Imran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 says Pakistan cricket needs an immediate overhaul
Cricketer turned politician, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket needs an overhaul following a spate of setbacks, both on and off the field, in recent times.
The former Pakistan captain on Monday told media reporters that besides corruption in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), preferential treatment in selection is the biggest problem the sport is facing.
The former captain, who led Pakistan to the 1992 World Cup title, was here on Sunday evening to visit an academy set up by Moin Khan, another former Pakistan captain.
"What Pakistan cricket needs is a revolution," said Imran, who led Pakistan to their solitary World Cup trophy in 1992. "People running the Pakistan Cricket Board should be accountable for their performances. We will have to root out corruption and nepotism
from our cricket," he added further.
The legendary Pakistan cricketer lamented that Pakistan cricket today was behind countries like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. He said that Australia boosted its cricket just because of its solid domestic structure, while arch-rivals India made colossal progress by
introducing the money spinning Indian Premier League in which its local talent gets ample opportunities to boom.
Khan insisted that drastic steps were needed to put Pakistan cricket back on its feet. He further added that a democratic system is the best way to govern international cricket, and urged the Pakistan government and the sports ministry to implement such
a system as soon as possible.
“If you have a stable cricket system you will have quality cricket and your selection will be fair. Good administration also means taking preventive steps to keep out corruption in the sport,” said Imran, who is an active Pakistan politician and heads a
political party named Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Pakistan cricket has had a tainted 2010 season in which the country sport was embroiled by many controversies. Of special not is a spot-fixing scandal involving three Pakistan players, Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohamad Asif, being the worst ever in
the history of Pakistan cricket.
Imran Khan also urged the International Cricket Council, the supreme governing body of international cricket, to take drastic measures to curb the menace of spot and match-fixing from the gentleman's sport.
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