Angry Wasim Akram lashes out at former Pakistani players

May 8, 2016 at 11:49 AM

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Angry Wasim Akram lashes out at  former Pakistani players

Pakistan fast bowling great Wasim Akram has lashed out at some former stalwarts who refused to apply for the head coach’s job of the national team because of his involvement in the process of shortlisting the candidates.

Without taking names Akram criticised former Test cricketers, Mohsin Khan, and Aaqib Javed, Akram said he was disappointed to know some former players didn’t  want to apply because they felt the Pakistan Cricket Board had already been advised to appoint a foreign coach by him and another former captain Ramiz Raja.

“What sort of attitude and mindset is this. One former player said I will apply and talk directly to the Chairman. When you have such a mindset how can one expect them to work well with the Pakistan team,” Akram told Geo News channel.

Akram and Ramiz were appointed by the PCB to help it shortlist coaching candidates for the head coach’s position which eventually went t South  African Mickey Arthur, Peter Moores and Australian Stuart Law pulled out of the race.

The former fast bowler ,w hi is now a well-known commentator, said, he had always believed in giving respect to his senior players.

“But even respect is a give and take the thing and one expects to be respected by everyone,” Akram said.

Akram said he and Ramiz had only helped the PCB in shortlisting the candidates.

He confirmed that no high profile Pakistan coach had sent his application through the given channel by the Board. Akram was clearly riled by the statements of Mohsin, who said he wouldn’t apply to his juniors or players with tainted pasts.

“It is shameful but this downslide has not happened overnight. It is a result of the fact that our domestic cricket structure has lost its competitive edge and is not producing quality players for a while now,” Akram said.

Akram said Pakistan should expect a tough time when they tour England this summer.

“Don’t expect them (England) to prepare flat pitches for our batsmen. The Duke ball will seam and swing on grassy pitches and it will be a real test for our batsmen to negotiate the ball,” he said.

Asked about the decision to drop opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad on disciplinary grounds from the list of probable for the national camp being set up ahead of the tour to England, Akram said he didn’t agree with this approach of selectors or the Board.

“If we drop players on purely disciplinary grounds than let me tell you many of our eras would not have even played for Pakistan including myself. I think if a player has a problem it is the job of the team management and captain to deal with it and get him to perform,” he said.

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