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Malik retained captain

Karachi: Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson faced the music for the Test and ODI series loss to India with the PCB making it clear that it was not happy with the performance of the Australian. Skipper Shoaib Malik, however, escaped the heat as the Pakistan Cricket Board reposed faith in his leadership, considering that he is still new to the job and learning.

The PCB Chairman, Nasim Ashraf, found very few positives from the recent tour and said the team’s performance lacked spine and the focus of the players was not completely on cricket. “The team was short on mental toughness and professionalism and the responsibility for this lies with the coach. I am not satisfied with Lawson’s performance. When he returns from his Christmas holidays we will talk to him,” Ashraf said at a press meet in Lahore on Friday, after meeting captain Malik and manager Talat Ali.

The PCB Chairman also announced that in future players would not be allowed to write newspaper columns or do media assignments on tours. — PTI

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