In the wake of the recent bannings, fines and removal of Pakistani cricketers, former Pakistan batsman and coach speaking Mudassar Nazar to PakPassion.net slammed what he called a culture of infighting in Pakistan cricket and blamed Younus Khan's team mates for his resignation and reluctance to continue as captain.

"How can a player who has taken the country to World Cup glory, be allowed to just walk away from captaincy like that asked Mudassar, a veteran of nearly 200 international matches for Pakistan. This is just yet another episode of the in fighting that has haunted Pakistan cricket since the 1950s. The only time this was eradicated was when Imran Khan was captain and even though a strong personality like Javed Miandad was in the dressing room, both players fought tooth and nail to ensure that it was the country that came first, ahead of any personal issues. Any off the field differences were put aside and players under Imran concentrated on issues on the field, which seems to be rather different to the current setup".

Mudassar who is currently working for the ICC as one of the coaches at their Global Cricket Academy in Dubai feels that whilst Younus Khan cited allegations of match fixing were the reason behind his resignation as skipper, the real reasons were more "close to home" and involved team mates plotting against him.

"Never mind the politicians suggestions of match fixing, it was his team mates that made Younus' mind up to resign as captain. The damage to Younus was done in the dressing room and not in the corridors of power. This whole culture of infighting has to stop" added Mudassar.

Responding to a question on how he thought the infighting that has been present for more than 60 years can be stopped, Mudassar stated "The regional academies have to be relaunched. There was so much good work being done with young cricketers of all ages, preparing them for domestic cricket and ultimately preparing them for international cricket. Work was being done with the boys on anti-doping and so many other areas that prepared them and educated them for their futures. Sadly though the regional academies have been shelved due to monetary reasons and a whole generation of cricketers and no doubt future generations of Pakistani cricketers will miss out on some valuable and essential cricketing education".

Seven players were punished by the Pakistan cricket board and whilst the reasons for four of the players being punished are as yet unknown, Mudassar feels that the Board should have made the report public.

"The report should have been made public, because as things stand, we are all unsure of why exactly the likes of Yousuf, Malik, Rana and Younus have been punished. The Board would have had more sympathy if they had disclosed the report and revealed the reasons why the players have been dealt with so harshly".

Mudassar, unlike some former cricketers refused to give an opinion on whether the punishments were correct. "I havent seen the report, so I am as much in the dark as everyone else. I would like to see the report and would then offer an opinion on the Board's decisions".