The ``Big Bird'' Brain McMillan is the third South African cricketer who had to go back home during the current tour of Pakistan for one reason or the other.
Incidentally, all the three players who have returned home are all-rounders. Shultz, who is an excellent left-arm paceman, had a recurrence of trouble to his functional limb. He was the first one to go back home. Jacquez Kallis was also injured during the tour and he has also gone back to South Africa since.
The experienced right-arm paceman Fanie de Villiers is the only player which was named by the South African cricket authorities to join the team. It had reversed an earlier decision to call back some players and name a few new players.
Bet losers get their heads shaved
By Our Sports Reporter
LAHORE, Oct 30: Some persons connected with cricket can be seen roaming around in a five-star hotel with their heads newly shaved. On being curious about this new trend among some members of the South African contingent current touring Pakistan, this reporter made inquiries. It was revealed that it had been done due to lost bets.
One of the senior-most members of the contingent representing a South African news agency Ray Williams, himself having shaved off his head said:
``Yes! we have got our heads shaved after losing a bet. We had told some members of the South African side that if they succeeded in springing a surprise by winning the third and last test at Faisalabad from that hopeless position, we will get our heads shaved. Since they performed a miracle, we willingly accepted the condition of the bet!''
The Quadrangular Trophy specially designed for the Floodlit Cricket Tournament being organised at the Qadhafi Stadium from Nov 1 to 8 in connection with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Pakistan was unveiled at a local hotel.
Irfan Nasr of the sponsoring firm handed over the trophy to the PCB chairman Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah Bokhari and chief executive Majid Khan.In a brief address to the gathering, Salman Khan said that the winning team of the Quadrangular Floodlit Cricket Tournament will be awarded $ 18,000 and runner-up side $ 10,000. At conclusion of every game of the tournament the Man-of-the-Match'' will get Rs 25,000. A ``Photograph of the Season'' competition is also being organised and the winner will also get an award of Rs 25,000.