The PCB offloaded seven players and some members of the team management, including head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed , following the 194-run loss to England in the Lord’s Test last week. Former England captain Nasser Hussain is the latest to join the chorus amid growing criticism of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which has come under scrutiny for throwing its own players under the bus during the ongoing Test series against England. The Mohsin Naqvi-led board is also planning strict action against two players in particular: Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan.
The PCB offloaded seven players and some members of the team management, including head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed, following the 194-run loss to England in the Lord’s Test last week.
My rant at Lord’s about them not fighting back, about India vs Pakistan games being very one-sided and that they were a poor side playing poorly wasn’t laughing at them,” said Hussain. Speaking on the controversy surrounding Imam, who was criticised by the PCB’s director of high performance, Aaqib Javed , Hussain said that the players should be looked after and shown more respect. He is either injured or he is not,” said Hussain.
Amid all this, former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq also resigned from his role as a selector in response to the PCB’s mass sackings. “I don’t think after Headingley that the world was laughing at Pakistan. “I cannot believe how a director of high performance can go on telly, rightly or wrongly, and throw a player under the bus. “For every other touring side, if we ask how a player is doing, they would say, ‘he has had a scan and will only bat if needed’. The whole handling of the Imam situation is ridiculous. You have to protect your players a little bit,” he added.
