The Pakistan Cricket Board has rejected the claim of Abdul Raquib, Manager of the national team in New Zealand and Australia, that he didn’t make complaint against any player to the inquiry committee formed to probe the poor performance Down Under.
Interestingly, to prove Raquib wrong the PCB has let out some interesting details about what was happening in the team and why the inquiry committee recommended ban and penalties on seven players.
Mr. Raquib said on a cricket show on Sunday that he was surprised to learn about the action against the players since he had never complained about any indiscipline from any player in his report.
But the PCB said in a statement that Raquib in his recent appearance before the committee, when asked what action should be taken against those found to be in breach of the team discipline, had suggested that they should be heavily fined.
“It is disappointing to note that Mr. Raquib has chosen to deny what is already well recorded and documented,” PCB said.
“Abdul Raquib had stated in his report that when Younis Khan decided to drop Mohammad Yousuf for the second ODI against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi, it led to a series of events that ultimately forced Younis to resign.
“Mr. Raquib’s tour report clearly mentioned that when Yousuf was told he was dropped on account of his poor fielding he curtly replied, ‘I have been fielding like this for the last seven years’,” the statement said.
