Tournament postponement right decision
Fri, September 05 2008
“Re-scheduling the Champions Trophy is a big blow for Pakistan cricket as it is in a shambles with no head and no direction. In hindsight, re-scheduling was probably good for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB),” Akram said.
The tournament, scheduled for next month, has been postponed by the International Cricket Council until next year.
After President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation, PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf also handed in his papers. Ashraf was handpicked by Musharaf to lead the PCB.
Akram, who is in the city for a five-day camp organized by the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DCCA), expressed surprise at South Africa being the first country to back out of the tournament.
“I could understand Australia and New Zealand because they are so far off they don’t know the situation here,” he said.
On Pakistan’s twin problems, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif, Akram said: “Shoaib is learning slowly, he now knows if he wants to be pampered, he needs to play more cricket. On the other hand, Asif is only 23, I believe we should not be too harsh with him. We have all made mistakes in our life.”
Akram also said he was impressed with the current lot of Indian fast bowlers. “I was very impressed with Ishant Sharma when I saw him in Australia.”
-IANS
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