Inzamam-ul-Haq receiving 10 million cash award raises eyebrows

The prize distribution took place at the Prime Minister's reception, held for the Champions Trophy winning squad in Islamabad on Tuesday.

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Pakistani cricket chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq. (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP/Getty Images)

In a recent development, chief selector of the Pakistan team, Inzamam-ul-Haq has been awarded a 10 million cash prize. This reward came as a result of Pakistan’s victory in the Champions Trophy. However, this seemingly generous endowment has ruffled quite a few feathers within the team management.

The discontent in the other team management staff was apparent. While Inzamam was given a hefty cash prize of 10 million, the rest of the selectors including Tauseef Ahmed, Wasim Haider and Wajahatullah Wasti were given one million apiece. The prize distribution took place at the Prime Minister’s reception, held for the Champions Trophy winning squad in Islamabad on Tuesday.

Former selectors disgruntled at the decision

Former chief selector and ex-head coach, Mohsin Hasan Khan expressed his surprise at how the head coach, who had accompanied the team abroad for the entire tournament was made eligible for only five million, while Inzamam-ul-Haq, who didn’t even travel to England was given double the amount. He further added, “And when have chief selector’s ever been rewarded with cash prizes if the team has done well? The same money could have been used for better development purposes.”

Another former chief selector also raised questions on the decision and said, “It makes no sense to give the chief selector such a huge amount while the head coach and other coaching staff have got five million rupees each for the Champions Trophy win. Then why this disparity between the money given to the chief selector and other selectors?”

The criticism has also risen because Inzamam gets a monthly salary of 1.2 million, while the rest of the selectors garner a paltry 0.3 million from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Influence exercised to cash in big?

Making waters murkier, a source within the PCB reportedly told the PTI that Inzamam’s ties with someone influential from Lahore might have done the trick to get him the whopping 10 million sum, by re-distribution of the originally allotted funds.

“Initially the list/notification by the PM’s office had said while the players would get 10 million each and the head coach and coaches 5 million each but later it was decided to reduce the amount for some members of the team staff including the media manager, social media manager, phsyio, masseur etc and the same amount was utilised for rewarding the selectors,” the source said.

He also said that although the Board employees who were with the team in England were not happy with their prizes being reduced by more than half, they’ve chosen to keep quiet.

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