“The ICC apparently conveyed its reservations to us by asking whether the PCB was bringing in Rashid to head the ACU even though he had supported Danish Kaneria and spoken in his favour,” Sethi added. Sethi said when Rashid, 47, was asked about this he remained quiet. The wicketkeeper-batsman, who played 37 Tests and 166 ODIs, was captain in two separate tenures. Sethi also spoke on the life ban on Kaneria and said the PCB had remained quiet since a High Court in London had given a decision against the leg-spinner. READ: Rashid Latif backs Australia, New Zealand’s call to play Day-Night Tests
He also dismissed demands for appointing former cricketers to run Board affairs. “Cricketers cannot run Board affairs. In all cricket playing nations this is done by professional managers. Cricketers are utilized for cricketing matters which we also do,” he said. Sethi was also critical at the way they were calls to sack the PCB chairman every time the national team suffered a defeat.
“In every cricket playing nation it is the captain and coach who are held responsible and given credit for the team’s performance. Everywhere the captain and coach face the music if results are poor. Nowhere are there demands for the chairman to be removed,” he said. He also made it clear that the Board had appointed no coaching committee to appoint the new head coach of the national team. “Wasim Akram and Ramiz Raja have been asked by the Chairman to give their advice because of their international exposure and contacts. But there is no committee to select the coach. This will be done by the Board Chairman,” he said.
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