LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq has lost interest for the game he once ruled in, admitting that he is not an ardent follower of the sport anymore.
Inzamam, who retired in 2007, is an integral part of Pakistan’s cricket history, being the second-highest run-scorer in Tests for the country. But now one rarely finds the former batsman giving his views on cricketing matters and the performance of the national team.
“I’m not the kind of person who loves to criticise the Pakistan Cricket Board or any other individual in the media,” Inzamam told The Express Tribune. “I’m retired now and busy managing my construction business so I don’t normally follow cricket anymore. My passion for the game has faded to some extent.”
Inzamam also admitted that he does not enjoy following the national team’s progress.
“If Pakistan is playing Zimbabwe nowadays, what interest can I have in following the team’s fortunes?” questioned Inzamam. “I don’t know much about the Zimbabwe team, plus we have so many new faces whom I don’t know that I don’t see any point in commenting upon their performances.”
One finds several former Pakistan players who retired during the last decade still attached to the game in some form or the other. However, Inzamam feels no desire to be part of the sport in any capacity.
“I’m least interested in finding any role in cricket at any level. I have already served Pakistan cricket a lot. This does not mean I have entirely ruled out any future association with cricket but right now due to my personal circumstances I’m not looking for any cricket-related role.”
Published in The Express Tribune, September 7th, 2011.
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whats there to follow in pak ricket,all who played with him have retired now.
Laziness!! :)
And I have lost interest in peanuts
SALLAM!! ALL the best to him but his name will always remember as legend is PAK cricket history!! .we want his some role in PAK cricket in future !! REGARDS
Fantastic batsman, a religious scholar, a gentleman. I'll never forget his bat thumping ordeal in Canada. There is no shame in disassociating oneself from the game. Much like Oliver Kahn who never enjoyed a day between the posts, perhaps Inzi didn't really enjoy his time between the wickets as much as we did. Hope life brings him happiness. God knows he brought that to our lives.
plz quit drama inzi, what u did in 2007 world cup. hahahhahahahhahah
AOA, thats true speaking by inzamam that is the real sportsmanship. mostly people critisize on others but inzamam is a pious personality and he is truely sayind.
best of luck inzmam ul haq sb for ur business , ameeeen
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One thing could about Inzamam was that he hardly ever publicly criticized his team mates.
Afridi is the exact opposite. He is very happy offloading the blame on team players. Sadly , he knows nothing about coaching for confidence.
I appreciate his move.
His passion for cricket has been replaced with food.
we love you inzi....you are a great cricketer and a great man...love your comments
Cricket is a sport & he thought it is a good place to practice religion. I am glad to see him go and do better things. Please do not wish to associate your self with Pakistan Cricket because we want to know Cricket as a sport, we all love to play and enjoy watching, and not some place you can come and do religious preaching.
He understands that behind the hype it's just all business. Glad to see he has moved on to other things in life.
He is not the only one whoes passion for cricket has faded. After seeing Misbah's "remarkable" self-serving and pointless innings in the world cup semi-final, I question myself if these players are conrcerned about winning at all.
A complete team man, he stands out as one the best in the game. Best of luck Inzi.
Best of luck for inzimam...When he is at the pitch, we still hope that he might changes things towards Pakistan. Now a days, no Pakistani batsman is capable to doing that..
Any wonder that the 'legend' has devoted all his attention to his construction business like he says in the interview? Why did he pursue cricket as profession? It was a profitable business. One must also pat him for being frank about who gives a damn about Pakistan+Zimbabwe game? Why would he take interest in the new faces featuring in the Pakistani team?
You're a legend of frank discussion, the born-again former cricketer-turned businessman.
Typical Inzi..he was a fabulous batsman,outstanding at crafting innings...his place will never be filled up...all the best to him...
Sensible move.
awww sooooooo shweeet we still miss him :)
His interest had faded long before he retired from cricket. Good riddance.
All the best to Inzamam and his family in their future life. He was a brilliant batsman. I still remember that game changing innings he played against NZ in the 1992 World Cup semi-final.