Due to claims of a conflict of interest arising from the team’s disappointing performance at the World Cup in India, Pakistan’s chief of selectors, Inzamam-ul-Haq, resigned from his position on Monday.
According to reports, Inzamam is suspected of being employed by a business that has hired a number of Pakistani athletes for marketing and promotional purposes.
Inzamam, the ex-player, declared himself prepared to answer to any questions the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could have.
“I am heartbroken at these allegations of a conflict of interest and if the PCB holds an inquiry I am ready to face that,” Inzamam told a local television channel in Pakistan.
Pakistan media alleged the company involved has influenced the selection process of the under-performing team.
Pakistan has lost four of their six games in the current World Cup in India, and they are about to lose badly.
They play Bangladesh in Kolkata on Tuesday, and in order to advance to the semi-finals, they must not only win their final three games but also hope that other outcomes work out in their favor.
During his international career, which spanned from 1991 to 2007, Inzamam played 120 Tests, 386 ODIs, and one T20I. He was also a member of the 1992 World Cup winning side.
When Pakistan was eliminated in the opening round of the Caribbean 2007 World Cup, his career came to an end.
A five-person fact-finding team has been appointed by the PCB to look into the claims of a conflict of interest.
This was Inzamam’s second stint as head selector; his first ended in discord following Pakistan’s failure to advance past the quarterfinals of the 2019 World Cup.
