Inzamam blocked Misbah's return to the squad as he would never toe his brand of Islam

New Delhi: Misbah Ul-Haq, the captain of Pakistan Cricket team, was never wanted by the then captain Inzamamul Haq who had a complex that he was more educated than him and that he might not toe his brand of Islam.According to Pakistani news paper dawn, former Chairman of the PCB and diplomat, Shaharyar Khan, wrote in his most recent book that Misbah's return to the squad was blocked by Inzamam.According to Khan, Misbah was far more educated than Inzamam and had a better cricketing brain. This threatened Inzamam who was very insecure about his captaincy.A leading Urdu daily alleged that Inzamam, who was trying to change the culture of the team by infusing a particular brand of Islam into the squad, kept Misbah out because he knew Misbah would never have toed the new line.“It's a matter of perceptions. I personally want to believe that politics or whatever is not what kept me out of Inzamam's team. I don't think any captain would like to keep out a player he thinks would be good for the team. I think with Younis, Yousuf and Inzamam so well established in the middle-order, it was always tough for a middle-order batsman like me to break my way back into the team. Then, all-rounders like Shoaib Malik, Afridi and Razzaq were also part of the Test and ODI squads in those days.”Misbah is probably the most underestimated cricketer within his country .He made debut at the age of 26, Misbah soon lost his form and place in the side just before the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. Captain, Waqar Younis, along with his legendary fast bowling partner, Wasim Akram, retired from the game, and a number of established players were dropped due to the team's horrendous performance in the tournament.Wicketkeeper, Rashid Latif replaced Waqar as captain but was soon replaced by the dashing stroke-maker, Inzamam-ul-Haq.New spots and positions opened up and the selectors began to look for replacements. But, in spite of performing well in the domestic circuit, Misbah just couldn't find his way back onto the side.Misbah finally returned to the team in 2007 after spending four years in seclusion, at the age of 33.