wasim slams inzamam

Wasim - backs Shoaib Malik as new skipper.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has labelled Inzamam-ul Haq 'a dictator' and blamed the World Cup skipper for the team's decline and shock exit from the tournament.

"Inzi definitely had become a dictator," said Wasim. "He had obviously become very powerful.

"I know for a fact that Bob Woolmer and the foreign back-up staff would approach him for leave. I have seen senior PCB officials sitting at his residence and awaiting orders. These things are not good for cricket," Wasim told ESPN.

"Any captain must first win the trust of his team-mates, get some victories under his belt and power will automatically come. You don't have to clamour for power," Wasim added.

Wasim also backed Shoaib Malik as Pakistan's next captain.

"The only ones who can handle the job are Mohammed Yousuf and Shoaib Malik," said the former Lancashire bowler. "Shoaib Malik is a good choice. He is young and he is talented.

"We should back him and groom this lad. I don't think we have much of a choice, if Younis is not interested."