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PCB assures Inzamam of captaincy
Inzamam-ul Haq, who is facing a lot of flak for Pakistan's recent performance, has been given assurance that he would complete the full term.
Inzamam-ul Haq, who is facing a lot of flak for Pakistan's recent performance, has been given assurance by Pakistan's Cricket Board (PCB) that he would go to India as the team's captain and complete the full term.
The assurance was given by the PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan whom Inzamam called on this morning to appraise him about the Australian tour.
The forthcoming tour of India was also discussed in the meeting which was held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
"Yes, Mr Shaharyar assured me that I will complete my captaincy term. He also advised me to ignore the criticism and concentrate on the India tour," Inzamam told PTI from Lahore.
"I didn't specifically ask him about captaincy. The subject was touched by the PCB Chairman himself," he said.
Inzamam has been appointed Pakistan captain till the West Indies tour scheduled in June this year.
Several former Pakistani players including Imran Khan have said Inzamam was not captaincy material and have urged the PCB to appoint a new captain.
Inzamam said the PCB chief was satisfied with the performance of the team.
"But naturally, Shaharyar Khan wants improvement and hopes that if the youngsters showed commitment, hardwork and dedication, they would be able to put up a good performance in India.
"Yes, we discussed the Indian tour in detail. But that is something between myself and the chairman," he said when asked to specify the issues discussed during the meeting.
