Pakistan legends attack hierarchy

The two figureheads played over 200 Tests between them

Legendary former captains Imran Khan and Javed Miandad have hit out at the way the current Pakistan team is run.

After Inzamam's four-match ban, Younis Khan was named captain but refused the post, chairman Shaharyar Khan resigned and Younis was then reinstated.

"The country is run on ad hoc basis and so is cricket, and I think ad hocism has to finish," Imran said.

Miandad added: "I can't understand what happened. PCB encouraged indiscipline and players have little respect."

Imran, who skippered Pakistan in 48 Tests and 139 one-day matches, insisted that the policy of allowing the country's president to pick who will be head of the board had to change.

"It's a tried and failed system because the cricket chief is not accountable to anyone no matter how many blunders he makes."

Miandad, a veteran of 124 Tests and 233 one-day internationals, questioned the effectiveness of the management set-up.

There is a lack of fear of the Board and selectors Javed Miandad

"For posterity we will have to purge the dirt and make the base and the board strong," he said.

"Australians did not tolerate Shane Warne's indiscipline even though he is so important to them."

The outspoken Miandad, whose nephew Faisal Iqbal was chosen to replace Inzamam - a selection rumoured to have infuriated Younis - also targeted coach Bob Woolmer for criticism.

He highlighted Woolmer's action in the The Oval Test in August, when Inzamam refused to bring his team back on to the field in protest at being deducted five runs.

"Woolmer's character was questionable in the Oval fiasco," Miandad said. "The team was under pressure because of the events and he talked about resigning."