Pakistan Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq Resigns. Reports Claim This Is The Reason

Inzamam-ul-Haq has resigned from the publish of Pakistan cricket workforce chief selector over potential ‘battle of curiosity’. The resignation got here amid Pakistan’s disappointing present within the Cricket World Cup 2023 the place they’ve received simply two out their six matches and are most probably to be eradicated within the group stage. According to a Geo News report, Inzamam is a shareholder in “Yazo International Limited.” The firm by owned by a number of cricketers’ agent Talha Rehmani. The firm represents a number of cricketers like Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi. The ongoing dispute over the participant salaries have resulted in main controversy over Inzamam’s involvement and which will have finally led to his resignation from the place.

According to a different report in Dawn, Haq “said he went to the PCB after the allegations and asked the board to hold an inquiry.:

“People communicate with out analysis. Questions have been raised on me so I made a decision that it was higher I resign,” Inzamam said in a statement according to Geo News.

“People are making statements with out analysis. I advised the PCB to do their analysis. I’ve no relation with the player-agent firm,” he clarified.

Inzamam served as the chief selector from August 2016 until July 2019 and he was reinstated ahead of Asia Cup 2023. “I advised the board that if that they had any doubts, they need to examine it.”

The PCB has also set up a five-member fact-finding committee to investigate allegations in respect of conflict of interest reported in the media.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has set up a five-member fact-finding committee to investigate allegations in respect of conflict of interest reported in the media pertaining to the team selection process.

The committee will submit its report and any recommendations to the PCB…

— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) October 30, 2023

Meanwhile, Pakistan coach Grant Bradburn on Monday shrugged off claims his players haven’t been paid for five months, insisting the squad was determined to rescue their faltering World Cup campaign.

Pakistan are on the verge of a group stage exit at the tournament and need to defeat Bangladesh on Tuesday to preserve any slim hopes of making the semi-finals.

As well as four defeats in six games so far, Pakistan’s World Cup journey has been plagued by arguments over pay and delays in agreements over central contracts.

On Monday, three players in the squad confirmed to AFP that they had not been paid.

“In phrases of the noise across the workforce, look, enjoying for Pakistan and dealing inside this workforce is a big privilege,” said Bradburn on Monday.

“To put together ourselves and provides our greatest are the issues that we concentrate on, the issues inside our management and there are nice expectations and we’re determined to make our nation proud.”

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that contracts have been sent to India and the players have signed. That should pave the way for payments to be organised, the PCB claimed.