Fallout from Pakistan\u2019s dismal T20 World Cup campaign claims its first victims
\n LAHORE
\nThe repercussions of the Pakistan team\u2019s early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024 continue to flow as it has been revealed that star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been found misbehaving with the coaches and management staff, sources told Geo News on Wednesday.
\nSources say that a probe is underway over why managers \u2014 who are responsible for maintaining team discipline \u2014 didn\u2019t take any action against the left-arm pacer despite Shaheen\u2019s attitude.
\nThe revelation comes against the backdrop of ongoing measures being taken by the board, the latest of which was the sacking of Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq from the selection committee, following the team\u2019s poor performance and early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024.
\nRazzaq was a member of both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s selection committees, whereas Wahab remained the face of the men\u2019s seven-member selection committee even after he was removed as panel chief earlier this year.
\nIn a statement today, the PCB confirmed notifying the duo that their services were no longer required.
\nWith senior manager Wahab out of the picture, the board has also removed team manager Mansoor Rana from his post.
\nWith senior manager Wahab gone, the board has also removed team manager Mansoor Rana from his post.
\nBoth the Wahab and Razzaq, the sources have claimed, extended undue favours to certain players and PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi decided to oust the duo only after the culmination of the investigation into the said matter.
\nThe players supported by Wahab and Razzaq turned out to be the ones who didn\u2019t perform and were in fact opposed by other members of the selection committee as well.
\nMoreover, the board is also probing players who have lobbies and the benefit that is being gained from it.
\nSources have further said that the team\u2019s coaches have complained to the PCB chairman about the non-seriousness of players and disciplinary violations in recent tours.
\nLamenting that players talk against each other, the coaches have also taken up the issue of players\u2019 families and the effect on their ability to focus on the game.
\nWahab dismisses pressurising selection committee
\nMeanwhile, reacting to the board\u2019s confirmation of his removal, Wahab has dismissed the reports suggesting that he had pressurised the selection committee.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t agree with the statements being discussed about adding pressure to the members of the selection committee,\u201d the former pacer said in a post on his X account.
\nQuestioning that how can one vote dominate six, as the selection committee comprised of seven members, he stressed that everything was documented on record in the minutes of the meeting.
\nWahab then announced that he will be issuing a statement in the evening today.
\nIt is to be noted that the board has retained Mohammad Yousuf, Asad Shafiq and Bilal Afzal in the selection panel which also includes the captain and head coach.
\nSources claim that a senior official had advised Wahab to accept the responsibility for players\u2019 selection and resign but he was sacked after he refused to step down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fallout from Pakistan\u2019s dismal T20 World Cup campaign claims its first victims LAHORE The repercussions of the Pakistan team\u2019s early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024 continue to flow as it has been revealed that star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been found misbehaving with the coaches and management staff, sources told Geo News […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-417683","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n