Ahmed Shehzad criticized Mohsin Naqvi and the Pakistan Cricket Board for being weak and promoting a culture of toxic stars in the Pakistan team. Shehzad’s outburst comes in the wake of Pakistan’s lackluster performance in the 2026 FIFA World Cup T20, where they failed to make it to the semi-finals of the tournament for the second time in a row. They then suffered a 1-2 series loss to Bangladesh away from home.
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It was a new low for Pakistan Bangladesh secured their first series win in 11 years against them at home. The series has been marred by poor performances from the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan, who have failed to live up to expectations in the last few years. The batting looked weak as Pakistan were bowled out for 114 in the first ODI and then failed to post 291 in the deciding series.
Shehzad criticized the PCB for handing over the team to a few players and their agents who failed to give the team a win on the big stage.
“The quality of your players is not at the level that Pakistan Cricket Board built for Pakistan Super League (PSL) 5-7 years ago. These 6-8 boys are also the face of PSL. They are also the face of our Pakistan team. Will they change Pakistan’s destiny?”
“You gave those boys all the sponsorships, supported them and invested money in them. You gave them captaincy positions in the PSL, didn’t you? You made them the thumb of the Pakistan team. You gave the entire Pakistan cricket team to those 6 boys and their agents. And now what have they done? The fire they lit in the jungle, the fun and parties they filled, all the winnings they enjoyed doing so,” said Shehzad.
“PCB CAN’T DO ANYTHING”
Shehzad said the PCB has become helpless by allowing the players to take control. Shehzad further claimed that the PCB failed to bring in new talent under Naqvi’s regime and the public has now picked up on their role model.
“That’s the audacity (of the players) that even today they are not ready to admit that we are responsible. Not one of those players. Even today they are playing the blame game. Even today their ego is such that it will not break. That’s how weak the Pakistan Cricket Board is now,” added Ahmed Shehzad.
“Whenever you talk about any player, they start spinning stories. I have never seen such a weak Pakistan cricket board in my life, as weak as this PCB. They have power, don’t they? But in their decisions, they seem to kneel before their players. This PCB can’t do anything. The job they were supposed to do – bring in new faces – they didn’t do every action they did now, a new trick, but they caught them, after that,” he said.
Pakistan’s next assignment will be a three-Test series against England away from home starting on August 19.
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19 March 2026 16:04 IST
