Pakistan have sacked Haroon Rashid, their team manager, who has held the position since April 2003. The decision to replace him comes less than a month before Pakistan leave to tour India.
Haroon, 51, was removed because the Pakistan Cricket Board thought they needed a change ahead of the India tour. The PCB chairman, Shaharyar Khan, told the Pakistan newspaper, The News: “Due to the sensitivities attached with the Indian tour it has been decided to appoint a manager who can handle things on the diplomatic front.”
Khan explained that Rashid’s replacement has yet to be appointed, although an assistant manager will be in place for the Indian tour.
and what did he do???? shehrayar khan needs the kick. wat's it with ex army taking over as heads of sports in pak???? what do they know about the game, unwanted guests.
once again PCB making fool of themselves. Even if it was so necessary to replace Haroon Rasheed (which in my opinion should not be #1 priority), they should have waited for the right time.
Aus ka tour tu khatam honey daitey bhai beech tour meen asiey change kee koi zarorat nahi thee.
Excuse of replacement is also one of the dumbest “Due to the sensitivities attached with the Indian tour it has been decided to appoint a manager who can handle things on the diplomatic front.”. For God sake we (Pakistani nation) are spending millions per year (if not billions) on Foreign Ministry. Diplomacy is their job. I agree that playing with India does ease-up the relationship but CRICKET MANAGER’s primary job should be MANAGING CRICKET and not DIPLOMACY.
Someone had to be made a scapegoat..as if pakistans problems were due to Haroon Rashid. The Pakistan board seem to make decisions bordering on madness. Lets see who come sin & what he ( or maybe she) can do..if they want a good diplomat, why not give the post to Anjumen( now that would be quite interseting).
The only reason I can think of him being sacked is the rape incident and Shoaib’s night club visits. But I agree with Funguy that we need a better captain more than a better team manager.
Haroon was suppose to come forward in the “STUPID” rape allegation and should have slammed the media once and for all . On the conterary “all is quite on the westeren front” attitude provoked more of the Idiots in the media and on Gupshup
As a Tour Manager it was his place to come forward and not that of the Coach. This is a sign of weakness.
Haseeb Baig was the ‘best’ Tour Manager Pakistan ever had. English media were very careful of him and then Col. Naushad :elmo:
Same goes for the Captain. He should lead his team from the front. And should have at least some ‘rush’ plan to tackle the allegation. non came forward.
It was the pethatic statemnets ‘coming out’ of Pakistan officials in Pakistan
Haroon Rashid, the Pakistan team manager, has denied reports of being sacked before the Indian tour, and has clearly stated that his contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board will end only in July this year. Earlier, the board had indicated that it needed to replace Rashid due to the sensitivities attached with the Indian tour. He has held this position since April 2003.
“The board has given me a contract for one year until July 2005 and I have a clear conscience that I have done my job with commitment, honesty and dedication,” Rashid told The News, a Pakistan daily. “I think my performance should be judged by what the other members of the team have to say about me. But if the board has planned something else it is their decision and I will not protest. I have always been available for Pakistan cricket and have done my duty properly. But yes, if anyone questions my competency as a manager I think it is unfair because throughout my tenure there has not been a single instance where anyone can say I have not fulfilled my responsibilities.”
Rasheed received support from a senior board official, who clarified the PCB’s stand on the issue. “The board was looking to appoint a new manager to handle the diplomatic and political aspects of the Indian tour which has its own sensitivities. We will be sending two managers to India. It is not right to say we have decided to remove Haroon.”
Rashid, who has also been the coach and national selector of Pakistan, also suggested that more was being made of Shoaib Akhtar’s disciplinary problems than was necessary. “Shoaib has a problem with his cricketing discipline. He is inconsistent in his commitment to the game and as a player. But overall his behaviour has never been offensive and there is no doubt when he is giving 100% he is a major asset for the team.”
Rashid felt that Shoaib was perhaps influenced by constant media attention. “No other player including the Australian and West Indians even came close to the popularity and media attention he got in Australia. At times I thought he could not handle it. But overall he remained on good behaviour and the only problem arose on cricketing grounds. But even before he returned home he made it clear to Bob Woolmer that he was totally committed to the team and would do as advised by the team management to be at his best in future matches.”
but here’s the link http://usa.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2005/JAN/169229_PAK_27JAN2005.html
