Wasim Akram surprised by Ijaz Butt’s extension request

The legendry Pakistani pacer, Wasim Akram feels that the incumbent PCB Chairman, Mr. Ijaz Butt, should not go for another term.

Talking to a sports channel, Wasim said:

“If Ijaz has asked for another term then hats off to him. The whole of Pakistan and World cricket is after him. Pakistan cricket is in a mess, there is no leadership and amidst all this, to ask for another term, well what can I say. This shows that his advisors are not giving him the right directions”.

Ijaz’s two years tenure as PCB chief is due to end on 31^st of this month and there is news that the most controversial chairman PCB has ever had, is seeking another term. Ijaz’s term - which started on 6^th of October, 2008 - has been marred by controversies.
After the match-fixing and spot-fixing allegations, the PCB Chairman was also bashed for his off-the-cuff comments on English cricketers and his wasteful expenditures on foreign tours.
The villainous terrorist attack on the visiting Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore also occurred under Butt’s watch.
The former captain has termed Ijaz Butt’s two years tenure as tumultuous. He said:
“Ijaz has been unable to hold forte. He is not a man in command. Pakistan cricket is in doldrums. There is no leadership and it was the chairman’s role to keep all these things under check. He has failed”.
Wasim has also lashed out at the PCB and its selection committee for naming the squad to play against South Africa later this month without prior consultation with the team’s captain and coach.
Both skipper, Shahid Khan Afridi, and coach, Waqar Younis, had shown their indignation over the selection of the squad but the chief selector, Mohsin Hasan Khan, had countered their objections by saying that it was not mandatory for the PCB and selection committee to take input from coach and captain. 
Wasim said that selecting a team without consulting coach and captain is nothing but a joke. He said that it would be the coach and captain duo leading the side in the series and not the selectors. The pace bowling great said that the selection committee is there to support the coach and captain in team selection and should not take selection decisions on its own.
The poor leadership qualities of Butt and his regime can be better judged from the fact that with the 2011 ICC World Cup just a few months away, the board and its selection committee are still musing over a skipper while other sides have their squads ready for the prestigious tournament.