Islamabad: With 'Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib Akhtar completely derailed and exposed, Pakistan cricket will do away with the 'culture of superstars' in the team and this is only one of the resolutions in the 'blue print' that has been prepared to rebuild the game in the country. Fresh from a rejuvenating triumph in the four-nation Sharjah Cup, Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif and coach Javed Miandad appeared a content twosome as they revealed that the blue print was ready to be executed in the quest to regain lost glory. Latif said Pakistan had discovered some players in the Sharjah Cup who had all the trademarks of becoming possible superstars. "But frankly speaking, we do not want a culture of superstars in the team," the skipper said in an obvious reference to speedster Shoaib whose "preferential treatment" came in for a flak in the inquiry report which probed Pakistan's World Cup debacle. "It has to be case of everyone contributing in bits and pieces and the result should be success for the team," Latif was quoted as saying in 'The News' on Saturday. Latif said the "three-pronged" blue print shall incorporate all these points. "While there is no time limit set for completing the rebuilding process of the team, the blue print is ready," the Pakistani skipper said. "We are working on a three- pronged policy. First to establish a pool of 15-20 players in the next one-year who can continue to serve Pakistan cricket at the international level for the next decade with certain level of physical excellence required for international cricket. "Secondly, to pick the Pakistan team from such a pool of players for different series and tours," he said. The idea is to follow a "horses for courses" policy where selection will be made as per the prevailing conditions and opposition. "For example, for Sharjah we had all-rounders who could bowl spin. But when we play in England we will need at least two or three all-rounders who can bowl fast," Latif said. "Thirdly we want to have a culture where no player gets over-confident or complacent after playing a few good innings. Every player must know there is competition for his place in the team and if he does not deliver consistently and up to required standards he will be rested," he said. Going by Latif, the next few months look to be a period of trial and error for Pakistan cricket. Latif also said he would discuss the concept of having different players for Tests and One-day Internationals with the selectors and coach. "Right now, we will switch ourselves off for a time. When the next assignment comes we will work on the same principles which we followed in Sharjah and look at our available resources accordingly."
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