Pakistan is going through a bad patch since 2023 World Cup, and things have gone even worse when board sacked Abdul Razaaq and Wahab Riaz.
Other reports stated that Babar Azam is getting protection by PCB despite having a disastrous campaign of T20 World Cup.
Basit Ali blames PCB
PCB took some harsh decisions in last few days as they sacked Abdul Razaaq and Wahab Riaz from selection committee for the poor performance of Pakistan in T20 World Cup. Earlier PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi called a meeting with committee and asked to submit the reports of World Cup by head coach Gary Kirsten, he mentioned that none of the players follow fitness, nor they follow discipline and so they don’t have any co-opreation. He also mentioned that they have divided himself into two teams and no one respects each others opinions. Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali has blamed PCB for their wrong decisions and behaving illogical. Basit Ali said:
“The report is being prepared against Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan that they have formed a separate group, which is wrong. Don’t put your blame on the others. Otherwise, Pakistan cricket will be destroyed. If you think that Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, and Babar Azam are not on the same pitch, then you remove them altogether. Don’t just blame the other two and mark the third one as a hero. It will be wrong,” said Ali.
“What captaincy has Babar Azam done? Not even in this tournament, but from the World Cup 2023. When you gave Mohammad Nawaz the last over in Melbourne against India, didn’t that open your eyes? What will a person feel after being removed from the captaincy after just five matches? We feel bad even when our chairs get changed on a TV show. Imagine how he would feel,” said Ali.
If PCB is protecting Babar Azam then it’s totally wrong either he should he take a call or else board should give their final verdict. Protecting Babar Azam and ignoring other players is pathetic, if they rely on Babar for future then some statement should be made in media and make it official.