Former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed: “Look at the [Pakistan] cricket team now, 80% of it has gone to remote areas like KP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). If you select a team right now, 6-8 players are Pathans, who do not have [an] education”
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Former Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed said the national team currently has six to eight players who are Pathans and “do not have [an] education”.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “President Musharraf asked me I’ve heard that you only pick players who offer namaz or have a beard and you don’t select others. I said religion has its own place and cricket has its own, they don’t mix”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has revealed that ex-Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf accused him of only picking players “who offer namaz or have a beard”.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “When the players prayed together, Bob would also be there. After prayers all the players would talk about whatever was bothering us and we would open our hearts to Bob”
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Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has revealed that the late Bob Woolmer, who was the national team’s head coach, used to be there when the players prayed together.
