Indiscipline cost http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Shahzad-c874 his Yorkshire contract – Cricket News Update
Ajmal Shahzad’s reluctance to accept team discipline led to the termination of his Yorkshire contract, revealed Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s chairman, Colin Graves.
Speaking to the media reporters on Thursday, Graves said that cricket is a team game but Shahzad is strong willed individual who does not want to be part of the team, so the club was left with no other choice but to release the right-arm medium pacer.
“All the comments I have heard from Ajmal are about him, not about the team. And as far as I am concerned, cricket is a team game. There is no point having a player where he doesn't want to be," Grave told the media reporters as he tried to counter the criticism
the club has received on losing an English pacer inside the first month of the 2012 county season.
Shahzad and county have been at loggerheads over the former’s bowling tactics since last season, as the lanky medium pacer was not willing to listen to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867 management and support staff and remained adamant that he should be allowed to remain an
attacking bowler, throwing bouncers, Yorkers and slow deliveries. But the county wanted a more disciplined fast bowler who could build pressure on the opposition batsmen with a lot of variation in his bowling. Not even the new Yorkshire coach could change
the 26-year-old right-arm medium pacer.
After receiving reports of Shahzad's discontent during a Division Two County Championship match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Harvey-Fairbrother-c79115 and coaching staff at county’s
headquarter in Headingley earlier this week. But the club and the player failed to reach an agreement, but to separate their ways.
"He was unhappy with the situation last year on the coaching side and we are three matches into this year, with a new set-up, and we still have problem,” said Yorkshire county chairman, Colin Graves.
"We decided it was the best thing, if he didn't want to be around next year, and was unhappy this year, he should leave. We don't want ongoing management problems with one person," he added further in an irked tone.
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