Pakistan manager to resign after England tour
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s cricket manager, Yawar Saeed has decided that he wants to quit from his post once the tour of England has ended. Saeed has served the Pakistani team for 26 years in his role as the manager of the side and is said to be looking for a different role within Pakistani cricket.
Speaking to the media, Saeed expressed his feeling that once the tour will end, he will have a talk with the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128, regarding stepping down. He also said that he would like to spend time with his family.
However, Saeed said that if the PCB chairman were to request him to not relinquish the post, it was something he would find difficult to refuse. Saeed said, "If Ijaz Butt wants me to continue I can't say no to him he is an old friend and if he says I must continue in interest of Pakistan cricket, I will listen."
Saeed has been one of the more controversial cricketing figures in the country, with allegations of encouraging the players to indulge in forming cliques. He was blamed by some Pakistani experts of being the cause of the revolt against Younus http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319, their former captain. However, Saeed has refuted the allegations by saying that he had no grudges against Younus and the two got along very well. He also clarified that he was the administrative manager of the side, and had no say in the selection, which meant that the exclusion of Younus could not be blamed on him.
Saeed was not the manager of the side during the horrendous tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 where Pakistan lost all their games and saw the likes of Younus and Mohammad Yousuf banned from international cricket. However, he was convinced to take over the role again after that, and he said, “I felt it was my duty to play my role in putting the team back on the right track.”Abdul Raquib was the manager of the side during the Australian tour.
Saeed is a 75-year-old man, and there have been those who feel that he does not deserve to be a part of the Pakistani cricketing set-up. He had played in 59 first-class matches for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 (Pakistan) and Somerset and was a medium-pace bowler. His first-class career spanned from 1953 to 1959. He had quit the team as the manager after the Champions Trophy in 2009.
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