Wasim Bari wants a youngster to captain Pak cricket team

Even as the search is on for a new captain of the Pakistan cricket team, former chief selector Wasim Bari has reportedly said that a younger player should be asked to lead the side.

Bari blamed Inzamam-ul-Haq, who resigned after Pakistan's poor show at the World Cup, for his arbitrary decisions on and off the field for Pakistan loss, and said that the burly Multan player often undermined the authority of the selectors during his tenure as captain.

Sources privy to the meeting said that Bari faced a stiff grilling session from the members of PEC (Performance Evaluation Committee) who quizzed him over his soft stance as head of the selection committee and also took him to task for his inability to be present at the cricket grounds for a first-hand look at budding players in domestic games.

"He (Bari) was asked whether he was able to do justice to his job as selector alongside his full-time PIA employment. Bari could not really convince the PEC with his reply when he said he would deputise someone or the other to ensure that the performances of players were followed at the grounds," the Dawn quoted the sources as saying.

Besides Bari, selector Iqbal Qasim, vice-captain Younis Khan, leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and fast bowler Mohammad Sami also appeared before the PCB's PEC on Friday as the probe into the national team's debacle in the ongoing World Cup continued on the second day in a local hotel.

The PEC comprises of chairman Ijaz Butt and two other members - former Test cricketers Saleem Altaf and Salahuddin Ahmad.

In the first session Bari, Younis and Kaneria recorded their views about the poor performance of Pakistan team in the World Cup and also gave suggestions for the improvement of domestic cricket structure in the country. The second session saw former selector Iqbal Qasim and Mohammad Sami appearing in front of the PEC to apprise the committee of the reasons of the World Cup defeat. (ANI)

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