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PCB under fire from Senate

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board officials came under fire from a Senate sub-committee for mishandling the Javed Miandad case.

The Senate sub-committee on Tuesday convened a meeting at the Gaddafi Stadium to look into the working of the Board particularly with reference to firing of employees, new appointments and enforcement of an austerity drive since former Test player Ejaz Butt took over as chairman in October.

Not happy

Sources privy to the proceedings of the meeting said the Senators were not happy with the way the Board had handled the Miandad affair and asked the PCB officials Saleem Altaf and Wasim Bari to rectify things.

“Senator Haroon Akhtar made it clear Miandad was a national hero and the Board needed to treat him with more respect,” one source said.

He said the Senators had now asked Miandad to also appear before the Senate standing committee on sports at their hearing on February 9.

Miandad resigned as PCB Director-General last month claiming the Board had gone back on promises made to him and had downgraded his authority and responsibilities.

“One Senator observed that some people in the Board were trying to malign Miandad which was unacceptable,” the source said.

To tour Bangladesh

Pakistan will tour Bangladesh next month for a five-match One-Day International series and two Twenty20 internationals, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Wednesday.

Pakistan will start the tour with T20 matches on March 10 and 12 in Dhaka.

The first three ODIs will be held on March 13, 15 and 17 in Dhaka and the last two on March 20 and 22 in Chittagong. — PTI

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