NEW DELHI: Due to the group’s current poor efficiency, Mohammad Hafeez was faraway from his place as Crew Director by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Inzamam-ul-Haq, a former captain of the group, has criticized the board, saying it’s unfair to “goal” former gamers for administrative positions after they refuse to take accountability for the group’s efficiency.
Following a 1-4 T20 Worldwide collection loss to New Zealand and a 0-3 Check collection loss in Australia, the PCB had severed methods with Hafeez final month.
After the T20 collection in New Zealand, Hafeez’s preliminary short-term contract got here to an finish, because the Sports activities Ministry really useful in opposition to signing a long-term deal.
“Can somebody clarify the reasoning behind eradicating Muhammad Hafeez as group director however retaining Wahab Riaz as chief selector after the Australian and New Zealand excursions?” Inzamam stated on a TV present.
“Weren’t each appointed at similar time and given similar tasks so why has solely Hafeez been held accountable and never Wahab Riaz?” he requested.
The previous cricket nice, who resigned as chief selector in acrimonious circumstances throughout final 12 months’s World Cup, additionally urged the PCB to start out respecting gamers.
“The PCB Chairman little question is a extremely respectable place however do not former captains and stalwarts deserve the identical quantity of respect from the highest board officers,” stated Inzamam.
Inzamam alleged that in his dispute with the Board over battle of curiosity allegations, he was proven no respect by former PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf.
“We had a gathering scheduled on the PCB places of work after this story about me having a battle of curiosity as chief selector broke out.
“I used to be sitting with (PCB officers) Salman Naseer and Aliya Rasheed ready for the chairman to come back,” he recalled.
“However he went to the academy and from there referred to as Naseer and Aliya to fulfill him and I used to be advised to attend as he wouldn’t be seeing me. Solely Aliya returned after a time and advised me concerning the inquiry committee,” he added.
Inzamam stated the Ashraf’s angle was hurtful.
“I used to be harm by this behaviour from the Chairman. Each element of brokers and their corporations who work with gamers can be found with ICC and PCB and it was not such a giant deal and I advised them I’d resign they usually can full their inquiry,” Inzamam acknowledged.
The previous skipper stated he was nonetheless ready for the PCB to launch findings of the inquiry committee which probed into his battle of curiosity case.
“Pakistan cricket can’t be run on this method. It’s time the board officers additionally accepted duty for his or her actions,” he asserted.
Inzamam additionally stated he by no means wished to take over as chief selector earlier than the Asia Cup final 12 months because the earlier choice committee had already picked the squad.
(With PTI inputs)



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