Zaka Ashraf reiterates grouping would not be tolerated - Cricket News Update
The newly appointed chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf, has reiterated that he would not tolerate any kind of indiscipline or grouping in the Pakistan cricket team’s dressing room.
Zaka, who was appointed as Ijaz Butt’s successor by the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari earlier this month, said that he has been informed that some players in the Pakistan team indulge in groupism - warning that such players would be dealt with an
iron fist and no leniency will be shown to them.
"I have been told about this and if this is true then we will take steps to sort out the problem as there is going to be no compromise on discipline till I am heading the board," Ashraf, who has come to the Pakistan cricket with a banking background, told
a leading news channel of Pakistan.
Pakistan cricket has been tainted by a number of off-field controversies over the past two years, including the spot-fixing and captaincy controversy. Besides the spot fixing and captaincy controversies, some Pakistan players have been involved in other
unethical practices. All these controversies earned a bad name for the country.
Zaka Ashraf, the former Chairman of Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL), hinted at revising the PCB's code of conduct as well to ensure smooth running of national cricket.
"I will be revisiting the code of conduct yet again to ensure there are no gray areas and the players and board know their roles clearly as well as their responsibilities," said Ashraf in an interview with a private http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 news channel.
Ashraf, who assumed his charge at the PCB headquarters in Gaddafi Stadium this Friday, had last week warned the national players of staying away from illegal and unethical activities.
"One thing is clear in my mind I will not tolerate any groupings or monopoly either in the board or in the national team,” http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397 had said while talking to the media reporters last Sunday. “There is no question of compromise on this issue,” he added further.
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