Islamabad, Nov 08: Breaking his silence on the selection controversy, Pakistan cricket coach Javed Miandad has said he was unhappy with chief selector Aamir Sohail's arbitrary style of working and threatened to resign if he did not mend his ways. After remaining tight-lipped for the last two days, Miandad admitted he was not happy with the chief selector's decision to name the probables for the New Zealand series without consulting either him or captain Inzamam-ul Haq.

"Neither was I consulted nor Inzamam by Aamir Sohail or any other selector when they finalised the 22 players for the series against New Zealand."

"We did not know about it till it was in the press," he was quoted as saying by local daily 'The News' today.

Miandad said he had decided to return as coach on public demand and for the sake of Pakistan cricket and would not hesitate to quit if he was not wanted. "My knowledge of cricket is far greater than many others put together. And no one can question my commitment or sincerity. I know the masses are happy with my appointment as coach because they know I am sincere."

"But if this is the way the chief selector is going to behave then I will have no second thoughts about resigning," he said.

Miandad also said he would speak about the incident to the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tauqir Zia upon his return to the country. "I think it is about time the chief selector started behaving more responsibly and stopped indulging in such things. Even if the selectors have the authority to select probables for any match without taking our views, logic and practice demands that they should atleast talk to us."

"After all, it is the captain and coach who are practically involved and responsible for the team's performance and daily training," he said. Bureau Report