Former PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt has set off another controversy by claiming that the national team's head coach Waqar Younis had resigned before the 2015 World Cup after being insulted by Ahmed Shehzad.
"PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan told me about the incident and asked me to speak to Waqar to change his mind after he had submitted his resignation when the team returned home from a series," Butt said.
According to Butt, Waqar decided to step down after manager Naveed Akram Cheema (who has now resigned) reported the incident in the dressing room to the board.
"Apparently one of the players misbehaved with Waqar and insulted him calling him a "sifarashi" during a series. Waqar retaliated physically and the matter went to the Board," Butt revealed.
Butt said he himself had advised the youngster to behave and build a cricket career for himself. "I had told him (Shehzad) he was too much under the influence of Shahid Afridi and pandered to him. Waqar was very upset but I convinced him that it was not the right time to resign and he should continue," Butt who was Chairman from October 2008 to October 2011 said.
