no, the 'cricket' guy in the news was denied the post study visa because he couldn't show enough maintenance fund in the bank account in order to apply for the PSW. He subsequently appealed to the court and the judge awarded him the visa on the ground of personal ties or something (because he has made friends in the UK, loves cricket and goes to mosque).
Which just goes to show how ridiculous the UK immigration has become now! Frankly speaking, I'm in a highly-skilled profession and is probably many more times qualified than this guy. I likely cannot remain in the UK after I finish my master's as PSW is now no more. Almost all job ads require you to already have a permission to work in the UK. Meanwhile, this cricket guy could remain when he could not even maintain £800 in his account as required to fulfill the requirements for PSW.
This is simply infuriating. Oh well, there's always Canada and Australia. Goodbye UK, it has been nice knowing you.
Pardon my rant, thank you