Having lost two of his players -- Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif -- from the Islamabad United franchise in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) on charges of spot-fixing, a dejected skipper Misbah-ul-Haq on Saturday asked his side to handle such incidents with a brave face. “Nobody wants Pakistan and Pakistani players to be associated with fixing again,” Misbah was quoted as saying by espncricinfo. “After six years of hard work such things happening again is a matter of great concern and disappointment. I am really disappointed.”Read more | Pakistan Super League to offer franchises fresh player draft on February 22“But, I think whenever such things happen, you have got to be very strong to face them. Misbah acknowledged that the loss of big players (Sharjeel, Latif) and West Indian Andre Russell before the season began for an anti-doping code violation, affected the team but felt it also gave an opportunity to the benched players to showcase their potential.

Source: Hindustan Times February 18, 2017 18:11 UTC