AM Khan
LAHORE
(TheSportsNext) August 15, 2012: Pakistan’s former wicket-keeper Zulqarnain
Haider is back in action after the Pakistan Cricket Board selected Kamran Akmal
for the upcoming limited overs series against Australia starting from August 28
in United Arab Emirates.
The runaway wicket-keeper posted on his Facebook account on
Wednesday, "The fact is that Kamran has not yet been cleared by the ICC of
wrong doing and has only been cleared by the national selectors and PCB. If he
has any clearance letter from the ICC he should show it publicly and if he
doesn't do that then I will be forced to come out with the truth”.
Zulqarnain criticised the selection of wicketkeeper Kamran
Akmal in the national team for the series against Australia and the ICC
Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.
He said he would make some startling revelations about the
involvement of some players in spot-fixing if Kamran didn't show his clearance
letter.
Stating that he was forced to post his feelings as he wanted
Pakistan cricket be clean and clear of corruption, Zulqarnain said: "I
have said what is in my mind and until now, I have kept quiet in the hope that
the PCB will not allow players with question marks surrounding their
performances to play again."
He also said that chief selector Iqbal Qasim headed the same
department (National Bank) for which Kamran played. "That is why he has
recalled Kamran and this should be investigated," he added.
“I have proof Kamran is corrupt”, says Zulqarnain Haider who may face PCB
disciplinary action
Meanwhile, the PCB was looking into the latest statement by
Zulqarnain and was not happy with him, said a source. "It had told him to
refrain from making statements while pardoning him last year and some
disciplinary action could be taken against him," the source added.
Earlier, PCB chief Zaka Ashraf had claimed in a TV interview
that Kamran was picked in the team after the board sought advice from the ICC
on his clearance. The ICC, however, made it clear that it had issued no
clearance for Kamran and his selection was purely an internal matter of the
PCB.
Kamran was picked in the Pakistan squad last month for the
Twenty20 matches and on last Monday, the selectors also included him in the
one-day squad in place of Sarfraz Ahmed. The experienced keeper was sidelined
from the national team for about a year and a half after last appearing in the
2011 World Cup. His name was also mentioned in the spot-fixing trial held in
London last year.
Kamran, who is currently in Sri Lanka playing in the
country's premier league when contacted, refused to comment on Zulqarnain’s
latest outburst. "I have been selected in Pakistan team and my focus right
now is on just performing for my country," Kamran said.
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