Tauqir refused to accept that Pakistan were now languishing at the bottom of international cricket. I don't think were are at the bottom of the table. According to the latest Test rankings issued Pakistan are placed only above Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. He, however, said whenever a team is passing through a transition and rebuilding phase, it struggles. He cited the examples of Australia in the 80s and now the West Indies.
Frontline players are upto a limit.
After that stage, the performance of every player deteriorates. Wasim Akram, who went into the Test with 409 Test wickets, picked up two for 99 whereas Waqar Younis conceded 77 for his two wickets. He said his contract would only be renewed after analyzing the performance of the team in England. The PCB boss also hinted that Javed Miandad might return to coach the Pakistan cricket team. Javed was never removed.