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Former quick bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has blamed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officers for the group’s sorry state. Based on him, Pakistan cricket is gone now due to all of the PCB officers operating the board.
Sarfraz Nawaz blames PCB officers for poor state of Pakistan cricket. (Image Credit score: AFP)
Legendary Pakistani quick bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and its officers for the poor state of Pakistan cricket at current instances. Based on the 76-year-old former cricketer, Pakistan cricket is gone now, and it’s due to the bureaucrats who’re operating the cricket board. The 76-year-old bowling nice says the PCB officers do not know about cricket, and so they’ve picked individuals who beforehand performed Pakistan cricket.
“I watch intently, and on and off, I write to the PCB chairman (Mohsin Naqvi) as a result of he doesn’t know a lot about cricket. I urged issues to him, but it surely’s as much as him what he does. Pakistan cricket is gone now. I believe it’s due to all of the PCB officers operating the board. They’re non-cricketers; they’re bureaucrats. That’s why I believe they don’t know learn how to go about issues like that. They’ve picked individuals who beforehand destroyed Pakistan cricket. After which there are frequent modifications within the PCB. Inside a yr and a half, there have been three chairmen and 4 captains. What else do you anticipate?” Nawaz was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz on Thursday.
The veteran of 55 Exams and 45 ODIs additionally shared his ideas on the not too long ago concluded India-Pakistan Champions Trophy 2025 match, which India gained by 6 wickets.
“It was a one-sided recreation as a result of the Pakistan group was not correctly chosen. They didn’t take spinners with them, after which there have been two accidents (Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman). The group was unbalanced. Some gamers had been chosen due to backing from increased authorities. When the group was introduced, I wrote to the chairman of the PCB, suggesting spinners like Sajid (Khan) and Noman (Ali), who had wrecked England earlier. They carried out properly towards the West Indies too, however they weren’t picked in any respect.”
“Pakistan’s choice was very poor. If there isn’t any correct choice and a correct group just isn’t picked, the opposite group will all the time be far forward of you. This was the primary concern,” he added.
Nawaz, who was one of many biggest quick bowlers of his time, feels Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah usually are not the identical bowlers since their return from harm.
“Since he (Shaheen) had an harm a while in the past, he has not been the identical bowler. His tempo has dropped, and his line and size usually are not the identical.”
“He’s (Naseem) been within the group for nearly 5 years now. Since he had his shoulder harm, his velocity has slowed down. Earlier, he used to bowl at 145, and now he bowls at 135-137, one thing like that. Then he bowls exterior the off stump. He doesn’t bowl inside the stumps on a regular basis.”