Imran Farhat's father-in-law and PCB

This story is getting more and more interesting. Imran Farhat's father-in-law, Mohammad Ilyas, who also happens to be a former test batsman, is locking horns with the PCB to get his son-in-law into the team. It was in early May that we got news of Illyas stormed into the office of the selectors and threatened them for not selecting Farhat. Following that Farhat himself publicly expressed unhappiness over the selection. PCB immediately issued a warning to Farhat, put him under probation for six months. Then just a few days ago PCB banned Illyas from entering the home stadium of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for threatening the national selectors. So what does Illyas do? He decides to go on hunger strike over the ban. He is going on hunger strike starting from 25th of June to protest the ban.

Imran Farhat got his chances and could not do enough to keep his position in the team. With this kind of attitude, I doubt the selectors would be very keen to give him another chance in future. Mohammad Illyas played test cricket for Pakistan and has got some connections in the PCB. But trying to get Farhat in the team is something he sould stay away from. I am surprised that PCB did not take any legal actions against him for the threat.

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Imran Farhat punished

This was coming for sure. A few days ago, when the PCB selectors overlooked Farhat while deciding the team for the upcoming series against Srilanka, his father-in-law stormed into the selectors and thrteatened them. You can follow the story here. Farhat also expressed his annoyance over the matter. Then he susequently apologiged.

Now, Farhat has been punished for that. He has been kept on probation for six months in which his conduct will be watched and he will be fined half of his next match fee. His aplogy made the PCB take a softer approach.

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Imran Farhat's father-in-law in war with PCB selectors?

Imran Farhat's father-in-law in war with PCB selectors?

Well, this one is quite a shocking news from "The Daily Times" from Pakistan. Imran Farhat's father-in-law Mr. Mohammad Ilyas is a former Pakistani test player. He perhaps didn't like it much when the selectors over looked his son-in-law for the latest team. Selector Shafqat Rana said that

Ilyas, father-in-law of Imran, entered the room of selectors and said: “thank you very much for not selecting Imran. Now the war is on.”

This is very interesting. I had never heard anything like this before. I wonder how much he helped Farhat's future prospects.