Leading ex-cricketers stay away from PCB’s moot

KARACHI: The consultative meeting called by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in Lahore was attended by little-known cricketers and those who are board’s employees.

Former captains Wasim Akram and Ramiz Raja did not attend the meeting owing to their engagements elsewhere. Waqar Younis was in Australia. Zaheer Abbas ignored the invitation.

From among the former captains, only Inzamam-ul-Haq attended the meeting. The other cricketers were Aqib Javed, Mushtaq Ahmed, Azhar Khan, Mudassir Nazar, and Haroon Rashid.

The meeting, which was also attended by umpires and referees, was aimed at improving the domestic cricket structure.

The PCB said the next meeting would be held in Islamabad and that details would be revealed after that meeting.  One such meeting had already been held in Karachi.