Zeeraq
First Class Captain
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2011
- Runs
- 5,437
"Their is no comparison to the number of [top-class] cricketers produced by Karachi"
"Karachi is a very important center for Pakistan cricket; When Karachi is strong in cricket, then Pakistan cricket also does well"
"When the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup matches happen in December here, I will spend some more time here [in Karachi]"
"Change will come, PCB will be restructured, Pakistan cricket will be restructured too"
"But I will do this in my own time; Unless I am satisfied that I have looked at all aspects of Pakistan cricket, I will not rush into it"
"But I can assure you that already changes have started to take place as I am taking the board towards the direction of transparency and accountability"
"We have to improve our infrastructure and domestic cricket as well, and decisions about this cannot be taken at the spur of the moment"
"I asked the media in Lahore about who had actually read the Quyyum report and none had done so"
"The restrictions on Wasim Akram regarding his position [on Cricket Committee] were not relevant and should be looked at in perspective"
"Look Mohsin Khan has been a great cricketer and we seem to be very quick in speaking ill of our people"
"With respect what Mohsin said about captain was said about a year and half ago"
"The 4 people on the Cricket Committee have played 907 international games in total"
"Wasim Akram is the greatest left-arm fast-bowler the world of cricket has ever seen"
"The Cricket Committee has an advisory role and that is where it stops"
"I will be accountable and there is no one in PCB who will not be accountable"
"First of all its the first time in 10 years that PCB's accounts have been published on their website"
"My expenses will be published every quarter"
"Events sometimes overtake situations - when Multan Sultans bid for a franchise, they did so in good faith and their financial situation at that time was different"
"If we had let the situation with Multan Sultans continue as it was, the the problem would have increased [in magnitude] so we decided to take a decisive step"
"There is a lot of interest [for the taking over Multan Sultans]; I can tell you that there are 5-6 parties which have approached us, indicating an interest"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed is the captain of Pakistan - there is no restriction [in time] and no term for that"
"The Chairman has nominated Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain; my predecessor did that and it was a good choice, infact it was Shaharyar Khan did that and it was a great choice"
Q: Will Safaraz be there until World Cup? Mani: Yes, Inshallah
Question on Mickey Arthur/Azhar Mahmood conflict of interest
"Yes that is something I have mentioned and we will look at it, however the arrangements that have been made you know them better than I do, think this happens in IPL also?"
"We will have to look at their contracts and clauses; they have to be looked at"
"We are looking at a comprehensive reform of domestic cricket"
"The way cricket is being run in Pakistan today is not sustainable; Its not financially sustainable; we will protect the interest of all stakeholders"
"We have to think out of the box, we have to look at a Pakistani solution and there are no threats to anyone - we all have to move forward together"
"Next year we want to increase this [PSL matches in Pakistan]; As more overseas players play here, they get more confidence that there is no problem in playing in Pakistan"
"Once they have that confidence, their boards will also have the confidence [to visit Pakistan]"
"I am in discussion with a number of boards [about visiting Pakistan] but I am not going to name anyone because its premature"
"PSL will be owned by PCB - its not like PSL is running its own business; their accountability will be along with the PCB"
"We are already speaking to India [about cricket]"
"India has general elections next year and until they are done, I don't expect much progress on this issue"
"Lot of money and effort is being spent on NSK and the reason for that is to use this center and optimize it"
"I don't believe in advisories, I like proper committee structures"
He [Sharjeel Khan] wanted to meet me, so I met him"
"Whatever judgement happened [against Sharjeel] stands, he is free to challenge them as that is his right but as Chairman I will not do such things; this is not in my remit, nor do I have any authority to do this - I will not give an incorrect impression [to the player]"
"I don't have a place to live in Lahore; if you want I can live with Datta Sahib [At Datta Darbar]"
"I have to live somewhere?!"
"I have had a very clear signal from Indian cricket administrators that we should resume playing cricket between both countries"
"If we dont pay people market rates, you will not get good people regardless of whether they are employees or coaching staff"
"PCB is the only board in the world that is running 8 stadiums; this is not the job of the PCB but that of associations and regions"
"I have detailed briefing here at the NSK and I am confident that the construction work will be complete before the PSL"
"We have a system where the position of the Chairman has been politicized and we need to end that"
"We have professional cricketers but why isnt the management professional? We need to professionalize the management"
"Such things [Multan Sultans type issue] are ground realities"
"There are no leagues that make profits from the start, IPL's profitability took approximately 8 years to achieve"
"The depth [in talent] of our women's cricket is very low - lets be honest about it"
"Karachi is a very important center for Pakistan cricket; When Karachi is strong in cricket, then Pakistan cricket also does well"
"When the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup matches happen in December here, I will spend some more time here [in Karachi]"
"Change will come, PCB will be restructured, Pakistan cricket will be restructured too"
"But I will do this in my own time; Unless I am satisfied that I have looked at all aspects of Pakistan cricket, I will not rush into it"
"But I can assure you that already changes have started to take place as I am taking the board towards the direction of transparency and accountability"
"We have to improve our infrastructure and domestic cricket as well, and decisions about this cannot be taken at the spur of the moment"
"I asked the media in Lahore about who had actually read the Quyyum report and none had done so"
"The restrictions on Wasim Akram regarding his position [on Cricket Committee] were not relevant and should be looked at in perspective"
"Look Mohsin Khan has been a great cricketer and we seem to be very quick in speaking ill of our people"
"With respect what Mohsin said about captain was said about a year and half ago"
"The 4 people on the Cricket Committee have played 907 international games in total"
"Wasim Akram is the greatest left-arm fast-bowler the world of cricket has ever seen"
"The Cricket Committee has an advisory role and that is where it stops"
"I will be accountable and there is no one in PCB who will not be accountable"
"First of all its the first time in 10 years that PCB's accounts have been published on their website"
"My expenses will be published every quarter"
"Events sometimes overtake situations - when Multan Sultans bid for a franchise, they did so in good faith and their financial situation at that time was different"
"If we had let the situation with Multan Sultans continue as it was, the the problem would have increased [in magnitude] so we decided to take a decisive step"
"There is a lot of interest [for the taking over Multan Sultans]; I can tell you that there are 5-6 parties which have approached us, indicating an interest"
"Sarfaraz Ahmed is the captain of Pakistan - there is no restriction [in time] and no term for that"
"The Chairman has nominated Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain; my predecessor did that and it was a good choice, infact it was Shaharyar Khan did that and it was a great choice"
Q: Will Safaraz be there until World Cup? Mani: Yes, Inshallah
Question on Mickey Arthur/Azhar Mahmood conflict of interest
"Yes that is something I have mentioned and we will look at it, however the arrangements that have been made you know them better than I do, think this happens in IPL also?"
"We will have to look at their contracts and clauses; they have to be looked at"
"We are looking at a comprehensive reform of domestic cricket"
"The way cricket is being run in Pakistan today is not sustainable; Its not financially sustainable; we will protect the interest of all stakeholders"
"We have to think out of the box, we have to look at a Pakistani solution and there are no threats to anyone - we all have to move forward together"
"Next year we want to increase this [PSL matches in Pakistan]; As more overseas players play here, they get more confidence that there is no problem in playing in Pakistan"
"Once they have that confidence, their boards will also have the confidence [to visit Pakistan]"
"I am in discussion with a number of boards [about visiting Pakistan] but I am not going to name anyone because its premature"
"PSL will be owned by PCB - its not like PSL is running its own business; their accountability will be along with the PCB"
"We are already speaking to India [about cricket]"
"India has general elections next year and until they are done, I don't expect much progress on this issue"
"Lot of money and effort is being spent on NSK and the reason for that is to use this center and optimize it"
"I don't believe in advisories, I like proper committee structures"
He [Sharjeel Khan] wanted to meet me, so I met him"
"Whatever judgement happened [against Sharjeel] stands, he is free to challenge them as that is his right but as Chairman I will not do such things; this is not in my remit, nor do I have any authority to do this - I will not give an incorrect impression [to the player]"
"I don't have a place to live in Lahore; if you want I can live with Datta Sahib [At Datta Darbar]"
"I have to live somewhere?!"
"I have had a very clear signal from Indian cricket administrators that we should resume playing cricket between both countries"
"If we dont pay people market rates, you will not get good people regardless of whether they are employees or coaching staff"
"PCB is the only board in the world that is running 8 stadiums; this is not the job of the PCB but that of associations and regions"
"I have detailed briefing here at the NSK and I am confident that the construction work will be complete before the PSL"
"We have a system where the position of the Chairman has been politicized and we need to end that"
"We have professional cricketers but why isnt the management professional? We need to professionalize the management"
"Such things [Multan Sultans type issue] are ground realities"
"There are no leagues that make profits from the start, IPL's profitability took approximately 8 years to achieve"
"The depth [in talent] of our women's cricket is very low - lets be honest about it"
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