Pakistani veteran’s harsh indictment on the PCB related to Malik: Gives MSD’s example.
Pakistani veteran’s harsh indictment on the PCB related to Malik: Gives MSD’s example. Shaheen Shah Afridi came back to Pakistan’s team for the eagerly awaited World T20. Still, Shoaib Malik did not make the cut for the 15-man squad, despite rumors to the contrary. The all-rounder was said to be coming back after Pakistan’s middle order didn’t do well in the recent Asia Cup. Malik’s latest T20 International game was against Bangladesh in the month of November. Former players and commentators said that he could have added a lot of experience to the batting lineup, and they were upset that he wasn’t in for the big event next month in Australia.
Malik also published an enigmatic tweet about the team’s selection approach. “When will we come out from friendship, liking and disliking culture? Allah always helps the honest,” he wrote. Malik was a part of the Pakistan squad that advanced to the semi-finals of last year’s T20 World Cup in the UAE.
Kamran Akmal criticizes the cricket board.
Kamran Akmal, a veteran cricketer from Pakistan, has also criticized his country’s cricket board for putting a player’s age over how well they play. He used former India captain MS Dhoni, as an example. Even though he stopped playing international cricket in 2020, Dhoni is still vital to the IPL and Chennai Super Kings.
“England waaley Alastair Cook ko khila rahe hai. Woh kya paagal hai? Dhoni IPL khel raha hai. Usse cricket chhode huye 2 saal ho gaye. Use koi keh raha hai ke naa khele? Humaare yaha par age ko lekey pata nahi kya issue banaya hua hai. Kya Shoaib Malik ki fitness or form nahi hai? Agar woh Pakistan ke liye suitable hai toh khilaye use. (Alastair Cook is still playing domestic despite retiring in 2018, and MS Dhoni is still playing IPL, are they mad? But here they start chirping about age. Is Shoaib Malik not fit or is there an issue with his form? If he is suitable, then he should play. It’s as simple as that)” said Akmal in an interview with Cricket Pakistan.
Management is egoistic: Akmal
Akmal called the current management “egoistic” and said that players were being blamed for the team’s performance instead of the coaches. The stumper hoped that the PCB would work better now that Ramiz Raja, who was also a player, was in charge.
“There is no coordination in management; they are egoistic and think that they will remain in PCB for their whole life. I have seen that all the blame is associated with players and management doesn’t take it on to them. The past three coaches also blamed players and didn’t accept that our decisions were wrong. Tell me when coaches have been held accountable?”“I have hope because of Ramiz Raja, who is also a former cricketer. Raja must know the value of a cricketer is whether he is part of an international team or not,” he added.