Shahid Afridi Was 'Absolutely Clueless' During World T20, Alleges Pakistan Team Manager Intikhab Alam
After Pakistan's coach Waqar Younis slammed Shahid Afridi for being non serious during the World T20, manager Intikhab Alam too blamed the skipper for flop show.
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Intikhab Alam described Afridi as an "absolutely clueless" captain.
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Waqar claimed Afridi had regularly missed practice sessions and meetings.
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Pakistan lost to New Zealand, India and Australia.
For the second time in a week, another confidential report given to the Pakistan Cricket Board, has been leaked in the media creating a crisis of sorts in the PCB on Friday. (Shahid Afridi Was Not Serious During World T20, Alleges Waqar Younis)
A miffed PCB chairman Shahryar Khan apparently contemplated resignation but was persuaded to stay on by some of his top aides.
"Yes Shaharyar was very upset this morning and came to office and decided to tender his resignation. But his close friend and aide Najam Sethi, who is chairman of the executive board and other top officials, have convinced Khan not to do this as it would create another crisis in Pakistan cricket," a PCB source said.
Pakistan's coach Waqar Younis has already slammed the board officials for the leakage of his team report submitted earlier this week. (Pakistan Coach Waqar Younis Offers to Quit After World T20 Exit)
Waqar, on Thursday, also met with the Sports Minister, Riaz Pirzada, to convey his feelings about the way the board was running cricket affairs.
Pirzada assured the former captain the government would compel the board to hold a proper inquiry into how this report was leaked, and he would also arrange a meeting with the Prime Minister, who is patron in chief of the PCB.
Under-fire Waqar has pinpointed several problems in the national team which recently suffered a string of defeats in T20 internationals including the Asia Cup and World T20. (Waqar Younis Submits Team's Performance Report to PCB)
He directly blamed some players and captain Shahid Afridi for not being sincere towards Pakistan cricket and not giving their best.
On Friday, the confidential report of team manager Intikhab Alam was also leaked in the media.
In his report the former Test captain has made some strong observations about the state of affairs in the team and described Afridi as an "absolutely clueless" captain.  (Afridi To Be Sacked After World T20: Pakistan Cricket Board)
Afridi, who led Pakistan in the T20 internationals since 2014, has said he is not fit to be captain but wants to carry on playing as a player as he still has few more years of cricket left in him.