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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar M Khan has rubbished the findings of the boards Performance Evaluation Committee (PEC) on the 2007 World Cup disaster, and refuted the charge that he was responsible for making former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq a dictator.
Lahore, May 29 : Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar M Khan has rubbished the findings of the board's Performance Evaluation Committee (PEC) on the 2007 World Cup disaster, and refuted the charge that he was responsible for making former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq a dictator.
"The PEC, in its proceedings, has discussed my tenure and criticised me, but its claim that I made Inzamam a 'dictator' is absolutely wrong," Shaharyar told Dawn in an interview.
The PEC, headed by a former Test cricketer Ijaz Butt with members Saleem Altaf and Salahuddin Ahmed, released its report on Pakistan's poor performance at the World Cup earlier this month.
The PEC was of the view that Shaharyar unnecessarily supported Inzamam after The Oval Test fiasco last year and that really made him a 'dictator', regarding it as one of the causes of Pakistan's poor performance in the World Cup.
"I am not saying Inzamam was an ideal captain, but he was a better choice. He had been performing well with the bat and as captain, too. There was not a single true cricket lover, who could say two years ago to change Inzamam as captain because he is a 'dictator' or more religious," he stated.
"I believe Inzamam was Pakistan's only reliable batsman during the critical period as Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan improved later to strengthen the middle order," Khan said.
On the Oval test episode, Khan said: "Inzamam was in shock after hearing the allegation of ball tampering levelled by Hair but I and Woolmer had convinced him (Inzamam) to resume the play. But when Inzamam was set to lead the team it was Hair who came to Pakistan's dressing room and in harsh tone asked Inzamam, "Are you going out or not and if you don't I will penalise you again"."
He claimed Hair's visit had changed the state of affairs as after it almost all other Pakistan players had again refused to play.
ANI
