Pakistan legendery cricketer Javed Miandad said that the lack of a proper administrative system and gambling is destroying cricket in the country.
According to local media reports Miandad said, “In our days, there was no match-fixing and neither did I ever gamble or else I wouldn't have got the respect I have today from the masses. But definitely gamblers and gambling is bad for Pakistan cricket”.
Miandad also believes that Pakistan cricket's decline is also because of politics, wrong choice of people who head the cricket affairs and absence off a permanent system. "I don't think Shahryar Khan is the right choice for the Chairman's position. He is a cricket enthusiast but does not understand the nitty gritty of the sport. Even Najam Sethi was not a good choice. In my opinion Lt General (retd) Tauqir Zia and Ijaz Butt were right for the Chairman's post," said Miandad while recalling the list of people, who have headed the Pakistan Cricket Board in the last decade.
Miandad pointed out that there was a need to have a permanent and effective cricket system in the country, which should work regardless of who was in the board.
Miandad was removed as head coach just before the 1999 World Cup after he confronted some players during a tournament in Sharjah about their involvement in gambling.
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