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Ex-Pakistan selector blasts young cricketers for chasing money
Former Pakistan Test spinner and ex-chief selector Iqbal Qasim has criticised the current generation of cricketers for prioritising financial gains and league contracts over improving their skills and game awareness. Qasim, who…
The Story in Brief
Former Pakistan Test spinner and ex-chief selector Iqbal Qasim has criticised the current generation of cricketers for prioritising financial gains and league contracts over improving their skills and game awareness. Qasim, who played 50 Tests and served on the selection committee multiple times, told PTI that young players now see the Pakistan Super League as the sole measure of success. He contrasted the honorary service of past selectors with today's well-paid selectors, whom he accused of lacking vision and consistency.
Qasim also recalled how advice from the late Indian spinner Bishen Singh Bedi helped him win a Test against India in Bangalore in 1987. He said interference from authority figures in selection matters remains a major problem for Pakistan cricket, citing his refusal to drop Shahid Afridi from a West Indies tour despite opposition from captain Misbah-ul-Haq.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that young cricketers only chase money is convenient but lazy. Pakistani players do have more league opportunities, yet the Pakistan Cricket Board's chaotic selection and captain-led interference, as Qasim himself outlined, are deeper rot. The real test is whether players like Babar Azam or Shaheen Afridi prove they have outgrown this curse. Will the next generation produce a Test match performance as memorable as Qasim's 1987 victory, or will the system keep failing them?
Sources (3): sports.ndtv.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
