‘Zardari responsible for Pak’s problems’
Karachi, Feb. 2: Former skipper Imran Khan on Tuesday blamed President Asif Ali Zardari for the present mess and problems in Pakistan cricket.
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"The tragedy of our cricket system and governance is that it has been run on ad-hoc basis and that is causing all the problems," Imran told a news channel.
He said the system of the President being chief patron and appointing the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board was no longer workable. "What do you expect when President Zardari himself knows nothing about the ABC of cricket and he is chief patron of the board," Imran added.
"President Zardari has a personal liking for Ejaz Butt that is why he will never remove him as chairman of the board," he said.
The legendary pacer, who is now a leading political figure, said changing of captains in Pakistan cricket was nothing new and it had been happening in the past as well.
"This culture of changing captains frequently is nothing new and nothing will improve unless we change our basic structure and system of governance of cricket." Imran said Pakistan cricket was blessed with natural talent and this was reflected in the performance of the national team in the ICC U-19 World Cup.
"We are not short of talent, we are short of good governance and a good system," he said. — PTI
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