Problems between PCB and players damaged cricket:Ehsan Mani
ISLAMABAD: Former International Cricket Council President Ehsan Mani said on Tuesday that the regular problems between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the players have damaged Pakistan cricket.
"These things have damaged Pakistan cricket to no end because the PCB has had no visibly clear policies on many issues." he said.
Mani claimed that PCB is responsible for the existing situation and its continued isolation in cricket world.
"The PCB, because of its wrong policies while dealing with other boards and its continued strife with its own players, has inflicted self damage.Gone are the days when PCB carried influence and say in the ICC matters," he said.
Mani, who is the only Pakistani to have held the highest position in the world governing body, said until there is a system of accountability in the PCB, nothing will change.
He backed the ICC's move to make it mandatory for every member board to have elections and not have government interference in their matters.
"This is a good and constructive move by the ICC and I think Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh boards stand to gain the most from it, because these are the countries where government interference in cricket affairs is obvious," rediff.com quoted Mani as saying.
He pointed out that even India had repeatedly said that they can't play Pakistan in a bilateral series because their government had not given a go-ahead.
"This is a good development and the Pakistan board should not oppose it because in the long run it will be the Asian cricket boards that will benefit most from it," he said.
But the PCB has already issued a legal notice to the ICC over the proposed regulation, insisting that every country had to operate its cricket affairs in line with its particular system.
Mani said that Pakistan losing the 2011 World Cup rights, the forced exclusion of Pakistani players from the IPL and Champions League and the continued refusal of the Indian cricket board to even play Pakistan at neutral venues, is India playing politics with Pakistan.
"These things have damaged Pakistan cricket to no end because the PCB has had no visibly clear policies on many issues." he said.
Mani claimed that PCB is responsible for the existing situation and its continued isolation in cricket world.
"The PCB, because of its wrong policies while dealing with other boards and its continued strife with its own players, has inflicted self damage.Gone are the days when PCB carried influence and say in the ICC matters," he said.
Mani, who is the only Pakistani to have held the highest position in the world governing body, said until there is a system of accountability in the PCB, nothing will change.
He backed the ICC's move to make it mandatory for every member board to have elections and not have government interference in their matters.
"This is a good and constructive move by the ICC and I think Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh boards stand to gain the most from it, because these are the countries where government interference in cricket affairs is obvious," rediff.com quoted Mani as saying.
He pointed out that even India had repeatedly said that they can't play Pakistan in a bilateral series because their government had not given a go-ahead.
"This is a good development and the Pakistan board should not oppose it because in the long run it will be the Asian cricket boards that will benefit most from it," he said.
But the PCB has already issued a legal notice to the ICC over the proposed regulation, insisting that every country had to operate its cricket affairs in line with its particular system.
Mani said that Pakistan losing the 2011 World Cup rights, the forced exclusion of Pakistani players from the IPL and Champions League and the continued refusal of the Indian cricket board to even play Pakistan at neutral venues, is India playing politics with Pakistan.
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