Tbf, most of that is agenda based commentary which is far from what his honest views are.
He tries to cozy up to guys who are in the team since he believes in not being too critical on them.
He was never a fan of Azhar as captain but you hardly see him speak against Azhar's captaincy, and doesnt support his sacking.
Spot on once more! Over the last few months you've become my favourite poster on here. Finally someone who understands the nuances and ground realities of Pakistan cricket and the intricate path around which people such as Rashid have to tread.
Rashid is possibly the most honourable man to have played for Pakistan and the only one to have stood up to the fixing mafia within the team only to be backstabbed by corrupt and folly PCB administrators. Over the years he's learnt there's a hefty price you have to pay for being honest.
Rashid has now mellowed down and doesn't criticise anyone in case they come at him with a vengeance because he's no longer responsible just for himself but for hundreds of ex cricketers and their families who depend on him for their livelihood after not making it at the very top level but were a part of his academy once. His academy has produced several high quality players for Pakistan where many international stars have trained.
He trained Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf before they debuted for Pakistan as well as Mohammad Sami and Sohail Khan. Even Rizwan credited Rashid for the recent improvement in his development after he won the man of the series award in England. Several of the current Afghan players developed under his tenure with their team.
He keeps a keen eye on domestic cricket and has backed players like Saud Shakeel, Tabish Khan, Saad Ali etc when they were dominating in domestics and believes in judging players in the right formats a trait missing in the Pakistani setup.
He backed Sami Aslam too because he was a rare player who could see out the new ball in swinging conditions even if he wasn't the one to capitalise once the ball got older but at least he got the team till the point where the middle order wasn't exposed.
He was the Godfather of Karachi cricket for a long time and the city has barely produced any players since he shifted to Islamabad for Game on Hai. It would be highly irresponsible and ignorant to judge him based on that show which is conducted in a highly unprofessional manner with terrible production quality but is still far better than the filth that comes on Geo Super.
Rashid has his fair share of issues after decades of injustice and has even rejected the chief selectors job once before as he didn't have it in him to oblige bureaucrats, politicians and generals by picking those connected to them. This is a rampant problem within the system and why we see old faces well past their prime continue to be a permanent part of the team.
even more garbage selections would be on the way.
