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Former Pakistan manager Intikhab Alam said opener Ahmed Shahzad was not accessible a central contract by the PCB because of corrective issues and attitude problems.
Alam, a former Test captain, said that in spite of being warned by the chairman of the Board, Ijaz Butt, Shahzad had issues of regulation and attitude problems which are why he was out of the team.
"His performance was not an issue in not contribution him a central contract. In the past also he was reported by managers for his attitude and regulation. Ijaz Butt had spoken to him for myself and advised him not to waste his immense talent and get better his behavior but there were no obvious changes in him," said Intikhab.
Having scored two centuries in one-day series next to New Zealand and in the West Indies and having been a normal member of the squad even in the 2011 World Cup, Shahzad, 22, was a surprise prohibiting when the Board offered central contract to 23 players on Monday.
Media reports said he was drop because he was responsible for causing misunderstanding between former captain Shahid Afridi and head coach Waqar Younis on recent tours.
"There is no uncertainty about his potential and if he improves his behavior he can make a response to the national team," Intikhab said.
He sharp out that while contribution central contracts, the Board had to take into thought not just presentation and physical fitness but also a player's attitude and approach towards team discipline.
The former Test captain, who was a member of the group that finalized the list of players who were obtainable central contracts, said PCB and team management had even sessions of therapy for anxious players and Shahzad was among them.
"We do our best even at the national academy to get better the behavior of problematic players but if they still carry on to make the same mistakes, then it becomes difficult to have them in the national team set-up," he added.
Shahzad has had a background of punitive issues and in 2008 was also reported by manager, Abdul Raquib, for disorderly behavior during the ICC Youth World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
A source said the team management had also optional special therapy for Shahzad, who it noted came from a 'disturbed' background.
Interestingly, Shahzad, who is playing for his section Habib Bank in the ongoing Corporate Cup T20 Ramazan event in Karachi off the cuff, denied he was a agitator in the team and insist he gave and showed proper respect to his seniors and managers.
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