Appointing Hafeez captain a wrong decision: Ijaz Butt

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Former PCB chairman Ijaz Butt on Sunday came down heavily on the Pakistan cricket team after their 37-run defeat in the first Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, saying the selectors made a wrong decision by naming Mohammad Hafeez as the captain of the side in place of Misbah-ul Haq. Butt was also critical of Shahid Afridi and said the all-rounder does not deserve a place in the side.
“Wrong captain, wrong selection, especially of the wicket-keeper (Shakeel Ansar) led to the shameful defeat against Sri Lanka,” Butt said in a statement. Butt said he had advised Zaka Ashraf not to remove Misbah as Twenty20 captain and avoid elevating Hafeez for the post since the all-rounder lacked leadership qualities, but his advice was not heeded. He also said that Adnan Akmal or Sarfraz Ahmed could have been better choices as wicket-keeper in place of little-known Shakeel, who could not impress with his skills behind the stumps.
Some board officials have questioned the timing of his statement. Butt, who has normally kept a low profile and avoided commenting on PCB and team affairs since he was replaced by Ashraf last October, decided to come out with a media statement just after one defeat suffered by the national team.
Insiders said that more than the national team`s performance or selection issues, what had miffed Butt was that after his visit to India recently, Ashraf publicly made some sarcastic comments about him.
“He was also not happy that Ashraf did not listen to his advice and followed others while removing Misbah as the T20 captain,” a source said.

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  1. plz Mr. Butt stay away from PCB affairs u already humiliated our cricket in all means look how many captains u have changed its 8.Afridi is a match winner 2nd T20 performance has proved.Hafeez is good choice at the moment misbah can’t play more than a year he is 39

  2. hahahahahahahahahaha after a long time pakistan have made a sensible deciion in appointing Muhammad Hafeez as their t20 captain …for a t20 player you need 3 main qualities one that player should be able to bat decently and that player should be able to field excellently and third he should be able to bowl decently …and who can say haveez cant do that and for a bonus he has a shrude mind which is best for a captain and if u ask misbah or any caption he will tell you that what kind of brain hafeez has got …so ejaz butt have finally proved that he is the biggest dumb ever to be at a higher post in any department in the world

  3. Why is this nut given space in your paper?You people keep such persons alive who are responsible for all the bad things that have happened to this country. BUTT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAN ON INTERNATIONAL CRICKET IN PAKISTAN. Three cricketers were convicted in a foreign country and yet this man has the guile to comment? He should be BANNED or Banished FROM ALL MEDIA.

  4. How many times you the site admins have been caught with your pants down.Here again by not posting my comment about a bad hat of the cricket you show that you fall in the same catagory.

  5. old age ruins brain thats true Mr.Butt and if you dont mind are u in relation with the other Butt who is in UK for honeymoon.Mr.Butt Afridi has won a man of the match in every series Pak has played whether it be Asia cup or worldcup or worldcup T20 And Mr.Butt has Misbha played atleast 50% of Afridi.Mr;Butt its your time to sit in the corner and remember your mistakes done during your tenure instead of critisizing others specially afridi dont ever say anything…And please read this comment and recify your brain its your time to prepare for the journey of other world not talking about cricket…

  6. PCB WEBSITE still showing Afridi"s pic of cheaply loosing his wicket dont no when PCB website will show shahid afridi hitting huge 6 and scoring 52 runs when pakistan team was dealing in maiden overs and that also in T20 and dont when PCB will publish the photos of afridi taking the wicket of Dilshan bowled when he was smashing Tanvir and other ballers for 4 and 6's is PAKISTAN anti AFRIDI or only PCB and Ijaz…

  7. Afridi was the best captain ever Cricket had but what to do Pakistan didnt deserve to retain him for long time……………..HE is the best and he has registered his name in the history of cricket hope he plays for pak till he can deliever and dont people like IJAZ might try to take revenge………..

  8. Look who is talking here. How many people value Butt’s comments and advise. Sifarshi himself. Brought pcb to shame, hurt Pakistan cricket team’s repo and killed the image of pcb. Left the board weaker than even Bangladesh. Isolated and internationally humiliated pcb. Once I saw him fighting with the chef at Dubai airport in the business class lounge because the Shrimp was not cooked to his standards. It was 1 o’ clock in the morning. Lol

  9. PCB WEBSITE IS AS CORRUPT AS PCB OFFICIALS STILL DIDNT SHOW A SINGLE SNAP OF AFRIDI BEING MAN OF THE MATCH THEY ARE DISPLAYING PICS OF AHMED SHEHZAD AND ONE ELEPHANT………………….WHAT THE FUC THIS MIM WORLD GOING

  10. KISE HAD TK SAHE KEH RAHY HN.KIU K YE TIME SAHE NAHE THA CAPTIN CHANGE KARNY KA .IS TOUR K BAD t 20 world cup hy is ly .after world cup sahe tha

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