Nasir retained as manager

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has retained Brig (retd) Khawaja Mohammad Nasir as the manager of the team for the Singapore tour.

PCB director Yawar Saeed said from Islamabad on Thursday that the decision to retain him was taken by the chairman of the board Lt Gen Tauqir Zia. He, however, said Nasir has been appointed only for the Singapore trip.

An announcement of the manager for the Toronto tour would be made later.

Nasir angered the Indians when he called their country a `hub of bookies' at the launching ceremony of the triangular one-day series in Colombo last month. Nasir was pulled up by the PCB chairman who told him to stay away from making policy statements.

Yawar said the selectors would submit the 14-man team for the Singapore series to the PCB chairman in Karachi on Saturday. He said the team and the captain would be announced on the same day after the general gives the approval.

The PCB director denied that Miandad has claimed Rs 7.2 million as his coaching fee.