How the "mighty" have fallen

Not very long ago, Shoaib Akthar, the eternal narcissist, believed that he was the greatest and fastest er.. fast bowler. So much so, he said that "When I become the captain, and I would..", so on and forth. All other players loved to hate him, but could not openly state their minds since he WAS performing (when not "injured"). One would really feel for the other Pakistani players when Akhtar whizzed past them in a convertible while they were all in the team bus.

But things changed after they reached Pakistan. A gamble was taken, and he was not picked for the India tour. They were fairly successful (*fuming*), which prompted Bob Woolmer (coach of Pakistan) to state that "Akhtar is no longer an integral part of the team". And now, this:

http://us.rediff.com/cricket/2005/may/02akhtar.htm

Of course, we know that "injury" has many other meanings in cricket. Maybe, he would have learnt his lesson in humility now.