on what basis are you judging Shoaib's line and length to be horrible??? he is bowling straight at the batsmen..... the reason why he is so important is that he sets the precedent for the batsmen to play loose shots on bowlers like rana and asif... do you think rattling a batsmens nerves is not important??? if a tendulkar is allowed to play his game... no bowler can stand up to him... its Shoaib that unsettles greats like him.. with his pace and body line. Secondly long hair has got NOTHING to do with line and length... Sarfaraz nawaz, Imran Khan, Dennis Lillee, Ian Botham all had long hair.... and they were masters of seam and swing... so i fail to see your point... just because a bowler is bald doesnt mean he will bowl well...