I have never forced anyone to offer prayers' - Inzamam

*reverse_swing* · #1 October 24, 2006, 05:10 AM

Osman Samiuddin
October 24, 2006

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has strongly denied accusations that he was putting players in the team under pressure to pray and that the selection process was linked to religion in any way as the debate over the role of Islam in the Pakistan team gathers steam.

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sunny747 · #2 October 24, 2006, 05:36 AM

why do they need to pray in public? like in the open field???? and let photographer take their pictures?....
tahajud namaz wow, thats not really mandatory...........but anyway, pakistan still wins!!

Tigers_eye · #3 October 24, 2006, 08:21 AM

'til' rey 'tal' kora media'r keni anguler khela.

**Tehsin** · #4 October 29, 2006, 01:39 PM

Namaj ta patapaat porey felle, nirjhonjhat party r clubbing korte parbe. DUH. Plus, bookie der shathey meeting er shomoi namaj porar kotha bhule jawar shombhabona aache. Why take the chance?

Sam · #5 October 29, 2006, 04:48 PM

I think accusitions are irrelevant. Nobody can insist others and it did never happen earlier. But as a senior player(also being the Captain) if he reminds his team mates about the importance of regularity of prayer, it cannot be considered as a fault. But I don't think that their selection process is influenced by these things. It that case, is Danish Parabha Shanker Kaneria also praying regularly?