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Karachi : Pakistan former captain and wicket-keeper Rashid Latif criticised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for awarding central contracts. “PCB has ruined the merit system while contracting the players,” Latif told Cricdb.
The PCB on Tuesday released a list of twenty-six central contracted players that was leading with the notorious fast bowler Shoaib Akhar, Younis Khan, Danish Kaneria, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Misbah ul Haq, Salman Butt, Umer Gul and Shoaib Malik in ‘A’ category.
Yasir Arafat, Abdul Rehman, Fawad Alam, Rao Iftikhar, Sohail Khan, Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed, Khurrum Manzoor, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz, Umar Amin, Samiullah Niazi and Azhar Ali falls in C category whereas Yasir Hameed, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Tanvir, Faisal Iqbal was awarded a 'B' category contract.
“If PCB has made any criteria for selecting the players for central contract then it should be publicized,” Latif urged. “Pakistan Cricket Board is not the belongings of ex-super stars it is for the people of Pakistan,” Latif added.
Latif further said, “Since last two month, the ex-super stars are just making and giving the statements but no progress has being made and have not done anything yet.”
Former Test captain Latif who is the wicket-keeping coach of Pakistan team along with the national academy once had resigned from his job following the speculation regarding Salim Malik that he was appointed Director Cricket Academy, but had taken his resignation back after board called Malik’s appointment a rumor.
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Karachi : Pakistan former captain and wicket-keeper Rashid Latif criticised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for awarding central contracts. “PCB has ruined the merit system while contracting the players,” Latif told Cricdb.
The PCB on Tuesday released a list of twenty-six central contracted players that was leading with the notorious fast bowler Shoaib Akhar, Younis Khan, Danish Kaneria, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Misbah ul Haq, Salman Butt, Umer Gul and Shoaib Malik in ‘A’ category.
Yasir Arafat, Abdul Rehman, Fawad Alam, Rao Iftikhar, Sohail Khan, Nasir Jamshed, Sarfraz Ahmed, Khurrum Manzoor, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz, Umar Amin, Samiullah Niazi and Azhar Ali falls in C category whereas Yasir Hameed, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Tanvir, Faisal Iqbal was awarded a 'B' category contract.
“If PCB has made any criteria for selecting the players for central contract then it should be publicized,” Latif urged. “Pakistan Cricket Board is not the belongings of ex-super stars it is for the people of Pakistan,” Latif added.
Latif further said, “Since last two month, the ex-super stars are just making and giving the statements but no progress has being made and have not done anything yet.”
Former Test captain Latif who is the wicket-keeping coach of Pakistan team along with the national academy once had resigned from his job following the speculation regarding Salim Malik that he was appointed Director Cricket Academy, but had taken his resignation back after board called Malik’s appointment a rumor.
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