DTVHINDIWahab Riaz gave a shocking statement after being removed from the post of chief selector by PCB
Wahab Riaz also said that he would not blame anyone for this and he is happy that the Pakistan Cricket Board had entrusted him with this important responsibility. Wahab Riaz. (Photo by DAVID ROWLAND/AFP via Getty Images) Recently, Pakistan Cricket Board removed Wahab Riaz, the chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team, from his post. Regarding this, the former fast bowler put forth his side on social media. He also said that he will not blame anyone for this and he is happy that the Pakistan Cricket Board had entrusted him with this important responsibility. Let us tell you, the performance of the Pakistan team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor and the team could not make it to the Super 8. After the end of this tournament, the Pakistan Cricket Board took strict decisions on Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq and they were removed from their posts. The board issued a statement in which they said that both these people have been removed from their posts with immediate effect and they will present their side regarding this later. Wahab Riaz tweeted on his official social media account that, ‘His journey as a selector in PCB was very good and now it is completely over. I just want to tell my people that I gave my 100 percent in this game with honesty so that Pakistan cricket becomes even better. It is an honor that I was also an important part of the selection panel.’ Here is Wahab Riaz’s tweet: There is alot I can say but I don’t want to be part of the blame games . pic.twitter.com/mtp3h9KwtG — Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) July 10, 2024 The former fast bowler further wrote, ‘It was an honor to support Gary Kirsten and my coaching group in improving further. I am confident that the team will perform well in the future and improve their game even more. I would like to wish the team all the best for their future. I also want to thank those who prayed for me. I pray for the future success of the Pakistan cricket team.’ Wahab Riaz and the legendary players of Pakistan are currently participating in the World Championship Legends tournament. The team has performed very well in this tournament and has confirmed its place in the semi-finals. Pakistan Champions will look to perform even better in the semi-finals. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
PCB in action mode after Pakistan’s bad defeat in T20 World Cup, Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq included in selection committee sacked
Pakistan was eliminated from the group stage in the T20 World Cup Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq (Image Credit- Twitter X) The recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, co-hosted by USA and West Indies, ended with the victory of the Indian cricket team. However, this tournament has been an unforgettable one for the one-time champion Pakistan cricket team. The Pakistan team had to be eliminated from the group stage after losing against USA. So now after this defeat of the Pakistan cricket team, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is seen in action mode. Let us tell you that recently former players Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq, who were part of the selection committee of Pakistan’s senior team, have been sacked. Riaz was the selector of the men’s team while Razzaq was the selector of the women’s team. This report was revealed However, till now PCB has not issued any official statement regarding this. But according to the media reports of Cricbuzz, this decision has been taken by the board, and only the announcement is left. A senior PCB source told Cricbuzz: The decision has been taken following feedback received from various stakeholders, including players and support staff, regarding the promotion and selection of certain players despite objections from other members. So when the Pakistan cricket team was out of the T20 World Cup, at that time the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team and former PCB chief Rameez Raja had strongly criticized the team selected for the T20 World Cup. Especially when all-rounders Imad Wasim and Mohammad Aamir withdrew their retirement to play the T20 World Cup. Also, let us tell you that till now the chairman has not been selected in the selection committee of Pakistan cricket team for three months. But before that Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq were appointed as interim selectors of men’s and women’s team respectively.
Babar Azam will not be removed from the post of captaincy for now, PCB chairman made a big revelation
Mohsin Naqvi has said that at the moment there will be no discussion about Babar Azam’s future as captain. Babar Azam (Pic Source x) Pakistan Cricket Board President Mohsin Naqvi has said that he will talk to limited overs cricket head coach Gary Kirsten about the future of the team. Let us tell you, the performance of the Pakistan team was very poor in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The Pakistan team could not even secure its place in the Super 8 of this main tournament. Pakistan had to face defeat against America and India in this important tournament. Babar Azam’s performance was very poor in this entire tournament. Not only this, his captaincy was also very disappointing. Mohsin Naqvi has sought a report from Wahab Riaz and Gary Kirsten after the end of this tournament. There are also reports that due to the poor performance of the Pakistan team, Babar Azam may also be removed from the post of captaincy very soon. However, Mohsin Naqvi has said that at present there will be no discussion about Babar Azam’s future as captain. According to Geo News, Mohsin Naqvi said, ‘At present, no decision has been taken regarding Babar Azam. I am just talking to former players who are interested in the improvement of Pakistan cricket.’ I have played with the emotions of my entire country: Wasim Akram Former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram, who was working as a broadcaster for the T20 World Cup 2024, made a big statement about his team. He made this statement when Pakistan faced defeat against India and America. Wasim Akram had said after the match, ‘Someone should tell the truth about Pakistan cricket. It is getting out of hand now. Someone is in a bad mood, he is not talking to this person, this person is not talking to that person. You have completely destroyed the sentiments of the whole country. There is a limit to everything. You should not do this at all.’ 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Pakistan cricket team will be seen playing a lot of cricket, PCB announced the packed season of 2024-25
Champions Trophy 2025 will be played this time under the hosting of Pakistan Pakistan Team (Pic Source: X) The Pakistan cricket team will be seen playing a lot of action-packed cricket in the coming time. Let us tell you that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the team’s cricket schedule for the 2024-25 season. Pakistan’s home cricket season will start with a Test series against Bangladesh, and after that it has to play Test series against England and West Indies respectively. So this is going to be the busiest domestic season of red ball cricket for Pakistan in the last two decades. Before the upcoming season, Pakistan has never played so many matches. This time Pakistan will be seen playing a total of 7 Test matches at home, which are also going to be a part of the season of the World Test Championship. Pakistan will host the Champions Trophy next year It is worth noting that this time Pakistan has the right to host the Champions Trophy. This time the top 8 teams of world cricket will be seen playing in the multi-nation tournament. Pakistan cricket team is the defending champion of the tournament. However, there is no clarity yet on whether the Indian team will go to Pakistan for this tournament. If Team India does not go on a tour to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, then its matches may be held in either Sri Lanka or UAE. See Pakistan’s home cricket season schedule 2024-25 Test series against Bangladesh Aug 21 – Aug 25, 1st Test, Rawalpindi Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2nd Test, Karachi Test series against England October 7 – October 11, 1st Test, Multan October 15 – October 19, 2nd Test, Karachi October 24 – October 28, 3rd Test, Rawalpindi Test series against West Indies January 16 – January 20, 1st Test, Karachi January 24 – January 28, 2nd Test, Multan Tri Series- vs New Zealand and South Africa February 8 – Pakistan v New Zealand, Multan February 10 – New Zealand v South Africa, Multan February 12 – Pakistan v South Africa, Multan February 14 – Final, Multan champions trophy February 19 – March 9
PCB, upset with Pakistan’s poor performance, made such a rule that Babar Azam and the team will be left banging their heads
PCB officials unanimously decided that there will be no compromise on merit, performance and fitness for selection in the Pakistan team. Pakistan Team (Pic Source X) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken a big decision to facilitate the identification and development of talented cricketers in the country. The board wants to improve its domestic structure. In such a situation, a meeting was held in Lahore under the chairmanship of National Cricket Academy Chairman Mohsin Naqvi to find ways to improve. Pakistan have not been at their best in any mega tournament since reaching the final of the 2022 T20 World Cup. They failed to advance to the Super 8s from the first round of the ODI World Cup last year and the current T20 World Cup. Not just this, after the loss against a smaller team like USA, the Men in Green and skipper Babar Azam have faced criticism from fans as well as former cricketers. To stop this downfall of Babar Azam and Co., Naqvi held a three-hour long meeting which was attended by COO PCB, Salman Naseer, CFO PCB, Javed Murtaza, directors of International Cricket, High Performance Centers, Domestic Cricket, PSL, Commercial, and PCB officials. What happened in the PCB meeting According to a statement issued by the PCB, Naqvi stressed on promoting quality domestic cricket at all levels. He also announced that various tournaments will be held regularly at the club level as well as the national level. Along with this, the PCB chairman also mentioned that talented players should be professionally groomed by excellent coaches, who will help them hone their skills. Now Pakistani players will be evaluated mainly on the basis of performance, fitness and merit. PCB further wrote in its statement, “A master coach will be appointed to train domestic cricket coaches.” Domestic tournaments are now very important to get into the Pakistan team It was also discussed that players will have to participate in domestic competitions to be selected in the national team. Also, the selection criteria for the national team will be based on the performance and fitness displayed by the cricketers in domestic tournaments. During the meeting, the officials unanimously decided that there will be no compromise on merit, performance and fitness. The meeting decided to hold tournaments for all three formats of the game to promote quality domestic cricket in the upcoming season. The chairman also highlighted the need for immediate efforts to discover new talent at the grassroots level. He reiterated that investing in new talent will boost cricket at the grassroots level and help achieve good results.
In the T20 World Cup 2024, PCB had booked 60 hotel rooms for the players to stay with their families
The performance of the Pakistan team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was disappointing. Babar Azam (Pic Source-X) The performance of the Pakistan team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was disappointing. The team could not even make it to the Super 8 of this important tournament. Pakistan was first defeated by USA in the T20 World Cup 2024 and then the team had to face defeat against India as well. Pakistan may have already defeated Canada and Ireland in the group stage, but the team could not secure its place in the Super 8 of the T20 World Cup 2024. Now a big report is coming from the Pakistan Cricket Board. According to the report, apart from about 34 players, support staff and officials who were part of the Pakistan team in the USA, 26 to 28 families of them are in the team hotel. According to reports, the families of senior cricketers like Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Aamir, Babar Azam and Haris Rauf also came to support them in this important tournament. Babar Azam is not married and his father, mother and brother were staying with him in the team hotel. According to the report, the source said, ‘Whatever extra expenses have been incurred will be borne by the players but due to the family members, the focus of the players is completely diverted. About 60 rooms were booked in which apart from the players, their family members were also present. The entire atmosphere was like a family and some players even went out for dinner with them.’ Mohammad Amir also took his personal trainer with him to the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 There are also reports that experienced fast bowler Mohammad Aamir had taken his personal trainer along with him. However, despite all this, the performance of the Pakistan team was quite poor. Now the Pakistan team has to tour Australia in November in which they have to play three ODIs and three T20 matches. For some time now, reports have also been coming out that the central contracts of many Pakistani players can be completely abolished. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Appointing Babar Azam as captain again was the worst decision of PCB: Ahmed Shehzad
Ahmed Shehzad criticised the decision to re-appoint Babar Azam as captain Babar Azam and Ahmed Shehzad (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Pakistan team has been knocked out of T20 World Cup 2024 as USA vs Ireland match was cancelled due to rain. Babar Azam and Co had a very disappointing start to this edition and lost both their opening matches. But they registered a win against Canada. However, for Pakistan to qualify for the Super 8s, it was necessary for USA to lose against Ireland and Pakistan to win their last group stage match, but rain dashed Pakistan’s hopes. Pakistani fans have suffered a big shock as soon as the Pak team was out and they have openly expressed their disappointment on social media. Apart from this, former Pakistani cricketers have also criticized Babar Azam’s team. At the same time, experienced cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has criticized the decision to appoint Babar Azam as the captain again. Let us tell you that after Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the ODI World Cup last year, Babar Azam left the captaincy of the team in all three formats. However, earlier this year, the PCB again appointed him as the captain of white ball cricket in place of Shaheen Afridi. Ahmed Shahzad has strongly criticized this decision of the PCB and called it the worst decision. That was the worst decision by the PCB chairman- Ahmed Shehzad “Making Babar Azam the captain again was the worst decision by the PCB chairman as he was a tried and tested captain. Wahab Riaz has handled things in a very unprofessional manner,” Shahzad told Geo News. He said, “If you look at their cricket in the last four years, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi and Fakhar Zaman have been consistent. There is also Haris Rauf. He has got more time than he should have. There is factionalism in the team and there is a lack of leadership.” Shahzad also criticized Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. He said, “They say we are learning from our mistakes; what are you learning? Against Canada, you had to improve your net run rate and Rizwan scored the slowest half-century. Babar Azam also scored 33 runs at run-a-ball. Individual milestones have destroyed our cricket and the state of our cricket is because of them.”
PCB played a big game! Will India have to go to Pakistan for Champions Trophy 2025?
The PCB has rejected the idea of a hybrid model for India matches similar to the arrangement made for Asia Cup 2023. PCB (Image Credit- Twitter) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has proposed to start the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 from February 19 and host it entirely in Pakistan. At the same time, the PCB has rejected the idea of a hybrid model for matches in India similar to the arrangement made for Asia Cup 2023. According to the PCB’s proposed schedule, the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will run from February 19 to March 9, 2025, with all matches taking place in three major Pakistani cities: Karachi, Rawalpindi and Lahore. PCB sources have revealed that International Cricket Council (ICC) officials, who recently visited Pakistan to assess the preparations for the tournament, have expressed satisfaction over the arrangements. After that, the PCB has taken a strong stand against the idea of a hybrid model especially for the India matches and insisted that all the games should be played on Pakistani soil. This stance is likely to draw a response from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It is worth noting that the BCCI had suggested a hybrid model where India’s matches would be played at neutral venues outside Pakistan, similar to the arrangement made during Asia. PCB has made a special plan for Team India However, Pakistan is adamant on its stand and wants all the matches including the one with India to be played within its borders which may not be possible but Pak is also not ready to bow down. A PCB source said, “We have not opted for the hybrid model. However, we have proposed that India’s matches can be played only in Lahore. This way the team will not need to move around cities within Pakistan and its security can be well maintained in Lahore.” The source further added, “The proximity of Lahore to Wagah Border will also make it more suitable for Indian fans.” Now it will be interesting to see whether India will go to Pakistan for the tournament or it will cancel its tour.
“The board made a deal with Aamir-Imad…”- Mohammad Hafeez made serious allegations against PCB, created uproar in the cricket world
Dealt with players who ruined Pakistan cricket – Mohammad Hafeez Mohd. Amir, Mohd. Hafeez and Imad Wasim (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Pakistan suffered a humiliating defeat against India by 6 runs in the T20 World Cup 2024 group stage round. Team India was all out for 119 runs in 19 overs while batting first. Pakistan could score only 113 runs while chasing the target of 120 runs. Former great players are criticizing Pakistan’s performance fiercely, and now Mohammad Hafeez has also joined in. Hafeez has made a big statement about the Pakistan Cricket Board, which has created an uproar in the entire cricket world. Nobody wants to play domestic cricket- mohammad hafeez Former Pakistan director Mohammad Hafeez has claimed that the board had struck a deal with Mohammad Aamir and Imad Wasim, after which they withdrew their retirement. Hafeez has also accused the board of not promoting players playing domestic cricket. After Pakistan’s defeat against India, Mohammad Hafeez while talking on local TV channel PTV Sports said, ‘They brought them here with greed, made deals with players who ruined Pakistan cricket. I was in the domestic circuit, but no one wanted to play domestic cricket. This is because they were telling me, Hafeez bhai, if anyone of us gets selected, we will take him. How is it possible that players who don’t even play domestic cricket in Pakistan get selected? Hafeez further said,Six months ago when he was asked to play for Pakistan he said he wanted to play in the league. Now since there is no league these days he is playing in the World Cup. He is playing in the World Cup as if it is some other league. Different shades of so called Professor – Mr. Mohammad Hafeez. Was he not holding a glove to contact Imad and Aamir? Was he not in PCB when it was told that “Harris is being rested”?pic.twitter.com/iLSxnWZMAj — Zubair Shakeel Wani (@ZubiTalks) June 10, 2024 Pakistan has lost two consecutive matches in the T20 World Cup 2024. The team will play its next match against Canada in New York on June 11. Pakistan will have to win this match at all costs, otherwise the team may be out of the Super-8 race.
T20 World Cup 2024: Fast bowler Shaheen Afridi rejects the responsibility of vice-captaincy of Pak team
T20 World Cup is starting from 2 June Shaheen Shah Afridi (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, some media reports have claimed that Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has turned down the offer of vice-captaincy of the team before the upcoming T20 World Cup. So after Afridi turned down the captaincy of the national team, reports of soured relations between Shaheen and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have also started gaining momentum. If ESPN Cricinfo reports are to be believed, PCB wanted to make Shaheen an assistant to Babar Azam in the upcoming T20 World Cup, but now the 24-year-old bowler has directly refused to take this role in the Pakistani team. It is worth noting that recently Shaheen Afridi was removed from the captaincy of the T20 team of the Pakistan cricket team and Bazam Azam was given the captaincy of all three formats. However, after this incident, once again an attempt was made by the PCB to bring Shaheen into the team’s leadership group, but now the cricketer has refused to take this role. So after Shaheen rejected the offer of vice-captaincy, PCB can appoint Shadab Khan or Mohammad Rizwan as the vice-captain of the Pakistani team in the upcoming T20 World Cup. On the other hand, if we give you information about the upcoming T20 World Cup, then this time this multinational tournament is going to start from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. On the other hand, Pakistan will start its title campaign with a match against USA on June 6. This match between the two teams will be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. Pakistan Cricket Team for Upcoming T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
