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PCB under fire for appointing Yousuf as Test skipper | The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is under fire for appointing Mohammad Yousuf as the captain of the Test team. Former players and officials have criticized
the PCB for the sudden change in the leadership and blamed the board for not standing
by Younus Khan, who has been going through a rough patch in his career. Former
opening batsman Aamir Sohail said the PCB should have supported Khan following
reports of some senior players volleying against him. "The same PCB had given
full support to Younis some two weeks ago following the National Assembly row
and should have once again conveyed a warning to the rebel players to either support
the captain or go out," The Dawn quoted Sohail, as saying. "I think this old culture
and problem of player-power should be rooted out completely from Pakistan cricket.
If any player or players think they are bigger than the team, they should be dropped
at once," he added. Sohail raised questions over the PCB's way of handling issues
saying the board had snubbed Yousuf earlier and had appointed Shoaib Malik the
captain of the squad. "When Yousuf was not good enough then, howcome the PCB finds
him suitable for leadership now?" he questioned. Former chief selector Salahuddin
Ahmed came down hard on board chairman Ijaz Butt for his unprofessional way of
handling things at the apex cricket authority in the country. "The way Ijaz Butt
has changed three skippers in one year's time and sent home legendary former Test
cricketers like Javed Miandad, Abdul Qadir, Aamir Sohail one after the other from
the PCB offices proves his inability to hold such an important post in Pakistan
cricket," Ahmed said. He said the board should have sent a 'no-nonsense' message
to the players who were complaining against Younus Khan's leadership. Former captain
Inzamam-ul-Haq, however, has criticised Khan for opting out of the Test series
against the Kiwis. He said it is not right for a captain to leave his team in
a lurch during a much important series. |
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