Banned former captain Shoaib Malik was seen as a “negative character and a bad influence” on the Pakistan cricket team by senior players like Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf, the leaked video of a PCB inquiry committee’s proceedings has revealed.
The video has statements by Pakistan’s former coaches, Intikhab Alam and Aaqib Javed and players Rana Naved, Yousuf, Afridi and Malik himself. From their comments it becomes apparent that Malik is the most unpopular person in the team.
Malik, who recently married Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and is serving a one-year ban for indiscipline, is described as an “intriguer” and someone who promotes politics.
Malik along with four other players (the others being Younis Khan, Yousuf and Naved) were banned on the recommendations of an inquiry committee in March.
And after listening to the comments about Malik, one committee member remarks, “Dimak ki tarah tha wo (He was like termite)”.
“He is a negative person and he creates problems. I wanted him to be sent back home,” former coach Intikhab Alam is heard telling the committee members. Former assistant coach Aaqib Javed also has no good words for Malik but insists that the all-rounder is not the only one creating disunity in the team.
They also talk about how Malik faked an injury and refused to play on a green looking track in Queenstown at the start of the tour of New Zealand.
Intikhab also complains about how Malik after, agreeing to bat at number three, refused to do so in New Zealand and also purposefully sat out from the second Test in Sydney against Australia.
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