Delhi: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Najam Sethi blamed former Prime Minister Imran Khan for the falling level of Pakistan cricket. In a post on ‘X’, Sethi said that the displeasure of fans is justified by the poor performance of the national team.
The ICC Champions Trophy was out after two consecutive defeats from the 2025 host Pakistan tournament, which Sethi expressed disappointment. He wrote, “Cricket fraternity says that Pakistan cricket level has fallen immensely, which was the number one in the team once T20 (2018), Test (2016) and ODI (1990 and 1996), which in 1992 World Cup and 2017 I won the Champions Trophy, why is it being compared to Zimbabwe today? “
According to Sethi, the fall of Pakistan cricket began in 2019 when the management of PCB was changed under the leadership of a new Prime Minister (Imran Khan). At that time Imran appointed Ehsan Money as PCB President and made a big change in the structure of domestic cricket.
Sethi wrote, “Political intervention continued, PCB policies became contradictory. Foreign coaches were brought and then dismissed. The appointments of the selectors were arbitrarily made. Old players were re -included and given a place in advisor and management. ”
He further said, “Factionalism among the players in the team, ego clashes over captaincy and management failure ruined cricket. The result is in front of us. “
Imran Khan’s decisions became the reason for the fall of cricket?
Soon after Imran Khan became Prime Minister, Najam Sethi resigned as PCB President, which cleared the way for the appointment of former ICC President Ehsan Money. In 2019, on the instructions of Imran, PCB completely changed the structure of domestic cricket. Later, in 2021, Imran appointed Rameez Raja as PCB president, when Ehsan Mani refused to extend his term. After the collapse of Imran government in December 2022, Najam Sethi once again took the post of PCB president in place of Rameez Raja.
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