Romeo
17 May 2007, 20:21
Meanwhile Dav Whatmore is a strong candidate for the Indian coaching position. Muppet has been identified as a dictator in a similar vein but allowed to stay on in the job but a general manager has been appointed to rein him in.
Inzi blamed for Pakistani flop
17th May
Lahore - An inquiry into Pakistan's shock first-round exit from the Cricket World Cup has blamed the arrogant attitude of captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, accusing him of acting like a dictator.
The three-member committee, which revealed its findings on Thursday, added that lack of planning and poor discipline were also behind Pakistan's dismal performance in the Caribbean.
"Inzamam's attitude was haughty and that of a dictator and more than one incident proved that," Ijaz Butt, head of the committee, said after a month-long inquiry that took statements from players, former players and officials.
"Inzamam should have been removed from the captaincy. As a player he was world-class but his attitude was haughty during and before the tournament."
Pakistan lost their opening match to the West Indies by 54 runs and then crashed out of the event with a humiliating three-wicket defeat at the hands of debutants Ireland.
A day after their exit, coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in the team hotel in Jamaica. His death is being investigated as a murder by Jamaican police, though recent reports suggest he may have died of natural causes.
Butt, a former Test player, said Inzamam had rejected the policy of a selector being involved in the team's line-up on tours.
"When the Pakistan Cricket Board sent a selector with the team on tour to South Africa in January-February this year, Inzamam did not involve the selector in team selection," he said.
Inzamam quit as captain after the World Cup and announced his retirement from one-day games, but said he would continue to play Test cricket as an ordinary member of the team. He was replaced by Shoaib Malik, who led the team off to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for a three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka.
Inzi blamed for Pakistani flop
17th May
Lahore - An inquiry into Pakistan's shock first-round exit from the Cricket World Cup has blamed the arrogant attitude of captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, accusing him of acting like a dictator.
The three-member committee, which revealed its findings on Thursday, added that lack of planning and poor discipline were also behind Pakistan's dismal performance in the Caribbean.
"Inzamam's attitude was haughty and that of a dictator and more than one incident proved that," Ijaz Butt, head of the committee, said after a month-long inquiry that took statements from players, former players and officials.
"Inzamam should have been removed from the captaincy. As a player he was world-class but his attitude was haughty during and before the tournament."
Pakistan lost their opening match to the West Indies by 54 runs and then crashed out of the event with a humiliating three-wicket defeat at the hands of debutants Ireland.
A day after their exit, coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in the team hotel in Jamaica. His death is being investigated as a murder by Jamaican police, though recent reports suggest he may have died of natural causes.
Butt, a former Test player, said Inzamam had rejected the policy of a selector being involved in the team's line-up on tours.
"When the Pakistan Cricket Board sent a selector with the team on tour to South Africa in January-February this year, Inzamam did not involve the selector in team selection," he said.
Inzamam quit as captain after the World Cup and announced his retirement from one-day games, but said he would continue to play Test cricket as an ordinary member of the team. He was replaced by Shoaib Malik, who led the team off to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for a three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka.