Karachi, Nov. 17: Criticising incumbent Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt for his poor administrative policies, former captain Zaheer Abbas has expressed his keenness to head the PCB if he was asked to do so.
Abbas said when Butt took over as PCB chairman two years back, he personally had high expectations from him but the veteran administrator turned out to be a big “disappointment”.
“He (Butt) has disappointed in many ways. There are calls for changes and if anyone does approach me to head the board I will accept it as a challenge since Pakistan cricket has given me a lot,” Abbas said on Wednesday. Lamenting the state of affairs in Pakistan cricket, the former Test captain said that it was unfortunate to witness ICC and its member boards’ lack of confidence in PCB.
“The situation we find ourselves now is because the ICC is taking all decisions by itself regarding Pakistani players. The PCB needs to take damage control steps like improving communication with other boards,” Abbas said.