da mrbet: Pakistan have sacked their manager Haroon Rashid ahead of their tour of Indiai
da realsbet: Cricinfo staff27-Jan-2005
Haroon Rashid: sacked ahead of India tour© Getty Images
Pakistan have sacked Haroon Rashid, their team manager, who has held the position since April 2003. The decision to replace him comes less than a month before Pakistan leave to tour India.Haroon, 51, was removed because the Pakistan Cricket Board thought they needed a change ahead of the India tour. The PCB chairman, Shaharyar Khan, told the Pakistan newspaper, : “Due to the sensitivities attached with the Indian tour it has been decided to appoint a manager who can handle things on the diplomatic front.”Khan explained that Rashid’s replacement has yet to be appointed, although an assistant manager will be in place for the Indian tour.






