Inzamam-ul Haq flayed the PCB for its flip-flop with ICL players, saying PCB has no rights to disrespect the players.
Former captain Inzamam-ul Haq flayed the Pakistan Cricket Board for its flip-flop with Indian Cricket League players, saying PCB has no rights to disrespect the players.
PCB sprung a surprise by naming Abdul Razzaq, Imran Nazir and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan in its list of 30 probables for the ICC World Twenty20 in June despite the trio's links with the rebel ICL.
PCB then did a volte-face by dropping the three, saying it would rather wait for clearance from the International Cricket Council, and this U-turn infuriated Inzamam, who led Lahore Badshahs in the ICL.
"The Pakistan board should not have announced the list if they were not clear about all aspects of the selection," Inzamam told Cricinfo.
"One day they announced the list, and the next day they reversed it. This is the result of unprofessional thinking by the board and the selectors.
"If the PCB didn't have an ICC clearance, it had no right to name these players in the list and then tell them after a day that 'Look, we don't respect you'," he said.
The former Pakistan skipper didn't spare the ICC either and said the governing body's crackdown on unofficial cricket stemmed from its fears of losing sponsorship money to 'rebel' events.
"The ICC is just scared that the money they generate from the game should not go to others," Inzamam said.
"The ICC is bothered only about that. During the days when there was not so much money in cricket, players used to play in tournaments which had no official status in countries like Bangladesh; the ICC had no problems.
"The ICC is just worried that their sponsorship money would splinter. The ICC is worried about ICL only because of the money, otherwise they know these players are only playing cricket and not committing any crime," he added.
Inzamam praised Pakistan captain Younis Khan, who recently said he would welcome ICL players in the side if they get the PCB's clearance.
"If Younis feels that with the return of ICL players, his team will get better or stronger, it's absolutely the right thought," he said.
"The presence of players like Mohammed Yousuf, Nazir, Razzaq and Naved-ul-Hasan will only strengthen the Pakistan team," Inzamam said.
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