Ian Botham is biased, says Mohsin
He (Botham) has always had a problem with Pakistan: Mohsin Khan.—AFP photo
KARACHI: Pakistan’s former Test opener and incumbent chief selector Mohsin Khan has lashed out at former England captain Ian Botham, describing him as a “biased and foolish” person who has an axe to grind with Pakistan cricket.
Botham, who was in Sky Sports commentary team for the recent England series, has been campaigning for Pakistan cricket to be banned by the ICC since the spot-fixing scandal broke out after the fourth Test at Lord’s in late August.
Botham has given statements calling on cricket playing nations to boycott and ban Pakistan cricket and Mohsin said in a television interview that he was not surprised by Botham’s comments.
“He (Botham) has always had a problem with Pakistan. But now when he is not just a former player but also a commentator and expert on Sky Sports, one expects him to be unbiased in his comments on any issue,” the chief selector said.
Mohsin said other former players on the commentary team including Nasser Hussain, David Lloyd, David Gower and Mike Atherton had also criticised Pakistan cricket after the spot-fixing scandal but they had kept a balance in everything and were not biased in their assessments.
“But Botham has shown himself to be a biased, foolish and an ignorant person by making such derogatory remarks against a top cricket nation. Sky should consider removing him from their panel,” Mohsin said.
Botham, who was in Sky Sports commentary team for the recent England series, has been campaigning for Pakistan cricket to be banned by the ICC since the spot-fixing scandal broke out after the fourth Test at Lord’s in late August.
Botham has given statements calling on cricket playing nations to boycott and ban Pakistan cricket and Mohsin said in a television interview that he was not surprised by Botham’s comments.
“He (Botham) has always had a problem with Pakistan. But now when he is not just a former player but also a commentator and expert on Sky Sports, one expects him to be unbiased in his comments on any issue,” the chief selector said.
Mohsin said other former players on the commentary team including Nasser Hussain, David Lloyd, David Gower and Mike Atherton had also criticised Pakistan cricket after the spot-fixing scandal but they had kept a balance in everything and were not biased in their assessments.
“But Botham has shown himself to be a biased, foolish and an ignorant person by making such derogatory remarks against a top cricket nation. Sky should consider removing him from their panel,” Mohsin said.
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