Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has lashed out at ex-PCB chief Zaka Ashraf for Pakistan’s woeful performance at the World Cup 2023 in India, where they could not make it to the semis. Ashraf had resigned from his position on Friday, after he taking up the role in July last year.
Inzamam said, that the morale of the players must have gone down after Ashraf made a comment, that the World Cup team was selected by the captain and chief selector, and not the board. “’Can you imagine the mindset of the players when during an important event like the World Cup in India they hear that the PCB Chairman is saying the team selected was not done by the board but by the captain and chief selector only,” Inzamam was quoted as saying by PTI.
The 53-year-old also spoke about his own conflict-of-interest issue, that was raised during the World Cup, and that led to him stepping down. “Just think what must be going through the players mind when they hear that an inquiry committee has been formed against the chief selector and he has resigned. Where does this happen? I am still waiting for that report of the inquiry committee against me which was formed to probe whether I had committed a conflict of interest while being the chief selector,” Inzamam added.
“These changes affected the performance of the team and just imagine when they can put pressure on a world class performer like Babar Azam what would the other players be thinking. The team was struggling in the World Cup and they needed to be given full confidence but this didn’t happen. There is no problem with the team, they just need confidence and backing.” said Inzamam.
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