Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after he said the board fined players after the team’s exit from the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2026. According to media reports, the PCB fined each team member PKR 50 lakh for failing to meet performance expectations in the ICC event.The reported fine was not related to discipline, but to results.Pakistan won their last Super 8 match against Sri Lanka, but the margin of victory was not enough to overcome New Zealand’s sheer speed, leading to elimination. Earlier, they missed the match against New Zealand and also narrowly lost to England.
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He is speaking in a Pakistani show It’s okay to loseCriticizing the PCB’s decision, Amir urged chairman Mohsin Naqvi not to focus only on the players. He said selectors and administrators should also be held accountable and even face stiffer penalties.“If fines are the solution, apply them to everyone – from the selectors to the administration. The players were not forced at gunpoint. Make the selectors responsible for bad combinations. Double the fine for them. Stop making the players scapegoats. This is not the real solution. Why do the players have to suffer all the time?” Amir said.Amir also questioned whether all players should be fined, mentioning Sahibzad Farhan, who set the record for most runs in a single edition of the T20 World Cup with two centuries, and Fakhar Zaman, who played only two matches.“If you can’t pick the right combination, those who picked the team and wrote the plans have to answer. Are you going to fine even Fakhar Zaman who played only two games? What about Sahibzada Farhan?” he asked.He added that if the PCB is not happy with some players, leaving them out of the team would send a stronger message than financial penalties. Amir said under-performing players should be asked to prove themselves in domestic cricket for at least two years before being considered again.“Fines are not the answer. I’ve said it from day one — invest in domestic cricket. That’s where you’ll find quality players. If you’re mad at someone, don’t fine them, drop them and tell them to serve consistently for two years in domestic cricket. The biggest punishment for a player is being left out of the team,” he added.
