KARACHI: Pakistan Test player Ahmed Shehzad has revealed that former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi approached him in 2015 regarding the role of captain that he would be given.
Ahmed, in his exclusive interview to the Ary News program bullyhe stated that the former PCB president met with him because the former decided to hand over the captaincy of the national team to the latter after Misbah’s retirement.
“Najam Sethi had meetings with me before the 2015 World Cup in which he stated categorically that we believe you are capable enough… you speak well and perform brilliantly,” he said.
Ahmed claimed that Sethi told him that since the 2015 World Cup would be the last tournament for Misbah, he was going to lead after the World Cup.
Speaking about the disciplinary report against the batsman filed by former head coach Waqar Younis, Ahmed stated that the report dented his career to a great extent and he was left with no choice but to express it.
“I’ve been completely backed up against the wall,” he said.
“I don’t want to be in the headlines. But I want to tell those people that when you corner someone with the wall they have no other choice,” Ahmed said without naming anyone.
Furthermore, he revealed that he was haunted and had been prosecuted to date due to the report, while demanding that it be publicly disclosed.
“At least I should have the right to know what those reports contain so that I can present my defense accordingly,” he said. “The report must go public and my fans must know the reality,” she concluded.
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