The former legend also highlighted the instability within the PCB and its impact on team consistency
\n Islamabad
\nFormer Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram has expressed relief at not being involved with the national team, citing constant criticism and political upheaval within the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as major deterrents.
\nSpeaking to an Indian sports platform, Akram addressed the recent controversies surrounding the removal of Shaheen Afridi as captain before the T20 World Cup 2024 and the frequent changes in PCB leadership.
\n\u201cThree chairmen changed in one year. Ramiz Raja was removed, and Najam Sethi came for three months. Sethi left, and Zaka Ashraf came. After four or five months, Mohsin Naqvi came. How would the team stay consistent?\u201d Wasim questioned.
\n\u201cThey don\u2019t take our suggestions, and it\u2019s great that I am away from Pakistan cricket. It\u2019s a \u2018blessing in disguise\u2019 because it is just criticism, politics,\u201d he added.
\nThe former legend highlighted the instability within the PCB and its impact on team consistency.
\n\u201cBabar Azam was removed from captaincy, Shaheen was appointed. He lost one series, and the chairman was also changed in the same period; therefore, they changed the skipper. This is just not on; people make fun of us in world cricket,\u201d he said.
\nThe former captain emphasized the need for stability in leadership, suggesting that Shaheen Afridi should have been given more time to prove himself.
\n\u201cHe\u2019s a wicket-taking bowler. He goes for wickets. He attacks with the new ball in the T20 format. Everyone knows that he\u2019ll pitch it up, but he still gets them out, and that\u2019s what I love about him,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cAt least give Shaheen a year to lead, and then he could be changed, but I don\u2019t know. He\u2019s an aggressive cricketer, only 23 or 24 years old, maybe younger. Got a bright future ahead. He\u2019ll get the captaincy again but should focus on his game until he doesn\u2019t get it,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The former legend also highlighted the instability within the PCB and its impact on team consistency Islamabad Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram has expressed relief at not being involved with the national team, citing constant criticism and political upheaval within the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as major deterrents. Speaking to an Indian sports platform, Akram […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413972,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-413950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n