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'Indian spinners will whitewash Pak'
"Pak's kitty is empty with just one spinner in Kaneria and if they go without Akhtar it would be a 3-0 win for India," former pacer Sarfaraz Nawaz said.
Former pacer Sarfraz Nawaz on Sunday said he feared India's spin-bowlers would whitewash Pakistan in their upcoming cricket tour.
"India will spinroll Pakistan on their turning tracks because they play with three regular spinners, with Virendar Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar as two added tweakers and have the habit of finishing a Test in three days," Nawaz said.
"Pakistan's kitty is empty with just one spinner in Danish Kaneria, the other two spinners they have were reported for illegal action and if they go without Shoaib Akhtar it would be a 3-0 win for India."
Pakistan will play three Tests and five one-day games from February 25 to April 9 on their first tour of India for six years.
A final schedule is still awaited with a stalemate following Pakistan's refusal to play in the western city of Ahmedabad, the scene of a proposed venue for the second Test where at least 2,000 people died in Muslim-Hindu riots in 2002.
Nawaz said Pakistan's cricket hierarchy seemed indifferent to the all important tour.
"Pakistan is under pressure after their 3-0 defeat in Australia but it's surprising there seems no planning, no vision and no preparation for the India tour," Nawaz said.
He criticised coach Bob Woolmer, who is having knee surgery in South Africa, and the Pakistan trainers for going on holiday ahead of the tour, and ridiculed skipper Inzaman-ul Haq for appearing in an Indian advertisement.
"How would foreigners be interested in Pakistan's progress, they would muster the wealth and go away.
"Our captain doesn't act on the field and is acting in Indian advertisement which is a mockery of the preparation and no one is bothered what they are doing."
