Sharif responsible for Pak cricket downfall: Imran Khan

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Press Trust of India Karachi
Last Updated : Mar 27 2016 | 10:28 PM IST
Pakistan's former captain and top opposition leader Imran Khan has strongly criticised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and a top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for damaging the sport in the country.
In a series of tweets, Imran who led Pakistan to their only World Cup title in 1992 accused Sharif of appointing an "election fixer" to "fix" Pakistani cricket.
Although, Khan didn't take any name but the reference was seen as hinting at Najam Sethi, a former PCB chairman who now heads the board's executive committee.
"The reason cricket has, unlike elsewhere, failed to become an institution in Pak is because here PM appoints PCB Chief," Khan tweeted.
"Correct analysis of current cricket crisis can lead to reforms & take Pak to top of world cricket. Incorrect analysis will compound failure," he said in another tweet.
Sethi served as a caretaker Chief Minister in Punjab province when the general elections were held and when the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) came into power.
Khan has in the past accused Sethi of fixing the election.
He said Sharif has "perfected the art of cronyism" and had appointed an "election fixer" to "fix" Pakistani cricket.
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First Published: Mar 27 2016 | 10:28 PM IST

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