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It is not clear where the style originated from, though there are many guesses. I always thought the inspiration for the hairstyle that captured the imagination of Pakistani males in the 90s was either David Beckham, the footballer, or Nick Carter, the singer from the band Backstreet Boys. Others have reached back further, arguing that Bollywood actor Rahul Roy was the one who influenced the likes of Wasim Akram to adopt the style. Either way, you can recognise it immediately - long hair parted in the middle and styled in a bowl-like way.In either case, the style was gradually usurped by others but never truly went away. In the late aughts, Bollywood icon Salman Khan reintroduced it in a cult film and it was perhaps that influence that shaped the hair Mohammad Amir would have in the year that he captured the worlds imagination. It was also the year that ended with him disgraced and on trial.Up until then Amirs rise had been spectacular, even by Pakistani fast bowler standards. He had bowled one of the all-time great opening overs, in the final of the 2009 World T20, bouncing out the tournaments standout batsman for a duck. He followed it up by bamboozling Australias and Englands Test sides with both swing and pace. And in between, he picked up Sachin in a tournament match. Akram, perhaps moved by Amirs hair as much as by his wrist position, anointed Amir as his successor while the latter was still in his teens.Five years later, when Amir made his much-hyped return, the hair was shorter and had a tint of (regrettable) red dye. At first, and particularly with the white ball, it felt like he had never been away. When he rattled India in the Asia Cup, it genuinely felt like Amir was back at his best. But when he returned to the scene of the crime for the England series, things felt different. Yes, he won a huge symbolic victory by finishing off the Lords win, but this didnt feel like the same Amir.The ball didnt swing quite the same way, and the length wasnt always on the money. He was no longer blowing batsmen away either - instead, Pakistans bowling innings would inevitably start with him being smacked for four. It was to Amirs credit that in the middle of this high-pressure tour, where he was seeking to redeem himself, he transformed himself as a bowler. Looking to fit into the #TeamMisbah ethos, he dragged his length back a bit and started bowling more defensively, cutting down on the runs given. It also didnt help that the fielders kept dropping catches off his bowling, making his numbers worse than they deserved to be.When Pakistan started the ongoing Test against West Indies, it soon became clear that Amir would struggle most on the desert tracks of the UAE. After all, this was a bowler who had made his name almost a decade ago on pitches and in grounds outside Pakistan, where he received assistance from the conditions. Each of Australia, South Africa and England had venues where he could maximise his gifts. As Amirs numbers continued to worsen after his comeback, it was clear that he couldnt be successful just by being the bowler he once was. And particularly out in the unforgiving desert, a new set of tricks was needed. It is here that one is reminded of a bowler whose career has largely served as a tragic counterpoint to Amirs. Junaid Khan came up around the same time as Amir, but he was never one earmarked for the future or hyped by legends. Instead, he only found his place once the spot-fixing clear-out made room in the squad.Unlike Amir, Junaid has played 18 of his 22 Tests in Asia, yet he soon mastered the inert surfaces of the UAE. Long before Wahab Riaz had popularised the mad fast spell in the desert heat, Junaid showed how pace can prosper in those conditions. Most of his time was spent bowling in unhelpful conditions, where he showed great intelligence in picking up his wickets. During those years, his one moment in the (proverbial, and not actual) sun came when Pakistan visited India for a white-ball series, where it felt like Junaid had made Virat Kohli his bunny.The 2015 World Cup was seen by some as the stage for Junaids ascent to the top echelons of world pace, but instead it was where it all unravelled. His knees led the roll call of fitness issues that undoubtedly were caused in part by being a desert workhorse. Already beset by injuries before the event, Junaid missed the tournament, and then the boat itself. Soon, the likes of Rahat Ali, Imran Khan and Wahab were ahead of him in the Test pecking order, and when Amir returned, he found a spot waiting for him right at the top. Junaid, whose only concession to Pakistani-pace-bowler hairstyles was a soul patch, already seemed a memory.Even if Junaid doesnt make a well-deserved return, there is much that Amir can learn from him. It is still unclear whether Amir can be the bowler he once was, but it is clearer that in order to prosper in Pakistans successful Test side, he needs to become the bowler that Junaid was. That would entail adjusting his lengths, his angles, and his approach. It would mean learning the tricks that Junaid, and Saeed Ajmal in particular, perfected - that of bowling dry and attacking after. It might even mean a more understated hairstyle, so that the unreasonable hype and expectations give way to a more grounded reality.One can only pray and hope that the desperate situation of Junaid Khan is reversed, and that he can make his way into the national side again. Before he does, there is a lot from his example that Amir can embrace and learn from. Air Max Cheap Wholesale . 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Justin Morneau reached on an error by first baseman Yonder Alonso in the eighth.Graveman struck out five and needed 97 pitches for his second complete game of the season and his first career shutout.Time of game: 2 hours, 23 minutes.I thought we mixed pitches, especially second and third time through, Graveman said. I wanted to kind of keep some guys off balance and then went right back to the bread and butter, the sinker.Stephen Vogt and Alonso also homered for the As, who snapped a five-game losing streak.Shields (5-15) matched a career-high for losses in a season set with Tampa Bay in 2010. The three homers allowed gave him a major league high-tying 29 and the six earned runs in 4 2/3 innings gave him a major league-high 91.The right-hander has allowed 27 earned runs in 14 innings over his last four starts for the White Sox, who have dropped 10 of 13.Lately, Im not getting the job done with runners on base, Shields said. When you give up homers its fine, as long as no ones on. 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