Mohsin, a former Test batsman, served as chief selector before he was appointed interim head coach by the PCB headed by Ijaz Butt in September 2011.
He led Pakistan to Test series wins over Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and a whitewash over England in the UAE before Ashraf, who had replaced Butt as chairman, surprisingly didn't extend Mohsin's contract instead bringing in Whatmore on a two-year contract.
But Ashraf said on Geo super channel that it was a wrong impression that they didn't want Mohsin.
"I think people should know that while the team was in the UAE and after it had beaten England in the Test series we did try to contact Mohsin several times. Our officials tried to call him but he didn't respond," Ashraf said.
"It was only after we didn't get a response from Mohsin who didn't respond to our calls that I told Intikhab Alam who was heading the coaches committee in the board to decide what was best for Pakistan team after which Whatmore was contacted for an interview," Ashraf claimed.
During Whatmore's tenure Pakistan didn't win a Test series while their only notable achievement was winning the Asia Cup and a one-day series in India.
Earlier this year the board released Whatmore.
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