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Nepotism haunts Pakistan cricket

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25 Oct 2013 22:27 #160038 by chairman
A talented leg spinner Imran Tahir, frustrated by PCB Selection Committee, finally left the country to seek a place in South Africa cricket. Nepotism and corruption have marred selection of young players in national team. While the sitting Chairman of PCB cannot be blamed for massive incompetence, nepotism and corruption that haunts national cricket, the same cannot be said about his predecessors.

Complaints and allegations by cricketers that key members of former Selection Committee had allegedly demanded bribes from players have gone unheard, because those involved enjoyed immense political clout. Does it not qualify an inquiry or investigation within PCB that fast bowler like Irfan is selected, who is in his thirties, almost at the end of his career?

PCB is hostage to nexus of powerful former cricketers, few of them with links to notorious ‘Betting Mafia’, who would rather have their kith and kin selected in national team in violation of merit. For too long now PCB, because of huge financial reserves and perks has become an organization hostage to political appointments, by ruling elite for whom national pride and honor are secondary. The team management that accompanied our three players, Salman Butt, Asif and Amir, convicted for match fixing, on foreign trips, were as much responsible for gross indiscipline as them.

Photographic evidence proves that members of Team Management accompanying national team not only knew about the bookie, but accompanied the players to parties and shopping trips hosted by the mafia. A forensic audit of bank accounts held by them or their family will prove their involvement. Those who have been at the helm in PCB, especially members of Selection Committee, Discipline Committee, Team Managers etc, (with few exceptions) for past fifteen years, should have been held accountable and banned for life, but political connections and links with powerful ‘Betting Mafia’, has saved them from accountability, with devastating impact for our game. It is time professional educated cricket players, with management skills, who enjoy credibility with ICC be placed at the helm in PCB, so that team selection is made on merit, talent hunt promoted and discipline enforced.

ALI MALIK,

Lahore, October 24.

Always tell someone how you feel because opportunities are lost in the blink of an eye but regret can last a lifetime.
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25 Oct 2013 22:30 #160039 by chairman

Always tell someone how you feel because opportunities are lost in the blink of an eye but regret can last a lifetime.
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25 Oct 2013 23:09 #160048 by Kyle
Imran Farhat is the classic example of this. He got chances until recently across various formats despite not doing eff all really.

And players like Fawad Alam have their careers destroyed more or less. I don't even.

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26 Oct 2013 10:33 #160077 by ketchim
sounds like a version of WICB selectors :

throwing in the race card , of course !  :-[

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26 Oct 2013 22:06 #160138 by Mail
Pakistan's selection policy, is in many ways, worse than that of the Windies.


I wonder if our resident statistician can tell us how many players they have used compared to other nations.


They have such depth of talent but they do not persevere with players.

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26 Oct 2013 23:08 #160152 by Kyle
Yes, not even comparable. I mean far be it for me to defend WI selectors, but Pakistan is proper screwed up selectionwise. Like say, Fawad Alam as I said. He got dropped from tests because he didn't excel in T20s and ODIs? Yeah what a great "logic".

This is how they've screwed it up for many players.

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26 Oct 2013 23:10 #160153 by Mail


Too true.

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27 Oct 2013 09:56 #160169 by ketchim
And they dont have an Ethnic problem .

nor Caste ......kaneria , a hindu made their XI

nor reigious sects ....

So must be plain stoopidity  :-[

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