Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday said former team manager Abdul Raqeeb is lying that he had never filed any complaints against the players after the disastrous tour of Australia.
“PCB has completely rejected former team manager Abdul Raqeeb’s recent statements in the press where he has denied complaining about player indiscipline. In his recent appearance before the Australian Tour Inquiry Committee, Mr. Raqeeb had suggested that they should be heavily fined. It is disappointing to note that Mr. Raqeeb has chosen to deny what is already well recorded and documented,” PCB said in a statement.
The PCB statement went on to add that Raqeeb had stated in his manager’s report that when Younis Khan decided to drop Mohammad Yousuf for the second ODI against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi, it led to a series of events that ultimately forced Younis to resign.
Raqeeb’s tour report clearly mentioned that when Yousuf was told he was dropped on account of his poor fielding he curtly replied ‘I have been fielding like this for the last 7 years’.
“He (YOusuf) publicly argued with the coach and the resulting disquiet in the team led to the dropping of Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal. Raqeeb stated that it was in the backdrop of these events that team unity completely broke down and eventually Younis Khan resigned from captaincy. Raqeeb has also admitted that he was unable to take any corrective action and remained totally helpless to arrest the sharply falling team morale during these events,” the statement added.
“In another incident, Raqeeb has reported that a heated argument took place between Umer Gul and Mohammad Aamir in which nasty words were exchanged. Both players were fined as a result.”
“Raqeeb has also mentioned that after the second Test in Sydney when Kamran Akmal was apparently being dropped for poor performance, he started giving statements in the Australian press which was a clear breach of the player’s Code of Conduct.,” the statement recalled.
“Consequently, Umar Akmal complained of a back injury; however, after a medical check-up no injury was found. Umar Akmal, however, also violated the code of conduct by giving statements to the press,” the statement said.
The statement added: “Raqeeb has also written in his tour report that after the 5th ODI against Australia a brawl took place between Mohammad Yousuf and the coach on the selection of the team as Shahid Afridi had made two changes and dropped Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik. Raqeeb had repeated his complaints during his appearance before the Australia Tour Inquiry Committee. Now Raqeeb is issuing statements that are completely opposite to his own stated positions.”
“PCB has completely rejected former team manager Abdul Raqeeb’s recent statements in the press where he has denied complaining about player indiscipline. In his recent appearance before the Australian Tour Inquiry Committee, Mr. Raqeeb had suggested that they should be heavily fined. It is disappointing to note that Mr. Raqeeb has chosen to deny what is already well recorded and documented,” PCB said in a statement.
The PCB statement went on to add that Raqeeb had stated in his manager’s report that when Younis Khan decided to drop Mohammad Yousuf for the second ODI against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi, it led to a series of events that ultimately forced Younis to resign.
Raqeeb’s tour report clearly mentioned that when Yousuf was told he was dropped on account of his poor fielding he curtly replied ‘I have been fielding like this for the last 7 years’.
“He (YOusuf) publicly argued with the coach and the resulting disquiet in the team led to the dropping of Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal. Raqeeb stated that it was in the backdrop of these events that team unity completely broke down and eventually Younis Khan resigned from captaincy. Raqeeb has also admitted that he was unable to take any corrective action and remained totally helpless to arrest the sharply falling team morale during these events,” the statement added.
“In another incident, Raqeeb has reported that a heated argument took place between Umer Gul and Mohammad Aamir in which nasty words were exchanged. Both players were fined as a result.”
“Raqeeb has also mentioned that after the second Test in Sydney when Kamran Akmal was apparently being dropped for poor performance, he started giving statements in the Australian press which was a clear breach of the player’s Code of Conduct.,” the statement recalled.
“Consequently, Umar Akmal complained of a back injury; however, after a medical check-up no injury was found. Umar Akmal, however, also violated the code of conduct by giving statements to the press,” the statement said.
The statement added: “Raqeeb has also written in his tour report that after the 5th ODI against Australia a brawl took place between Mohammad Yousuf and the coach on the selection of the team as Shahid Afridi had made two changes and dropped Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik. Raqeeb had repeated his complaints during his appearance before the Australia Tour Inquiry Committee. Now Raqeeb is issuing statements that are completely opposite to his own stated positions.”
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