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"Lack of success can be attributed to absence of a stable domestic cricket structure" : Imran Khan

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"Lack of success can be attributed to absence of a stable domestic cricket structure" : Imran Khan

Why has Pakistani cricket declined after your exit from the game?

Even though Pakistan has won the World Cup, I’m still not satisfied with the internal structure of the sport, a major reason why several talented cricketers fail to make it to the national team. Back in 1992, I tried to build a team that could lift the World Cup. The team’s lack of success after that can be attributed to the absence of a stable domestic cricket structure. Unless we develop that, we can’t be successful. For years, Australian teams have been built around just that. India, for example, has so many domestic tournaments apart from the Indian Premier League. Security is also a problem — highlighted by the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in 2009.


What are your views on the resumption of Indo-Pak sporting ties?

There’ll be nothing better than India and Pakistan playing cricket again. That must be extended to other sports as well. Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have shown that can be done, gelling so well on the tennis court and winning trophies. Sports and cultural ties must be revived. It’s sad that after the Lahore attack, no one wants to play cricket in Pakistan. I am, however, trying to get international cricket back to Pakistan.
 
Why has Pakistani cricket declined after your exit from the game?

Even though Pakistan has won the World Cup, I’m still not satisfied with the internal structure of the sport, a major reason why several talented cricketers fail to make it to the national team. Back in 1992, I tried to build a team that could lift the World Cup. The team’s lack of success after that can be attributed to the absence of a stable domestic cricket structure. Unless we develop that, we can’t be successful. For years, Australian teams have been built around just that. India, for example, has so many domestic tournaments apart from the Indian Premier League. Security is also a problem — highlighted by the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in 2009.


What are your views on the resumption of Indo-Pak sporting ties?

There’ll be nothing better than India and Pakistan playing cricket again. That must be extended to other sports as well. Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have shown that can be done, gelling so well on the tennis court and winning trophies. Sports and cultural ties must be revived. It’s sad that after the Lahore attack, no one wants to play cricket in Pakistan. I am, however, trying to get international cricket back to Pakistan.

Errr......How ?? Genuine Question BTW.....
 
Whatever personal agenda one has against him, or whatever trolling opportunity one see whenever he talk about cricket, but he is on money about Pakistan cricket.
 
Imran has always been consistent on the domestic structure front. Never understood why his opinions on cricket have not been implemented with respect to the domestic structure.
 
Errr......How ?? Genuine Question BTW.....

I think the writer of this article probably worded it wrong.

Or if he didn't, maybe IK is talking about using his own cricketing influence around the world to garner support for playing in Pakistan. Or maybe even cooperation of the KPK sports board with the PCB?

I mean, if someone like Zardari makes such a statement, it would be very confusing, but given Imran Khan's huge cricketing history AND a power in the Govt of an entire province, maybe he's talking about something we're unaware of.
 
Well said, he certainly hasn't mentioned this about a few billion times already. Some smashing insight on his part, and something that has not been taken into consideration so far.
 
Imran has always been consistent on the domestic structure front. Never understood why his opinions on cricket have not been implemented with respect to the domestic structure.

Because it will cost the PCB and some players a lot of $. He wants all those departments removed and only have the 5/6 regions in which the best players of each region will compete against each other. I think Amir Sohail once explained how that will hurt the PCB and a lot of domestic players financially.

The PCB only has the Pentangular Cup but that's either for OD cricket or too short.
 
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