Zaka Ashraf, the previous Pakistan Cricket Board chairman held accountable for beginning a slide within the fortunes of the nationwide workforce, has denied any groupings within the dressing room. Ashraf additionally brushed apart that his resolution to nominate Shaheen Shah Afridi because the nationwide T20 captain and Shan Masood because the Take a look at captain after final 12 months’s ODI World Cup had sparked a rift within the dressing room. “There have been no variations between Babar Azam or Shaheen even after I made a decision to have the latter because the T20 captain,” Ashraf stated on an area information channel.
“No, the unity did not finish (after eradicating Babar Azam as captain). In truth, the unity improved. After we advised him to play as a participant, which is his expertise, however as a captain, his efficiency just isn’t good, he agreed.” Shaheen was sacked because the nationwide T20 captain after only a collection in New Zealand and was additionally dropped for the second Take a look at in opposition to Bangladesh final week resulting from poor type.
New Chairman Mohsin Naqvi reinstated Babar because the T20 skipper, whereas he has additionally been struggling for type and confronted intense criticism after Pakistan’s lacklustre present within the T20 World Cup this 12 months.
Ashraf additionally defended his resolution to nominate Shan and Muhammad Hafeez because the workforce director.
“Hafeez is “a really sincere man” and no, there was no grouping. The workforce was good. And, we introduced Shan Masood because the captain.
“He was an excellent captain. He’s nonetheless an excellent participant. He’s nonetheless a captain in England’s counties.
“And, I made Shaheen Shah the captain of the T20I workforce. That was additionally an excellent resolution,” he stated.
Ashraf, who headed the interim cricket administration committee appointed by the federal government from June to January, stated he had taken the correct resolution to herald Hafeez as workforce director.
“Mohammad Hafeez is a wonderful cricketer and a really sincere individual, we introduced him alongside. Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, and these gamers, we introduced them alongside in order that the teaching employees is with the workforce,” he added.
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