Cricket: 'Dictator' Inzamam blamed for World Cup flop

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LAHORE, Pakistan, May 17 (AFP) - An inquiry into Pakistan's shock first-round exit from the cricket World Cup has blamed the arrogant attitude of captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, accusing him of acting like a dictator. The three-member committee, which revealed its findings here on Thursday, added that lack of planning and poor discipline were also behind Pakistan's dismal performance in the Caribbean. “Inzamam's attitude was haughty and that of a dictator and more than one incident proved that,” Ijaz Butt, head of the committee, said after a month-long inquiry that took statements from players, former players and officials. “Inzamam should have been removed from the captaincy. As a player he was world-class but his attitude was haughty during and before the tournament.” Butt, a former Test player, said Inzamam had rejected the policy of a selector being involved in the team's line-up on tours. “When the Pakistan Cricket Board sent a selector with the team on tour to South Africa in January-February this year, Inzamam did not involve the selector in team selection,” he said. (Posted @ 17:10 PST)
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