LAHORE: Former Test Captain Inzamamul Haq has accused the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of causing rift within the Pakistan team by floating the idea of appointing a new Test captain.
“There is a new debate going on regarding Pakistan’s Test captaincy after PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said that they will review Azhar Ali’s captaincy before announcing the Test squad for New Zealand tour,” he said on his YouTube channel.
The former cricketer said that PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan should have waited till the conclusion of Zimbabwe series to make the aforementioned statement.
“Such statements can cause rift in the team. Any player who is in contention will start to lobby for himself and that disturbs the team environment. you should have announced this after the Zimbabwe series,” he added.
Inzamamul Haq further said that these gossips in the media regarding the change in captaincy are not required. “Sometimes the board themselves leak such information in the media in order to gauge the reaction from the media and fans,” he remarked.
“The cricket board may get an idea about the public sentiment from doing this, but it negatively affects the team. This also disrupts the confidence and unity in the team,” he concluded.
Earlier this week, PCB Chief Executive Khan said that team management under the supervision of head coach Misbahul Haq will review Azhar Ali’s captaincy before announcing the Test squad against New Zealand.
