Cricket-Inzamam steps down as Pakistan chief selector after conflict of interest allegations

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31/10/2023 02:29

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has
stepped down as Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) chief selector on
Sunday after allegations of a conflict of interest.
    His resignation comes after Pakistani media reported one of
his co-directors in a UK-based company, Yazoo International Ltd,
is managing director of Saya Corporation, an agency representing
some major Pakistani cricketers.
    The players include captain Babar Azam, bowler Shaheen
Afridi and wicketkeeper and batter Mohammad Rizwan, who is also
a director at Yazoo, according to UK public sector database
gov.uk.
    "I am stepping down from the post to offer the PCB the
opportunity to conduct a transparent inquiry," Inzamam said in a
statement released by the board. "If the committee finds me not
guilty, I will resume my role as the chief selector."
    The PCB said it had set up a five-member fact-finding
committee to look into the allegations.
    The allegations surfaced in the middle of Pakistan's
struggling World Cup campaign, where they sit seventh in the
points table after four successive defeats. It is their worst
losing streak in tournament history.

 (Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru. Editing by Gerry
Doyle)
 ((chiranjit.ojha@thomsonreuters.com;))