Pakistan Cricket Board’s director general Javed Miandad, who was issued a show-cause notice for speaking against the board`s policies, has said that he has not yet received the notice in writing and would only be able to reply once he gets its copy. Miandad criticised the board`s policies in an interview, saying that 90 per cent of decisions the board has taken during its tenure have proved wrong. He also claimed the poor running of cricket affairs by the current management was spoiling the sport.
A PCB official confirmed that the board had sent a notice to the former captain for his remarks. “We have sought explanation from Miandad for his statement against board which is contrary to clauses in his contract,” said the official. Meanwhile some former cricketers including Moin Khan and Sikander Bakht have criticised Miandad for his behaviour as being the full time employee of the PCB. “He is a reputed personality and top official of the board and in what capacity did he criticises his own office? Being part of the board Miandad is talking against himself,” Moin said.
According to Cricinfo, this is not the first time Miandad has been critical of the Pakistan board. In February last year he wrote a letter to president Zardari, criticising the appointment of Ijaz Butt as the board chairman. In January 2009 Miandad resigned as director-general of the PCB over differences concerning the exact scope of his work. A month later, Butt and Miandad had traded allegations over Miandad’s resignation at a Senate hearing on the decline of Pakistan cricket.
The chairman had alleged that Miandad had demanded more money, interfered with matters concerning selection, and was an incapable administrator. Miandad had said at the time that the scope of his role in the contract letter was significantly reduced from what he had initially discussed with the chairman.
Though Miandad was reinstated as the director general in March that year, his relationship with Butt have been frosty since. Miandad, who has been the coach of the national team on three occasions in the past, was not included in the recently formed committee to appoint a new coach for the national team, after Waqar Younis’ decision to quit as national head coach after the ongoing Zimbabwe tour.
In April, Miandad turned down the role of Pakistan’s batting coach due to personal reasons.
Miandad has been asked to submit his reply within seven days.
Miandad awaits show-cause notice
