March 14, 2003	Friday	Muharram 10, 1424

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LAHORE, March 13: Opener Saeed Anwar has deferred his retirement from international cricket making the speculation more strengthening that all the senior players of the Pakistan cricket team have joined hands against the PCB Chairman, Lt Gen Tauqir Zia, who has opted to oust them all from the cricket.

“I have made up my mind for the retirement but my friends included Test cricketers and religious leaders advised me to continue playing international cricket as enough game is left in me” Saeed told journalists on Thursday.

It is learnt that senior cricketers had set aside their own differences to make a joint force against PCB chairman and that prompted Saeed to defer his decision of retirement which he was likely to announce on Thursday in Lahore.

Some senior players are likely to be ousted on the disciplinary charges and some like Waqar Younis and Inzamam-ul- Haq are facing the axe due to their performance in the World Cup.