Inzamam deserves better than this

Osman Samiuddin is really turning into quiet the writer. What a line here:

"Nothing is clear save this: the Pakistani cricketer who retires with grace, dignity and at an opportune time has not yet set foot on this earth. He has lingered, he has not been allowed to linger; he is pushed, nudged, intrigued out. Often he is just forgotten."

It appears that the PCB is trying everything they can to push, nudge or even forget Inzamam, but he is determined not to go gently into that good night. Not only given Pakistan's own cricketing history, but also with Nasim Ashraf's many shenanigans, I don't see why everyone is surprised. Ashraf is dishonourable enough that he will never come right out and say that Inzamam is not welcome, and he doesn't have brains enough to know that he can't do without him. The decision to not even give Inzamam a retainer is as preposterous as anything else Ashraf has done, and it is a tragedy of our cricketing establishment that no one is willing to call Ashraf on this.

Samiuddin's point is very well made that even if Inzamam is pushed out at this stage, it is not like he is some lame duck who's skill with the bat will not be missed. Averaging over 60 over the last two years, that is an average that Tendulkar or Lara would die for. Further, has Inzamam not done enough to resuscitate the pride of Pakistani cricket after the many debacles of previous years to atleast deserve the opportunity to play again?