Miandad's decision a major loss: Imran (24 April 1999)

24 April 1999

Miandad's decision a major loss: Imran

The Dawn

KARACHI, April 23: Former captain Imran Khan on Friday termed Javed Miandad's resignation as coach a major set-back to Pakistan's chances of regaining the World Cup.

Imran, who led Pakistan to victory in the 1992 World Cup, said in a press statement that Miandad's resignation was a major loss as he was a good coach and could have contributed a lot to Pakistan cricket.

The cricketer-turned-politician observed that it was a pity that the decision came when the team was well knit. "Pakistan had performed well during the past few months and the whole team, the coach and the captain had transformed (the team) very well into a fighting combination."

Imran felt that Miandad might have become an unnecessary casualty of betting and match-fixing controversy. "It (betting and match-fixing) should have been settled much earlier instead of leaving the entire team under a cloud where every defeat in looked upon with doubt."

Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)