The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said in a statement on Thursday regarding the criticism of the national cricket team captain Babar Azam and the team selection that the chairman PCB has asked the captain and the chief selector to form the team. Free hand’ was given.
In the statement issued by the PCB, it has been said that ‘Zika Ashraf did not become any obstacle in the World Cup squad in making the team according to the will of the captain and chief selector.’
According to the statement, “Criticism of captain Babar Azam and the team management by former cricketers and the media and the change of them is the position of the cricket board that winning and losing is part of the game.”
In the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup in India, Pakistan is being heavily criticized by former players, journalists and analysts after losing three matches in a row. Babar Azam and then the bowlers seem to be the most under this criticism.
Not only this, but some news also came out that there are differences among some players in the Pakistan team.
However, the Pakistan Cricket Board in a statement denied all such news and said that ‘in the context of these rumors spread in some media, the Pakistan Cricket Board has strongly assured that the Pakistan Cricket Team has complete There is harmony and there is no evidence to support these baseless claims of differences in the team.’
Pakistan has so far been able to win matches against Netherlands and Sri Lanka in this World Cup while they have faced defeats against India, Australia and Afghanistan.
After these three consecutive defeats, it has become very difficult for Pakistan to qualify for the semi-finals.
On all this, the Pakistan Cricket Board has issued another statement on Thursday, in which it says that the board will take decisions in the light of the performance of the World Cup 2023 at a later date. Hoping for a good performance from the team to raise the green crescent flag on the field in Cup 2023.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board says that the board understands the emotions and feelings of the cricket fans on the three consecutive failures of the national team in the ICC World Cup 2023, however, on this occasion, the board administration hopes from the public and former cricketers that the difficulty Captain Babar Azam and the players should be encouraged at this time.
“The national team still has to play four more matches in the World Cup. Hopefully, the national team will forget the defeat and show a positive and good game in the upcoming competitions.”
At the same time, a video of Pakistani captain Babar Azam during practice before the match against South Africa in Chennai has also come out, in which he is seen saying to the players that ‘We have done this many times that when we fall down, we get up. Are (pointing to the sky) go there, remember that. I’m saying this because we’ve done it, we’ve done it many times.’
Babar Azam further told the players that ‘If we stand side by side, it will be easy, everything will happen with us.’
Social media users are showing mixed reactions to this statement of PCB. However, the majority of users seem to be upset with this statement.
Cricket needs to be separated from Politics. PCB throwing their captain under the bus in the middle of a tournament is hilarious. These oldies are just saving themselves at the cost of babar’s neck. Your captain, coach, management, bowlers everyone played their part in these Loss https://t.co/y3Z1HBPXXG
— c (@gayomarlic) October 26, 2023
An X user said, ‘Cricket should be kept separate from politics. PCB’s attitude towards their captain during the tournament is beyond comprehension. These elderly people are sacrificing Babur to save themselves. Your captain, coach, management and bowlers all had a role in these defeats.
The memory of former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja started haunting the cricket fans.
“Pakistan Cricket Board under the leadership of Ramiz Raja was professional and supported this team,” one user wrote.
First they removed the wc winning captain from the video celebrating country’s cricket history and now theyre throwing babar under the bus in the middle of the tournament.. PCB will never learn how to give respect to their captains!! https://t.co/fmIcEfsQ2U
— KiKi (@kiki_56__) October 26, 2023
A user named Ki Ki blamed the PCB for their ‘shortcomings’ and said, ‘First they removed the World Cup winning captain from a video made on the history of cricket in the country and now in the middle of a tournament a And such a statement about the captain. PCB will never learn how to respect their captain.’
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2024-09-29 20:55:27
