A legacy stained
The manner of Inzamam-ul-Haq’s exit has somewhat tainted what otherwise would have been a truly rich and sublime legacy, writes Humair Ishtiaq in the Dawn magazine.
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
25-Feb-2013
The manner of Inzamam-ul-Haq’s exit has somewhat tainted what otherwise would have been a truly rich and sublime legacy, writes Humair Ishtiaq in the Dawn magazine.
Regardless of what the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the man himself say in public, the manufactured sendoff, especially the financial part of it, has only tarnished the very image that the so-called ‘deal’ tried to salvage
Though the PCB has categorically denied having offered Rs 10 million to Inzamam to bring down the curtain on his career, those close to the happenings insist otherwise, citing former Pakistan captain Saeed Anwar as the man who made it all happen after he was approached by the PCB bosses in view of his close association with Inzamam. More than that, the way the episode unfolded itself clearly tells a tale that is much different from the official version.
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan is a former assistant editor at Cricinfo