“I worry that such a observe will depart a nasty picture for cricket within the nation,” says Sarfraz Nawaz.
- Sarfraz Nawaz says the transfer may have a huge effect.
- Stated The PCB makes no distinction in clear and contaminated drives.
- Ask Mohammad Hafeez to resign as workforce supervisor.
ISLAMABAD: The appointment of Salman Butt – who was convicted and banned for spot-fixing in 2010 – as a member of the nationwide males’s choice committee has sparked an argument leaving former cricketers shocked by the event, in line with a The information report launched Saturday.
In a shock transfer, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday introduced that former worldwide cricketers Kamran Akmal, Rao Iftikhar Anjum and Salman Butt have been employed as “consultants” to chief selector Wahab Riaz.
Expressing utter shock, Melbourne hero Sarfraz Nawaz mentioned such appointments would take home cricket again to the times when match-fixing was commonplace.
The previous Take a look at quick bowler mentioned he could not imagine his eyes when he learn the doc issued by the PCB.
“All my life I’ve fought in opposition to this risk and needed to transfer to England beneath rising dying threats from the mafia. After I realized that the PCB made no distinction between clear and contaminated drives, I used to be shocked.
Sarfraz mentioned these corrupt gamers bought the picture of the nation and performed with the status of Pakistan.
“Why had been these folks thought-about for place beneath the present regime? I’m severely pondering of writing a letter to PCB Administration Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf to focus on the issue which can give a nasty title to Pakistan cricket,” lamented Nawaz.
“That is no strange resolution however one that can have far-reaching implications. That is one thing severe. Discover out why these corrupt cricketers are there to assist the chief selector in choosing gifted gamers for future worldwide commitments. I worry that such a observe will depart a nasty picture for cricket within the nation. This should not have occurred. It is extremely unlucky that corrupt gamers had been included on the panel. This additionally goes in opposition to the findings and proposals of the NA/Senate committees.
He mentioned that there are numerous clear gamers like Shoaib Mohammad, Mohammad Sami and plenty of others who might have made an actual distinction if added to the choice panel.
Sarfraz additionally suggested Mohammad Hafeez to instantly resign from the publish of director of teaching as he publicly declared that he would by no means work within the firm of corrupt gamers in any board of administrators.