Altaf came across as a haughty bureaucrat who only cares about the orders of his Master. A complete *yes man. *
No doubt Waqar was a little unprofessional, however his honest comments were never equalled by Altaf Sahab. This sure points to quite a few skeletons in PCBs closet.
I loved how he unshamingly switched from his use of "management" to Board when it was clear to him that he needed to cover the behinds of his boss and Team management.
One observation on this made by me after doing my basic conflict resolution analysis. Waqar might have been working in isolation in the team and not cooperating and discussing with Woolmer. Maybe Woolmer wanted Waqar to be an assistant Coach not a freelance bowling coach to which Waqar refused or showed lack of interest.
Allah knows best.
Agreed. Altaf eventually put everything on the board in a seemingly desperate attempt to save the as**s of his boss Nasim, Woolmer and Inzi. He discussed matters without coming to the point and spoke more like a lawyer or politician.
Actually I loved the way Moin Khan said in part two that no ex-cricketer who has any self-respect should ever think about taking up a position with the PCB. That says it all.
It's no wonder then that ex-legends like Imran Khan have so far shown no interest (and quite wisely so) in helping the board/players in an official capacity
Actually I loved the way Moin Khan said in part two that no ex-cricketer who has any self-respect should ever think about taking up a position with the PCB. That says it all.
It's no wonder then that ex-legends like Imran Khan have so far shown no interest (and quite wisely so) in helping the board/players in an official capacity
PCB could only attract people like Imran if it is an independent organization, and pick its chairman through voting.. Presently, it is like a wing of Pakistan military and work under the auspices of Cheif of Staff Mr. Musharaf.
I don't think Imran would ever wants to report to Musharaf. Nasim Asharaf is probably a friend of Musharaf Dr. brother in USA and accepted this position.
I watched both parts of the show. Thanks for putting them up. A few things that are quite obvious from these conversations are
1) There is no accountability for the decisions made by PCB management. They can select, kick or fire people at will.
2) Waqar Younis was an employee who had no right to demand SA tour. For someone who has been a 'professional' for so many years should know his responsibilities before leaving for Haj. He threatened PCB with a resignation notice and he got one. He should have just shut up instead of coming on air.
3) Appointing Mushtaq as a coach for fast bowlers is ridiculous. It shows Inzi has a 'say' in things afterall.
4) Wasim Bari needs to be kicked out to give the new generation of cricketers a chance.
Our great legends are treated with so much disrespect, its just not on. Its clear that there is so much politics in cricket, just because someone does not like waqar younis, PCB have deprived Pakistan of a great opportunity to develop a fearsome pace attack. These people simply deserve no respect whatsoever.