Misbah bashing on Geo Super (Full Summary Post 17)

[12cavalry]

Is anyone watching the show "Bolain Kia Baat hai" on Geo Super right now. This show and this channel are an absolute disgrace!

I don't believe some of the things that are being said by these journalists especially Yahya Hussaini, who seems to have genuine hate for Misbah. Also Majid Bhatti, according to whom Misbah has asked players not to sign the contract.

Earlier there was call on the show from a Misbah supporter. Majid Bhatti said that the caller was planted because from his accent he sounds someone from Mianwali

Also both are doing their level best to discredit Misbah performances. Majid Bhatti chipping in to say that most of the teams he has beaten were 3rd class.

Probably the worst sport talk shows I have ever seen.

And does Yahya Hussaini has any personal enmity with Misbah?

[12cavalry]

Yahya Hussaini: Misbah ka pata lag jaye ga, abhi tak wo sirf BD aur UAE ki pitches par khela hai.

[Legend Killer]

Geo super especially Yahya/Majid are extremely pro-Afridi and anti-Misbah. thats why i never watch geo super talk shows, most of their "experts" are blinded by their personal biases.

[12cavalry]

Unbelievable

A caller who supported Misbah saying every player who wear the national colours should be respected, to which Yahya replies ...there are some black sheeps in the team.

[saeed-sohail]

Hate these idiots.

[kungfu90]

Hope this will inspire to fire and shut them up.

[Afridirocks]

Yahya Hussaini might not be that good of a journalist but Majid Bhatti provides with very true information!!! Even if Misbah has told not to sign the contract, I dont see any problems in that, they want to make a stand and the best way to do it is by having alot of people not signing

[12cavalry]

Majid Bhatti: Misbah was one of those who incited Afridi against Ijaz Butt.

Yahya: There is no player like Afridi...no one comes close. Hafeez is a clueless captain.

[Hamxa89]

Originally Posted by 12cavalry Majid Bhatti: Misbah was one of those who incited Afridi against Ijaz Butt. Yahya: There is no player like Afridi...no one comes close. Hafeez is a clueless captain.

That is shameful!

If these guys are actually saying what you are quoting; its a shame that they are the journalists of the leading sports channel in Pakistan.

[12cavalry]

Yahya Hussaini should try to be a a little less partisan. He after all call himself a journalist.

[MRSN]

..sorry don't want to start any regional bias but Geo super or Majid Bhatti,Yahya Hussaini or Mirza baig they all support and back only Karachi Players.

[MRSN]

Originally Posted by 12cavalry Yahya Hussaini should try to be a a little less partisan. He after all call himself a journalist.

lol is he a journalist?look at this interview!! I could have done a better job.

[Aymeking]

Moral of the story : management is trying to keep Afridi away from media becoz he leaks team meeting stuff to Geo.
2ndly Geo tv Wants their Blue eyed Boy Mr Boom Boom as captain.they are bashing misbah on their tv as well as on their print media.Bhatti is writing too many stuff in favour of Afridi.

[Looney]

So we have to degrade Misbah to support Afridi or vice versa ? I think Misbah remains the most consistent player who has performed against the best . He could not find a place in the national side earlier only because , and were in the middle order . Ever since Inzi left , our batting has not been the same and Misbah has provided some stability to this team .


If PCB has barred Afridi from speaking to this particular channel and its " journalists " then good call .

[12cavalry]

Originally Posted by Looney So we have to degrade Misbah to support Afridi or vice versa ? I think Misbah remains the most consistent player who has performed against the best . He could not find a place in the national side only because , and were in the middle order . Ever since Inzi left , our batting has not been the same and Misbah has provided some stability to this team . If PCB has barred Afridi from speaking to this particular channel and its " journalists " then good call .

Its simple...sadly not for some of our journos.

[saeed-sohail]

This seems to be their reaction on Afridi gag thing. They are hurting badly I guess.

[mrcricket.15]

I just finished 2-hour-long talk-show anchored by Mirza Iqbal Baig. Yahya Hussaini and Abdul Majid Bhatti were journalists, who both consistently talked with respect to their agenda i.e talking against Misbah and some other players.

There were hilarious comments from both Yahya and Bhatti that you won't even find a layman saying such things let alone senior Cricket journalists.

In spite of all the bashing, nearly 6 callers phoned them and nailed both the experts for bashing Misbah-ul-Haq and only one caller came in support of so called experts.

Surprisingly, Iqbal Baig conducted a program in an entire unbiased way that even Yahya stuttered to answer questions which were raised by Baig.

The most hilarious comments in the program were:

1. Bhatti deemed a phone caller (Irshad from Rawalpindi), who supported Misbah, as a "planted caller" because the speaking accent of caller was of Mianwali, the home town of Misbah-ul-Haq.

2. Yahya said in room number 11 of NCA Lahore, the PCB Headquarters, there is conspiracy being run against PCB Chief Zaka Ashraf.

3. When asked who told you that Misbah has compelled players not to sign contracts, Yahya replied: we don't disclose our sources.

4. Yahya even went on to say that PCB should take action on exclusion of Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq from a TV Ad where nearly all the Pakistan players featured but they both were missing.

Following are the Tweets I posted during the program:

Bhatti: Misbah ne sazish ki aur players ko kaha contract sign na karo. Ab Misbah ne players ko dhoka de dia jab PCB ne Misbah ki pagar ki.

Yahya Hussaini: main agr yahan bata dun ke Ijaz Butt ne kya batain ki hain India ja ke tu sab ke rongte kharre ho jayain.

Yahya Hussaini: PCB HQ Lahore main NCA room no. 10 main PCB chairman ke khilaf conspiracy chal rahi ha. [30 odd minutes later in program, he changed room no. 10 to room no. 11]

Abhi aik TV ad bana ha, uss main sab players hain lakin Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq nahi hain. PCB ko chahye action le: Yahya Hussaini

Yahya Hussaini: Misbah ne behind door gandi gaaliyan nikalin kyon ke ussey T20 kaptaani se hata dia gya.

Yahya Hussaini: Pietersen ne 32 saal ki age main t20 se retirement le li. Misbah 38 ke hote hue kehte hain I am available to play T20.

Yahya Hussaini: hum apna source nahi btate hote ke humain news kis ne di ha.

Bhatti: yeh jo abhi phone caller Misbah ko support kar raha tha yeh planted call thi. Caller ka accent Mianwali ke logon jaisa tha.

Yahya Hussaini: Player power shuru ho gyi ha team main. Azhar Ali ko open karwane ki planning ho rahi ha in ODIs kyon ke uss ki middle order main jaga nahi banti.

Bhatti: Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah; yeh players aik hi track pe chalte hain

Yahya Hussaini in an angered way: Pata lag jaye ga ab Misbah ka bhi, abhi tak tu bas UAE or Bangladesh ki pitches pe score kia ha.

Bhatti says: Misbah, Ajmal, Hafeez ne Afridi ko kaha ke Ijaz Butt ke against khare ho jao. Aur bad main yeh sab peeche ho gye.

Yahya Hussaini: Mujhe aaj aik khas banday ne phone kar ke btaya ha ke Younis Khan ne contract sign kar dia ha. Ye main ab ap ko bta raha hun

[Desi_Joker]

Shameful stuff from Geo Super. What a third class channel they have become.

[12cavalry]

I really hope Misbah has a good lawyer.

[Blistering Barnacle]

I'm no Misbah fan (for limited overs cricket) but I'm not for bashing him in any form of media.

Hopefully this kind of coverage will open the population's eyes about the blatant bias our media currently has, whether it be political or otherwise. I'm not holding my breath though.

[PublicEnemy]

I am Imran from Karachi, who called there today and supported misbah

[kingusama92]

Poor comments made on that show against Misbah.

Clearly had an axe to grind. Shame that such a show would have to stoop so low. Not liking a player is one thing, but unfairly ripping into him is uncalled for.

Serious accusations levelled against Misbah. One may have a problem with Misbah's playing style, but hands down he is a classy guy. No one can doubt that.

[Saurav]

cant resist

[sully3]

Its clear Geo has an Issue with Misbah which is deeper then just Cricket,

Remember Ijaz but saying in a interview that Geo demanded 2 corers from him if he wants them to paint a positive picture about him in the media.
Same might have happened to Misbah and he is refused to pay hence the bashing

[Green]

This is absolutely disgraceful!

If anything, Misbah is one player who has avoided controversy in an organization whose middle name is 'Trouble'.

I cannot believe these 'esteemed journalists' are allowed to make remarks like these against a current successful captain on TV and get away with it.

Honestly think some sort of action should be taken by Geo against them. If not, it just shows the levels the channel has stooped to.

This is, literally, disgusting me.

[LegCutter]

Originally Posted by PublicEnemy I am Imran from Karachi, who called there today and supported misbah

Good job man, thanks for raising your voice against these vendetta-fueled journalists.

[Markhor]

Pakistani media are no better than a sleazy tabloid. PCB and Misbah should take legal action against some of the ridiculous allegations brought against them. Disgusting from so-called journalists who have personal agendas.

If this was Afridi being bashed then all his die-hards would be flocking outside Geo Headquarters baying for their blood. But since its Misbah its fair game.

[Savak]

Its funny how a lot of ppers cannot stand their blue eyed boy Misbah from being criticized. It bet if Majid Bhatti, Yahya Hussaini were talking against Afridi, we wouldn't even see this thread right now.

Some people need to wake up to the fact that Misbah is not as innocent/faultless as people presume him to be.

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[Sherlock]

Originally Posted by PublicEnemy I am Imran from Karachi, who called there today and supported misbah

Yeah okay

[kingusama92]

This is what Misbah gets for being a nice guy. What is the incentive of even being a nice guy in the Pakistani cricket team? The media targets you more than the others.

Some of these media people are the lowest of the low.

Appalling.

[Markhor]

Originally Posted by Savak Some people need to wake up to the fact that Misbah is not as innocent/faultless as people presume him to be.

Where's your evidence then for Misbah's wrongdoings ?

Put it out in the public domain then if you have any factual evidence. This bizarre personal vendetta against Misbah is quite something.

[Green]

Originally Posted by Savak Its funny how a lot of ppers cannot stand their blue eyed boy Misbah from being criticized. It bet if Majid Bhatti, Yahya Hussaini were talking against Afridi, we wouldn't even see this thread right now. Some people need to wake up to the fact that Misbah is not as innocent/faultless as people presume him to be. Sent from my BlackBerry 9360 using Tapatalk

I understand from your posts that you are not a fan of Misbah. And that is perfectly fine, as every fan has a valid opinion with valid reasoning; but do you seriously believe it is alright for a leading sports channel in Pakistan to come out with their 'star journalists' and accuse a player of causing rifts and conspiring against the board?

Forget about which player it is, but is it right to accuse a captain of such grave and punishable deeds on national television without providing more evidence than a "Mujhe pata hai lekin main nahi bata sakta"?

[LegCutter]

Originally Posted by Savak Its funny how a lot of ppers cannot stand their blue eyed boy Misbah from being criticized. It bet if Majid Bhatti, Yahya Hussaini were talking against Afridi, we wouldn't even see this thread right now. Some people need to wake up to the fact that Misbah is not as innocent/faultless as people presume him to be. Sent from my BlackBerry 9360 using Tapatalk

I really hope you have some evidence to back up this claim or you will lose every ounce of credibility you have as a poster on these forums.

[A.M.]

well where is Faizan Lakhani would really like to know what he has to defend Geo!! what a pathetic channel it is!!

[kingusama92]

Originally Posted by Savak Its funny how a lot of ppers cannot stand their blue eyed boy Misbah from being criticized. It bet if Majid Bhatti, Yahya Hussaini were talking against Afridi, we wouldn't even see this thread right now. Some people need to wake up to the fact that Misbah is not as innocent/faultless as people presume him to be. Sent from my BlackBerry 9360 using Tapatalk

There has to be proof before accusations are levelled.

Otherwise, anyone can go on TV and say "player x is causing rifts" and people will believe them.

This is cheap journalism and I am shocked you are not up in arms against it.

[crazyfan]

main geo super nai dekh sakta yaha par ksa main na yeh show dekha hai.par mujhe pata hai geo super 1 dam ghtya chanel hai.kya main inki is harkat k khilaf unse kuch kehna chahu to kaha par aur kese keh sakta hu?fb page ?Tweet ?number? plz help

[A.M.]

this majid bhatti has always been negative even when he is commentating he keeps on bashing people.... Geo really has low Standards= yahya, MIB, Bhatti!!

[Bullet Drive]

How un-unprofessional. Very poor stuff.

[Saj]

Originally Posted by Savak Its funny how a lot of ppers cannot stand their blue eyed boy Misbah from being criticized. It bet if Majid Bhatti, Yahya Hussaini were talking against Afridi, we wouldn't even see this thread right now. Some people need to wake up to the fact that Misbah is not as innocent/faultless as people presume him to be. Sent from my BlackBerry 9360 using Tapatalk

I think people like Savak forget that what matters most is the Pakistan cricket team, it's not about Misbah, Umar Akmal, Hafeez, Afridi or anyone else.

Those that prefer individuals success over the teams success need to wake up a bit.

As far as players being innocent or faultless, who cares. What I look at are the runs, wickets and catches they take.

[A.M.]

Originally Posted by Bullet Drive How un-unprofessional. Very poor stuff.

Geo has never been professional

[Zamee]

So now media is creating rifts between players
Yahya Hussaini is Afridi's pet so i m not surprised by his comments. However Majid Bhatti's allegations are surprising. He used to be a good journalist in the past.
Maybe Geo is not happy on the sanction on Afridi by PCB. We seriously need more sports channels to end Geo's monopoly. Everything will be on the right track then.

[Thees_Mar_Khan]

Originally Posted by MRSN ..sorry don't want to start any regional bias but Geo super or Majid Bhatti,Yahya Hussaini or Mirza baig they all support and back only Karachi Players.

Thats the best you got

[LastLaugh_PK]

Who listens to Geo Super's bs anymore. Dumb, Indianized commercial channel. The reason Pakistan won 3-0 against England is because of Misbah. I am sure these so called "experts" would not have mentioned that. These people want 11 Afridis in the team.

[kingusama92]

Originally Posted by Saj I think people like Savak forget that what matters most is the Pakistan cricket team, it's not about Misbah, Umar Akmal, Hafeez, Afridi or anyone else. Those that prefer individuals success over the teams success need to wake up a bit. As far as players being innocent or faultless, who cares. What I look at are the runs, wickets and catches they take.

Agreed.

This preference for individual success is what the media taps into and exploits.

It's always about player x or player y, instead of Team Pakistan.

[truthseer]

Geo Super has long been very anti and very openly so. Politically, they are also very biased. Overall, the entire establishment is biased in favour of someone.

Also, their experts are not exactly experts.

Another thing, when was the last time they showed a match involving Pakistan?

[crazyfan]

Yaar koi inse contact ka tariqa btao plzzzzzzzzz

[Thees_Mar_Khan]

Well media outlet/personalities have their own likes and dislikes. Some don't like Misbah and some don't like Afridi. This was evident today on two different sports news outlets

[truthseer]

Originally Posted by Thees_Mar_Khan Well media outlet/personalities have their own likes and dislikes. Some don't like Misbah and some don't like Afridi. This was evident today on two different sports news outlets

It's not about not liking.

If they don't like, say, Kamran Akmal, they still don't have the right to call him a conspiring liar

[Sherlock]

Geo Network > Fox News

[HaMmy FinE LeG StriKeR]

Originally Posted by MRSN ..sorry don't want to start any regional bias but Geo super or Majid Bhatti,Yahya Hussaini or Mirza baig they all support and back only Karachi Players.

please dont complain when you have hoards of members here who have regional bias against karachi

[truthseer]

Originally Posted by HaMmy FinE LeG StriKeR please dont complain when you have hoards of members here who have regional bias against karachi

One thing I'll say to the person you quoted, Geo has no Karachi bias. When was the last time it supported Fawad Alam? Anyone?

[MRSN]

Originally Posted by Thees_Mar_Khan Thats the best you got

lol knew you would come out of your shell:S

Originally Posted by truthseer It's not about not liking. If they don't like, say, Kamran Akmal, they still don't have the right to call him a conspiring liar

oh plz it is useless to debate with this guy I'm sure he is ya ya husseini or another version of him.

[Saj]

Folks lets keep the regional bias stuff out of this thanks.

[Ahson Afzal]

As usual ridiculous stuff from a ridiculous channel

[iafzal]

Originally Posted by Savak Its funny how a lot of ppers cannot stand their blue eyed boy Misbah from being criticized. It bet if Majid Bhatti, Yahya Hussaini were talking against Afridi, we wouldn't even see this thread right now. Some people need to wake up to the fact that Misbah is not as innocent/faultless as people presume him to be. Sent from my BlackBerry 9360 using Tapatalk

lol, you have to bring in Afridi.

Maybe because Afridi is always in media every few seconds making strage statements and has a track record tattored with controvercies.

On the other hand the worst something can say about Misbah is tuk tuk style.

[MRSN]

Originally Posted by HaMmy FinE LeG StriKeR please dont complain when you have hoards of members here who have regional bias against karachi

so that gives them a license to be so openly bias and start regional rifts among players? MIB is the most hypocrite person I have ever seen in my life along with his team Yaya Husseini and Bhatti..

plz make no mistake I have nothing against Karachi players. I love players e.g Shafiq,Sami, Shehzaib who are talented and capable of surviving at International level...but selection should be on merit if someone is better than Umar Akmal I would have him in the team even if he is from Balochistan...though MIB along with his stupid team thinks Lateef is better than Umar Akmal how can I support this?

[roy420]

I always called him yahya afridi...but i am very dissapointed with Bhatti. Cheap stuff from Geo.

[Black Zero]

anyone recorded the show?

[w8in_4_0402]

Having watched this but if true. To hell with GEO and Yahiya can't believe they call themselves Pakistani.

Looks like because the team for first time is not making any controversies for channels they are creating them themselves.

[w8in_4_0402]

any videos yet?

[Zaz]

Disgraceful stuff! Hope misbah sues the lot of them

For so called journalists youd have thought theyd have an ounce of integrity and ethics

This witch hunt against misbah and favouring their blue eyed boy is childish and absolute pathetic Throwing unsubstantiated and defamating accusations like this on national tv shows their level - gutter journalists and a 2nd rate channel Shame on them!

[Savak]

Originally Posted by Saj I think people like Savak forget that what matters most is the Pakistan cricket team, it's not about Misbah, Umar Akmal, Hafeez, Afridi or anyone else. Those that prefer individuals success over the teams success need to wake up a bit. As far as players being innocent or faultless, who cares. What I look at are the runs, wickets and catches they take.

And when have I ever prefered individual success over the teams? Why can Misbah not be criticized?

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[Zaz]

Originally Posted by Savak And when have I ever prefered individual success over the teams? Why can Misbah not be criticized? Sent from my BlackBerry 9360 using Tapatalk

Theres one thing criticising his tactics and his batsmanship, its totally another defaming his character by making unsubstantiated allegations and carrying out a witch hunt

[w8in_4_0402]

yahia hussani couldnt believe it that he will not be given any team news anymore in future. he fell apart.

Originally Posted by Zaz Theres one thing criticising his tactics and his batsmanship, its totally another defaming his character by making unsubstantiated allegations and carrying out a witch hunt

exactly, misbah should take Legal action, never mind Misbah the PCB should drag Geo into court for this.

[Saj]

Originally Posted by Savak And when have I ever prefered individual success over the teams? Why can Misbah not be criticized? Sent from my BlackBerry 9360 using Tapatalk

Yahya, sorry I mean Savak. Nobody is beyond criticism but this sort of pathetic stuff on television is frankly embarrassing and shameful.

As I said before, once those 11 players walk out onto the field representing Pakistan, I couldn't care less where they are from, what their names are or what their favourite food is, the most important thing is that they perform for Pakistan

Its a shame not everyone thinks that way,

[Down2Earth]

this is beyond ridiculous and these geo boys need to think about the country and not individuals from certain cities.

[HaMmy FinE LeG StriKeR]

damn, didnt know savak was yahya hussaini

[cricketpassion]

These two yahya and Bhatti are trying to creat friction in the team by doing these type of useless programs

[I Believe in the Teesra]

Originally Posted by Saj Yahya, sorry I mean Savak. Nobody is beyond criticism but this sort of pathetic stuff on television is frankly embarrassing and shameful. As I said before, once those 11 players walk out onto the field representing Pakistan, I couldn't care less where they are from, what their names are or what their favourite food is, the most important thing is that they perform for Pakistan Its a shame not everyone thinks that way,

Can we nominate this for quote of the week?

[aneeq7]

Poor stuff..



Anyone got the link?

[MRSN]

Originally Posted by Saj Yahya, sorry I mean Savak. Nobody is beyond criticism but this sort of pathetic stuff on television is frankly embarrassing and shameful. As I said before, once those 11 players walk out onto the field representing Pakistan, I couldn't care less where they are from, what their names are or what their favourite food is, the most important thing is that they perform for Pakistan Its a shame not everyone thinks that way,

very well put Saj!

disliking one player for his lack of performance or poor technique is one thing but hating and targeting him just because he is from other region is so so racist.

It's great to see majority of the people know the reality and are behind the team as a wall .

[Savak]

Originally Posted by Zaz Theres one thing criticising his tactics and his batsmanship, its totally another defaming his character by making unsubstantiated allegations and carrying out a witch hunt

And that's what I always do. Criticize his tactics, batsmanship.


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[miandadrules]

Those who have taken exception to what has happened and Geo's conduct can make your voices heard.

Complain to the company and boycott the channel.

If you feel strongly enough boycott the products and companies that associate and advertise with them.

Money talks.

Originally Posted by Savak And that's what I always do. Criticize his tactics, batsmanship. Sent from my BlackBerry 9360 using Tapatalk

Of course you do.

[the Great Khan]

Geo? lol...the Mir Jaffer channel..lol

[bluffmasterv2]

Video or it didnt happen

[Afridirocks]

lol @ people who are saying boycott the channel

everyone has the right to there opinion, whether its media or individuals, if Misbah-ul-Haq thinks they have defamed his character he should sue them, simple as that

[miandadrules]

Originally Posted by Afridirocks lol @ people who are saying boycott the channel everyone has the right to there opinion, whether its media or individuals, if Misbah-ul-Haq thinks they have defamed his character he should sue them, simple as that

Isn't boycotting a channel exercising opinion?

[Thees_Mar_Khan]

Why ppl making this geo program a regional bias issue? what ever is posted in reference to the discussions in the program is opinions and may be due to likes or dislikes of these individuals for certain players. Majid Bhatti is a Sialkoti himself and blaming him of regional bias against punjab is laughable to say the least.

[Anfield]

Originally Posted by Afridirocks lol @ people who are saying boycott the channel everyone has the right to there opinion, whether its media or individuals, if Misbah-ul-Haq thinks they have defamed his character he should sue them, simple as that

yeah suing someone in Pakistan works so well, right?

When you talk about someone's character it isn't expressing an opinion it's called defamation of a character.

Now if you talk about his batting or captaincy that would be "expressing an opinion" ... common sense really..

[Afridirocks]

Originally Posted by Anfield yeah suing someone in Pakistan works so well, right? When you talk about someone's character it isn't expressing an opinion it's called defamation of a character. Now if you talk about his batting or captaincy that would be "expressing an opinion" ... common sense really..

That is exactly why I said, if Misbah feels that they have defamed his character then he should take legal action against them?

you really think people will stop watching geo super? which is the biggest sports channel in Pakistan and boycott it? think realistically

first thing for misbah is to take legal action and try to shut up the reporters