Fans doubt his integrity after the divorce

Shoaib's image takes beating in Pakistan

Fans doubt his integrity after the divorce


FOR AND AGAINST: Former Pakistani cricketers have expressed differing views on the issue. Rashid Latif says Shoaib was not in touch with Ayesha	Mohsin Khan says he should have laid his cards on the table. FILE PICS

A television channel showed its viewers a photograph of Shoaib dancing away with female company on a recent tour to Sri Lanka, in which the playboy in Shoaib came shining through.

Former opening batsman Mohsin Khan, who married Indian actress Reena Roy, reckoned the all-rounder had played his cards badly. "He shouldn't have hidden anything from day one. But, good luck to Shoaib. I, for one, had a pleasant experience marrying Reena although we separated eventually," said Mohsin.


	Pak is clued in
	Google trends, which reflects what topics people are searching for on a daily basis reveals that the Sania-Shoaib marriage controversy has attracted a lot of Internet users. Surprisingly, Pakistani Internet users top the charts when it comes to keeping an eye on the love-hate triangle, followed by users from United Arab Emirates with Indians coming in third.

Rashid Latif, the erstwhile Pakistan captain, however, insisted that Ayesha was not the girl Shoaib was in touch with through the Internet. "Shoaib used my laptop to log on to web so I know," Rashid said.

Cricket fans were not convinced of Shoaib's integrity after yesterday's divorce. "It proves that he was lying all along. We did not expect this from him," said one fan.

More analytical observers felt the divorce was forced upon Shoaib to save the country's image.u00a0

Cricket ka kya?

Pakistan's cricket crazy junta was also left wondering what would happen to his cricketing career after he finished serving the ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Several TV talk show participants felt that his marriage to Sania will take his focus away while others reckoned the marriage will improve Shoaib's image and he could well be offered endorsements, which, in turn, could result in a lack of hunger for the game.

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