By Tasawwar Abbas
LAHORE, Pakistan
(TheSportsNEXT) November 13, 2012: Back-to-back controversies has turned
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf unhappy with his media manager
and he has decided to replace Nadeem Sarwar with a professional,
TheSportsNEXT.com has learnt.
A close source to the PCB chairman told this scribe on the
condition of anonymity that Zaka Ashraf understands his media managed is
incapable of handling tough situations with the media therefore the cricket
board and cricketers keep finding them in the hot frying pan of controversies
consistently.
Sources said, “Zaka Ashraf is unhappy with Nadeem Sarwar’s
performance as PCB media manager and has received plenty of complaints for his
rude behavior with the media persons”.
They added, “Some media persons contacted the PCB chief and told
him about Nadeem Sarwar’s list of favorite sports journalists besides
complaining of misbehave with the ones who are not in his good books”.
Zaka Ashraf’s advisors have also suggested the PCB chairman
to relieve Nadeem Sarwar as PCB media manager for his inability to handle
issues in a subtle manner and thus earning the cricket board a bad name in the
local media.
Sources claimed, “Some PCB officials have also submitted
their complaints with the chairman regarding rude behavior of Nadeem Sarwar and
advised him to hire a professional manager for the all-important job”.
It is important to mention here that like most of the appointments
at the Pakistan Cricket Board, Nadeem Sarwar was also brought into the PCB fold
due to his political influence as he used to serve Bilawal House Islamabad.
Nadeem Sarwar has been reportedly misbehaving with the sports journalists and
recently had a verbal quarrel with Islamabad’s sports journalists followed by
an altercation with the Karachi sports journalists.
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