Not even a day has passed since he became the advisor of Pakistan Cricket Board that a petition has been filed against Waqar Younis, know what is the whole matter?
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has recently appointed Waqar Younis as the cricket advisor of the board. Waqar Younis. (Photo credit ARIF ALI/AFP/Getty Images) Legal challenges have arisen over the appointment of former fast bowler Waqar Younis as advisor to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi. A Pakistani citizen named Mashkoor Hussain has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court, questioning the validity of the appointment. This petition is being represented in the court by a lawyer named Nadeem Sarwar, as the petition states that the necessary protocols have not been followed in the process for the appointment of Younis. Along with this, the petition also mentions irregularities in the processes of appointment of Gary Kirsten as the white ball coach of the Pakistan men’s team and Jason Gillespie as the red ball coach. According to the petition, the appointment of Waqar Younis is completely illegal because the Pakistan Cricket Board did not publish any advertisement regarding this in the newspapers. Regarding this, Mashkoor Hussain says that the appointment of Waqar Younis should be cancelled. Waqar Younis gave a big statement On the other hand, after becoming the cricket advisor of the Pakistan Cricket Board, a big statement has come from 52-year-old former cricketer, captain and coach Waqar Younis. Let us tell you that after his appointment in PCB, Younis said, quoting Cricket Pakistan- We will appoint five veterans to lead the teams and I am already in touch with some of them. The current state of cricket is clear, reforms are necessary. Although stadiums are important, our focus should be on raising the quality of the game. It is important to involve famous cricketers and legends in this process. The chairman’s suggestion to include these personalities is good. We have discussed with some former legends. We will soon announce the names of those who will help take the game forward.
“We are very concerned about security….”- Bangladesh seeks security advisor from government before going on Pakistan tour
Bangladesh team will soon tour Pakistan. Bangladesh Cricket Team (Photo Source: The Champions Trophy 2025 is to be played in Pakistan. There is no clarity yet as to whether this ICC tournament will be played fully in Pakistan or in a hybrid model. In fact, due to security concerns, it seems impossible for India to go to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. Meanwhile, keeping in mind the safety of its players in Pakistan, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has also sought a security advisor from its government for the upcoming tour. Let us tell you, Bangladesh has to tour Pakistan this month. Bangladesh has to play a two-match Test series against Pakistan at their home which will be a part of the ICC World Test Championship. Due to the political situation in Pakistan, many teams do not want to go there to play a series. The Bangladesh team will tour Pakistan on 17 August and will play a two-match Test series against the host team. The first match of the series will be played in Rawalpindi (21-25 August) and the second match will be played in Karachi (30 August-3 September). BCB President Jalal Yunus made a big statement before the tour “Look, it is their (Pakistan’s) job to provide security and we went there because they assured us of state-level security and the tour was planned after their assurance. I think you must have seen in the Asia Cup that the Bangladesh team went to Pakistan and they provided us state-level security and we agreed to go on this tour because they assured us of that,” BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus told reporters on Wednesday. He further said, “You must have seen in recent times that some international teams have also visited (Pakistan) and they are quite happy with the security provided. We are also very concerned about security but after knowing everything and getting assurance from them about security, we have decided to tour. Also, we have requested the government to provide us a security advisor during the tour who will keep communicating with them all the time about security issues.”