Zulqy found in UK, announces retirement

and why England, where he knows almost no one.

I know I'm jumping the gun massively but if he is going down that route he's pretty likely to get asylum over here if he feels its unsafe to return home.

Also, why could he not wait till after the 5th ODI? Seeing as I doubt he would be harmed on the cricket field in front of thousands of spectators, that would for me be the safest place to be ironically. Considering he'd be on the team bus to the ground, and back from the ground, it would seem very safe actually.

Who knows. Maybe he got a direct threat indicating they were going to get him immediately.
 
I know I'm jumping the gun massively but if he is going down that route he's pretty likely to get asylum over here if he feels its unsafe to return home.



Who knows. Maybe he got a direct threat indicating they were going to get him immediately.
I don't think he is looking for asylum, just yet.

And again, I reask the question - was anyone going to get him from 6 AM (when he left) to say 8:30ish AM while he is in a hotel which has CCTV cameras and a decent form of security? Because once he gets past that point, he's with the team, where he should be safe.

In a sense of panic, the brain does not work properly, which may be what happened here.

However, I think this was a collective decision in which he made a plan. Possibly, it is someone in the team or management who had told him to lose the game, and he didn't. Therefore, he's avoiding playing / being around that person. Because it certainly seems like he did not want to play in this game, or be near the team itself.

Hopefully we get some answers soon, before the test series starts

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Just to add my personal opinion on this - I think Zulqarnain has acted like a child, because he could have EASILY said something to Shahid Afridi or Waqar Younis (who knows, he may have because they seemed rather calm about the situation)

Another thing that should be noted is that during the English summer after Zulqarnain's match winning innings, Zulqarnain was sent home to Pakistan on the pretext of an 'injury', which Zulqarnain later stated that upon returning from the doctor, Yawar Saeed had already booked his ticket home from England.

Also, to justify my point of him being a kid, just take a look at his Facebook page.
 
Well, I think we can all agree on one thing - he should've attended his english lessons at school.
 
Also, to justify my point of him being a kid, just take a look at his Facebook page.

If you're referring to this Facebook page Zulqarnain Haider (Pakistan Wicket Keeper) | Facebook I don't think its his. Everything is written in third person for example "ZULQARNAIN HAIDER IS GOING ON GEO TOMARROW AND AND TELL 2 PEOPLES WHAT GOING ON IN LAHORE CRICKET WHAT THE POLITICS GOING IN LAHORE CRICKET"

Sounds like a fan site tbh.

don't think he is looking for asylum, just yet.

And again, I reask the question - was anyone going to get him from 6 AM (when he left) to say 8:30ish AM while he is in a hotel which has CCTV cameras and a decent form of security? Because once he gets past that point, he's with the team, where he should be safe.

In a sense of panic, the brain does not work properly, which may be what happened here.

However, I think this was a collective decision in which he made a plan. Possibly, it is someone in the team or management who had told him to lose the game, and he didn't. Therefore, he's avoiding playing / being around that person. Because it certainly seems like he did not want to play in this game, or be near the team itself.

Hopefully we get some answers soon, before the test series starts

Unless things are even more corrupt than anyone dares to think and he thinks that the whole team is in on it in a big way so decided to get away from the team. I hope for crickets sake it isn't.
 
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There is a bit new information regarding this situation. Haider's brother is mentioning that PCB knew about this situation, but I regard this as speculation. If they knew it, they should have asked for enforced security for their players. Unless, like I earlier said, Haider thought that even enforced security could safeguard his life.

Pakistan cricketer arrives in UK after Dubai no-show

"He will definitely face an inquiry and disciplinary action whenever he contacts us. But we are concerned about this whole situation," said PCB legal adviser Tafazzul Rizvi.

"I have come here on my own expenses on a one-month visa," said Haider after arriving at Heathrow. "I will be staying at a hotel on my own expense."

Haider's older brother Aqeel, who lives in Lahore, said the wicketkeeper had received messages on his mobile phone threatening to kill him and target his family after the one-dayer against South Africa.

Haider's brother says the PCB knew of the threats and accused it of doing nothing about them.

He has now demanded a government inquiry into the matter.

BBC News - Pakistan cricketer arrives in UK after Dubai no-show
 
Nothing new really added then. Just seemed he was worried for his safety and he's then accusing Pakistan of not doing anything to protect him in light of these threats. Will be very interesting to see how this plays out over the next few days as by the sound of it Pakistan aren't too happy with him.

Tbh if I had the opportunity of getting away from it all and to a safe place on my own accord I'd probably do the same.
 
Insomniac is right on the money.
Howcome a guy in a team feel so aloof that in a case of death threat over his mobile, he asks for his passport and just flies off to Eng without speaking about it to anyone.

Pakistan Cricket Entertainment continues to bring new and unexpected on to the table.
 
If you're referring to this Facebook page Zulqarnain Haider (Pakistan Wicket Keeper) | Facebook I don't think its his. Everything is written in third person for example "ZULQARNAIN HAIDER IS GOING ON GEO TOMARROW AND AND TELL 2 PEOPLES WHAT GOING ON IN LAHORE CRICKET WHAT THE POLITICS GOING IN LAHORE CRICKET"

Sounds like a fan site tbh.



Unless things are even more corrupt than anyone dares to think and he thinks that the whole team is in on it in a big way so decided to get away from the team. I hope for crickets sake it isn't.
If you read the date of that post, it was February 24. That's in relation to the nepotism of Lahore cricket, not match-fixing / spot-fixing.

Secondly, that is not his facebook. This is his facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001246582864 (Sign in required)

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Zulqarnain Haider interview on Geo News (for those who can understand Urdu / Hindi) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XxzF-bo6iE&feature=player_embedded
 
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I actually feel for Pakistani cricketers. The incident actually shows that firstly, fixing is still at large in Pakistani cricket. Secondly, if they are doing it on death threats, I seriously feel for them. This guy is a brave one.
 

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