Interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar directs inclusion of “effectively reputed” and “non-controversial” selectors
Inside 24 hours of his appointment as a “marketing consultant member” within the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) choice committee, former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt Saturday was dismissed from the submit on the instructions of caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar.
The prime minister, who can be PCB’s patron-in-chief, took discover of Butt’s appointment within the cricket board, the prime minister’s workplace media wing stated in a press launch.
The assertion careworn that the choice committee have to be free from controversy including that the prime minister has directed for “well-reputed” and “non-controversial” selectors to be appointed for the submit.
Earlier within the day, PCB Chief Selector Wahab Riaz introduced to take away Butt from his workforce.
“Folks had been speaking all kinds of stuff about me and Salman Butt. Subsequently, I’m reverting the choice [and] I’ve already spoken to Salman Butt and I’ve instructed him that he can’t be a part of my workforce,” he stated whereas chatting with reporters at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.
Elaborating on his determination to backtrack on Butt’s appointment, Riaz clarified that he was doing so resulting from “propaganda”.
He additionally cited the examples of Indian cricket the place gamers like Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja have taken roles.
“In India, now we have examples of Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja. They’re working in cricket now and there’s no fuss. Azharuddin is president of one of many cricket associations and Jadeja was Afghanistan’s batting marketing consultant within the World Cup,” the left-arm pacer added.
The event comes after the board’s determination to incorporate the previous skipper — together with Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar Anjum — within the choice committee irked the cricketing fraternity and drew sturdy criticism from followers and ex-cricketers alike.
Butt, for his position within the 2010 spot-fixing scandal, was sentenced to 30 months in jail and banned from enjoying for 10 years for being concerned in conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls throughout a 2010 Take a look at match in opposition to England at Lord’s.
— Extra enter from APP