Former Pakistan batsman Mohsin Khan on Thursday (October 24) launched a scathing attack on Pakistan head coach-cum-selector Misbah-ul-Haq, labeling the former captain as the yes man in Pakistani cricket.
While criticizing Misbah’s selection, Mohsin claimed that he was given a dual role because he would not risk any confrontation with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
He further went on to target the PCB by saying the country’s governing body of cricket always want to hire such person who only follows its order like Misbah as Pakistan’s most successful Test captain is the first man in Pakistan cricket history to be given dual positions of the head coach and chief selector.
In a show on GTV News channel, Mohsin said: “Why has Misbah been given the posts of the head coach and chief selector? Only because he is a 'Tabidar' (one who follows orders). He is a yes man. The board wants people to like him in their employment.”
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He continued, “The board will never hire people like me or others as the head coach or chief selector. Because they know I will not take any dictation and I will not compromise on discipline or selection on merit. Misbah has been picked because the board knows he will not confront or argue with them on any issue.”
Meanwhile, Mohsin, who had also applied for the top post but was not picked, called the cricket committee of the board as a 'eyewash' and that was the main reason he decided to resign from the cricket committee during the ICC World Cup 2019.
He further added “When I was first asked to head the cricket committee last year I was told by Chairman, Ehsan Mani that the committee would be able to hold the accountability of coaches and selectors and that it would have authority.
But at least thrice after the cricket committee was formed and before the World Cup, I requested the board that I and other members of the committee would like to have discussions with the head coach, Mickey Arthur, and chief selector, Inzamam-ul-Haq after the team continued to perform badly. On all three times, the board made excuses and didn't arrange the meetings which disappointed me a lot.”
Mohsin signed off by saying, “I felt the committee (which also included Wasim Akram and Misbah-ul-Haq) was an eyewash and the real powers lay with the Chairman and his officials. As soon as I resigned they made the committee active because they had decided to change the coaching staff of the Pakistan team after the World Cup.”
(With GTV News Inputs)
