Published: Apr 18, 2016, 08:09 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 18, 2016, 08:10 PM (IST)
Lahore: Legendary Pakistani batsman and Zaheer Abbas is ready to become the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) if offered the position. “I’m willing to become the next PCB chairman but no one has contacted me regarding this,” the International Cricket Council (ICC) president was quoted as saying by Waqt News on Monday, as reported by nation.com.pk. Abbas said he will be free after his tenure as ICC president ends. He became the ICC president in June last year and his term will end on this year. He also lauded the decision to appoint batting legend Inzamam-ul-Haq as the chief selector. ALSO READ: Inzamam-ul-Haq: I don’t have a magic wand, Pakistan cricket needs patience
PCB chairman Shahryar Khan is facing a lot of criticism after Pakistan’s bad showing in the Asia Cup and World T20. The team wasn’t able to qualify for the second round in either of the two T20 tournaments. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is also the patron-in-chief of PCB, has been asked to change the PCB chairman. Former head coach Waqar Younis has also criticised the PCB head in his report and stated that Shahryar Khan and Najam Sethi, the top two in PCB, are destroying Pakistan cricket. ALSO READ: PCB appoint Mushtaq Ahmed as National Cricket Academy’s head coach
According to PTI, Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq said he has now completely recovered from calf muscle injury and is solely focussed on preparing for the tour of England in July-August.
“I am looking forward to playing in the Pakistan Cup one-day championship in Faisalabad from tomorrow and have also told the Pakistan Cricket Board that I want to go with the Pakistan A team to England in May. The idea is to test myself physically and also prepare for the Test series in England in July-August,” said Misbah.
The 42-year-old, who retired as the ODI captain last year after the World Cup, said he would like to oversee the team’s transition phase before he quits Test cricket.
