Pakistan needs to get its prioirities right
Ehsan Mani, the former president of the ICC, writes in the Dawn that the frequent changes at the helm of the Pakistan Cricket Board has contributed to damaging the fundamental structure of cricket in the country
Cricinfo
25-Feb-2013
Ehsan Mani, the former president of the ICC, writes in the Dawn that the frequent changes at the helm of the Pakistan Cricket Board has contributed to damaging the fundamental structure of cricket in the country. He laments the decline of the Wazir Ali league in Lahore, calls for increased wages for domestic players and wants the PCB to spend more money on the personal development of players in the national team.
Rawalpindi had a number of grounds apart from the Pindi Club Ground on the Mall Road. Gradually these grounds have disappeared. The Army ground is now the parking lot for the GHQ, the T&T ground is now a housing estate; others have simply disappeared as commercial and residential developments took over the vacant spaces where children could just turn up and play. Regretfully, this has been the case throughout Pakistan ... Without investment in playing facilities a large pool of talent will be lost.