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Batting nice Javed Miandad has lamented the way in which cricket is being run within the nation, saying frequent appointments and adjustments within the Pakistan workforce has shaken the arrogance of the gamers.
“I have not seen cricket governance anywhere in the world like we see in Pakistan and these state of affairs are really sad,” Miandad advised media throughout a ceremony held right here to launch the Sindh Premier League.
The former Pakistan skipper, who appeared in 124 Tests, stated the governance of cricket in current instances had a nasty impact on the workforce and gamers as effectively.
“I don’t think anywhere such frequent appointments and changes in cricket are made and it only means that we don’t have continuity in our cricket structure and more importantly the players don’t gain confidence,” he stated.
There has been a string of appointments in Pakistan cricket following the ODI World Cup with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shan Masood named as T20I and Test captains respectively after Babar Azam stepped down from all codecs.
Mohammad Hafeez too was appointed as director of cricket after the World Cup in India.
Miandad stated Pakistan was slowly falling behind different groups due to the way in which sport was being run within the nation by the cricket board.
“Since last year we have had a really bad time in terms of our team’s performances and people who have no knowledge of cricket sit and take decisions which affect the entire structure in the country,” he complained.
Pakistan workforce has just lately misplaced the three-Test collection in opposition to Australia 0-3, earlier than taking place 1-4 within the five-match T20 collection in opposition to New Zealand.
Source: www.thehindu.com
