Karachi : ICC President Zaheer Abbas has lamented the gradual slide of the Pakistan team and lack of proper replacements for senior players.
The stylish batsman, who earned the sobriquet of ‘Asian Bradman’ for his run-scoring feats, said he was concerned that Pak cricket has stopped producing legends.
“For a country which has a rich cricketing history and legacy, it saddens me to see the state of affairs today. It is sad that a country which has produced so many legends now has to even think about playing in qualifying rounds of a ICC event,” Abbas said.
“It pains me to see that the national team is now not producing the quality performances of the past. Our players are just not producing the sort of performances we expect and saw in the past.
“In the past our youngsters had lot of idols and legends to look up to and emulate and today we look towards the Indian players,” he noted.
The ICC President, who will step down, said there was no doubt that because no international teams are coming to Pak since 2009 cricket in the country has suffered a lot.