Photo Credit: Instagram Photo of @kamranakmal23
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for its lack of professionalism and urged the board to take lessons from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Akmal made these comments on his YouTube channel following India’s 280-run victory over Bangladesh in the Chennai Test. This is the same Bangladesh team that recently secured its first Test series win in Pakistan, defeating the hosts 2-0.
“PCB should learn from BCCI, their professionalism, their team, selector, captain, and coaches. These are the things that make a team number one and dominate the world. If we were so good, then Pakistan cricket wouldn’t be here. It is because of your ego Pakistan cricket is suffering,” Kamran said
Pakistan’s cricket performance has been declining for some time. The team was eliminated in the first round of the T20 World Cup 2024 after losing to the USA in a Super Over.
Their ODI World Cup performance was also disappointing, as they failed to reach the semi-finals, leading to Babar Azam’s removal as captain. Under the captaincy of Shan Masood, Pakistan suffered a 0-3 defeat in the Test series against Australia. While Shaheen Afridi took over the T20I captaincy, Babar was later reinstated as captain for both white-ball formats.
Due to the team’s lackluster results across formats, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) organized a day-long workshop on September 23, which was attended by Masood, Babar, other core players, and the coaching staff.
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