Personally, I have mixed feelings about Javed Miandad’s re-appointment as Director General of the PCB. He was an advocate of reinstating the banned ICL players and was believed to have good ideas in regards to the direction of domestic cricket in Pakistan. This was all positive. He was also invited by China and Afghanistan to help in basic coaching. Such relationships will hopefully bear fruit in the future as they did when Pakistan helped both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh establish themselves when they were increasingly being isolated and shunned by the other Test playing nations.
On the other hand, his appointment seems like it’s more of the same old same old. This is now the fifth time he has been employed by the board in some capacity which could be looked at in both a positive and negative way. Is his work that good that we have to keep bringing him back or is that Pakistani disease of jobs for the boys rearing its ugly head again.
Let’s hope he is more Director and less general.
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March 30th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
I’m not too impressed with the reappointment. If the rumours are to be believed ie that he asked for more money, was an incapable administrator and tried to get involved in matters that did not concern him, then don’t be too surprised to hear that he has moved on any time soon.
He just seems to be getting a bit senile to me.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
I respect him as a Pakistan legend but he has not Director General skills. He would be better suited to an ambassadorial role which would involve things mentioned by TJ.
March 30th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Agree with Veer. I also think he’s got that syndrome most other ex-pak cricketers have…that they have some sort of right to be involved even when they’re lacking the relevant skills.
What does Miandad know about being a director general of a organisation…surely this is madness?