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Ex-PCB chairman Najam Sethi blames former PM Imran Khan for Pakistan cricket’s decline, citing modifications in home construction and political interference.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan (Reuters/File)
Ex-PCB chairman Najam Sethi has not directly blamed former Prime Minister Imran Khan for triggering the downslide of Pakistan cricket.
In a put up on X, Sethi whose final PCB stint was from December 2022 to June 2023, stated the nation is justifiably offended on the efficiency of the nationwide crew. Champions Trophy hosts Pakistan are out of the match after again to again defeats.
“The cricket fraternity says Pakistan has hit all-time low. How come a cricket crew that was as soon as no 1 in T20s (2018) and Assessments (2016) and ODIs (1990 and 1996), which received the WC in 1992 and CT in 2017, is in the present day equated with Zimbabwe?”
Based on Sethi, the downfall began in 2019 when a brand new administration below a brand new PM/Patron (Imran Khan was prime minister at the moment and had introduced in Ehsan Mani as PCB chairman) modified the home cricket construction that had served Pakistan fairly properly for many years and changed it with an ill-suited Australian hybrid mannequin.
“Political interference continued; contradictory PCB insurance policies turned the norm— overseas coaches have been employed and despatched packing, selectors have been whimsically nominated, previous discards have been recruited to mentor and handle.
“Lastly, participant energy, conflict of captain egos and groupings within the crew got here to prevail over fumbling administration! The horrible result’s earlier than us,” Sethi wrote.
He stated Pakistan can definitely restore its cricket fortunes if everybody recognises the character of the issues and marshals the integrity, expertise, information and professionalism required to do the job.
Quickly after Imran turned PM, Sethi resigned from the PCB.
This paved the best way for the appointment of Ehsan Mani, a former ICC president.
In 2019, the PCB on the instructions of Imran revamped the home cricket construction ending the previous system of 16-18 departmental and regional affiliation sides competing in home cricket occasions and a six crew first-class construction was launched.
Imran later additionally appointed Ramiz Raja as chairman in 2021 when Mani excused himself from accepting an extension of his contract. Ramiz was changed in December 2022 after the autumn of the Imran Khan authorities by Sethi.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)