There isn’t any finish to the drama in Pakistan cricket. There is limitless content material that retains coming even when the nationwide crew isn’t enjoying. This is an off season in Pakistan cricket at as PSL has come to an finish and the following sequence remains to be some days forward. But the mess created by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hold the followers busy as they’re bombarded with abundance of rumours and a few very irritating determination making. Babar turning into the captain shouldn’t shock many even when some might really feel that Mohammad Rizwan might have been a better option or Shaheen Afridi might have been given a long term as captain at the very least until the T20 World Cup. But what amazes and frustrates a Pakistani fan is how PCB runs cricket within the nation. It is the same as how the federal government capabilities and runs the nation.
It is difficult to not have a look at how change in Pakistan authorities impacts PCB. In the final one and a half years, the cricket board has seen 4 completely different chairman. Ramiz Raja, Najam Sethi, Zaka Ashraf and Mohsin Naqvi. Whoever involves the workplace ensures the previous methods are shunned and their new methods are adopted. After Babar Azam carried out poorly within the ODI World Cup 2023 as captain the place Pakistan failed to succeed in even the semifinals, he resigned. It was clear that Ashraf-led PC wanteda completely different captain. Split captaincy was introduced beneath which Shan Masood was named as the brand new Test captain whereas Shaheen Afridi, the brand new T20I captain. The ODI captain was not named as Pakistan weren’t alleged to play one within the coming future.
Five months later, Shaheen has been given a goodbye solely after 5 matches. Under Shaheen, Pakistan misplaced the away sequence in New Zealand 1-4. He additionally underperfomed as captain for Lahore Qalandars. PCB appears to have misplaced religion in his potential as captain, simply two months forward of the T20 World Cup 2024. Shaheen has all the precise to be disenchanted. However, PCB did one thing completely unprofessional.Â
In the press launch that introduced Babar as captain, PCB attributed a quote by Shaheen, which learn as follows: “I will always cherish the memories and the opportunity. As a team player, it is my duty to back our captain, Babar Azam. I have played under his captaincy and have nothing but respect for him. I will try to help him on and off the field. We are all one. Our aim is the same, to help Pakistan become the best team in the world.”
The assertion went viral on the web earlier than it was reported that Shaheen had not issued any assertion in any respect. As per ESPNcricinfo, an indignant Shaheen was going to launch his personal assertion earlier than being PCB boss Naqvi held an emergency assembly with him. One extra assembly is deliberate on Monday, that’s April 1.
Back in 2023 World Cup, then chairman Zaka Ashraf has requested a TV anchor to freveal an alleged chat between PCB COO Salman Naseer with Babar. The channel afterward apologised for leaking the alleged chat. If some former cricketers of the nation are to be believed, these leaks are pre-planned. Today, Naqvi has put two of Pakistan’s largest match-winners up towards one another, due to the captaincy fiasco.
From Zaka to Naqvi, PCB stays an unprofessional sports activities physique, which simply can’t run the cricket within the nation in an efficient approach.
