in the last ball of the 126th over during the Indian innings in Faisalabad was definitely against the very spirit of the game. After being hit all over in that over, he came round the Dropping Ganguly was a brave decisionIn cricket, the local body holds the authority to decide on the type of wicket to be prepared on their ground.So, automatically the host team always has some degree of participation in preparing the pitch. Usually, groundsmen heed to their request Uphill task for Pak bowlers to stop SehwagThe Pakistan bowlers can draw advantage from the fact that only two Indian batsmen had outings in the first Test in Lahore and the middle-order still lacks match practice. But they have an uphill task of preventing the flow of runs No more flat-tracks please......Apart from a dashing 254 by Indian opener Virender Sehwag, the benign track at Gaddafi stadium in Lahore was the only talking point during the opening Test between India and Pakistan. Both the team captains didn't mince words while denouncing the Lively Indian skipper on dead Lahore trackOnce again, an animated conversation between Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly shown live by a TV channel before the first Test at Lahore kept the media busy speculating for a couple of days.In cricket, such discussions are plenty in the dressing
