(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)In a startling revelation Pakistan's former captain Javed Miandad has claimed that he decided to step down as the national coach in 1999 as some players were openly indulging in corruption and unethical practices.
"I told the than Chairman of the cricket board Khalid Mehmood to take action or Pakistan cricket would suffer irreparable damage in coming times. My conscience didn't allow me to continue as coach so I stepped down in 1999" Miandad said. Miandad who played 124 Tests and 233 one-day internationals and also served as Director-General cricket in the PCB said by 1999 some players were openly indulging in corruption. "In 1999 the menace of fixing was weakening the roots of Pakistan cricket" he added. Miandad was forced to step down as coach weeks before the World Cup in England when some members of the team revolted against him. The players refused to play under Miandad and made this clear during a reception in Islamabad for the team prior to the World Cup claiming that he had made baseless accusations against them of fixing matches during an earlier tournament in Sharjah.
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