Intikhab Alam in trouble over new contract list – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Intikhab-Alam-c64380, the PCB’s director of international cricket operations, is finding himself in hot waters after the former coach had made some blinding mistakes in finalizing a list of players who were later to be awarded central contracts before the Sri Lanka
tour.
The exclusion of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Quetta-c835, was handed a one-year disciplinary
ban after involving in an on-field scuffle during a grade-two match at Jinnah Stadium in Gujranwala last April, was included in the stipend category of the contract.
"PCB chairman Zaka http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397 was not happy with the criticism in media about central contracts and retainers for the year 2012. He was of the view that a good deed and positive work of the board had gone down the drain due to some major bloopers," an inside
source revealed.
In May, the former Test captain told reporter after the much awaited list of central contract was made public, that the report is open for review. The media also criticised the inclusion of Test discard http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wahab-Riaz-c95839 in category C of the contract after the
fast bowler was axed from Tests, ODIs and T20 teams, following his recent poor form.
According to the recent contracts the players will receive a 10% hike in their match fees as well as an increase of 25% in their retainers. Other players, notably http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 series, are also
without contracts. It was further reported that the former leg-spinner kept the list secret.
"Inquiry confirmed that Intikhab had kept the list a secret till the eleventh hour and also did not bother to have a final discussion on it with other members of the committee including chief selector, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Iqbal-Qasim-c76980," as disclosed by another source.
Alam, who had stints as coach and manager previously, has been associated with the PCB administration for the last three decades and is known for having good diplomatic skills, evident during the 1992 World Cup, when he ensured a good working relationship
between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
Presence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Akmal-c94595 in the category A of the contract also raised a lot of questions within PCB. “The chairman will now review the list to see who all deserve the contracts and retainers," the source said.
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