Former captain Javed Miandad has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for turning a blind eye to indiscipline by senior players.
Miandad lashed out at PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan and other top officials of the board for being spineless in dealing with indisciplined players.
"Pakistan cricket will have to bear the consequences of weak governance from the board officials in the future. In the past also the authorities turned a blind eye to acts of indiscipline and it was Pakistan cricket that suffered," he said in an interview.
Miandad was shocked that the board had ignored senior batsman Younis Khan's show of dissent during the Pakistan Cup ODI tournament.
The PCB decided against any disciplinary action against Younis after he apologised for quitting the Pakistan Cup national one-day competition after a dispute with match officials.
In a press release the PCB said on Monday that Younis had contacted Shaharyar Khan and apologised for his misconduct during the ongoing Pakistan Cup in Faisalabad.
Younis, who is also one of PCB's advisors on cricketing affairs, expressed willingness to participate in the remainder of the tournament.
Miandad said no matter how big a player is indiscipline could not be tolerated at any cost as it left a bad precedent for the other players.
younis served with notice
In a U-turn, the Pakistan Cricket Board has issued a show cause notice to former captain Younis Khan for walking out of a national one-day tournament after disagreement with the match officials.
After giving the impression on Monday that PCB chairman, Shaharyar Khan had accepted an apology from Younis for his misbehavior and allowed him to resume playing in the Pakistan Cup in Faisalabad, the PCB said on Tuesday it had given Younis 7 days to respond to the notice.
In a press release, the PCB chief clarified that while the board had all regards for Younis who has served country with honour, he would follow process dealing with such situation as stipulated in relevant rules.