PCB to take strict action against ‘indisciplined, careless’ stars

According to reports, the board will also be undergoing major changes after Pakistan's group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup

A report in the ‘Jang’ newspaper stated that some Pakistani players accepted appearance fee as low as USD 2500 per person to attend a meet-and-greet function in Dallas on the sidelines of the T20 World Cup 2024. It also stated that another event, ‘A night with stars’, was called off because of differences in payments made to captain, Babar Azam and other players. All these revelations are going to be analyzed by the PCB during their review of Pakistan’s humiliating exit from the T20 World Cup 2024.

“It is now becoming clear that if the players are today an indisciplined and careless lot, the blame for this falls on some of the senior management officials who have been patronizing them in many ways including in the finalization of the central contracts last year,” the source added.

A reliable source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that Chairman Mohsin Naqvi is livid with the performance of some senior officials and held them responsible for the indiscipline prevailing in the team, which could not go beyond the league stage.

“You can expect the PCB to lose senior management level officials and also enforce some strict policies for the players in future,” the source said.

He said when inquiries were made as to who gave permission for players to take all their family members on tour, it came to light that some senior officials in the board were behind this decision.

“Some of these officials are not professionals but fans of the players and have given them lot of concessions which eventually led to the World Cup debacle,” the source said.