Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi not too long ago got here ahead and requested for the resignation of PCB and ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi, opining that he ought to deal with both PCB or in politics, as an alternative of balancing each.
The Asia Cup 2025 has been a match filled with controversies; the competitors ended with Workforce India registering a cushty victory in opposition to Pakistan within the closing. Nonetheless, including to the bitter buildup to the match, the aftermath of the ultimate was marred by controversies as properly.
Workforce India refused to take the trophy from PCB and ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi’s arms. The identical noticed Naqvi flee the scene and take the trophy with him, not handing it to the Males in Blue in any respect. The identical was closely mentioned on the ACC assembly in Dubai on September 30 as properly, the place the BCCI’s (Board of Management for Cricket in India) representatives requested for the trophy.
With the continuing fiasco, former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi took centre stage and probed Mohsin Naqvi to resign from both his place within the PCB or his function in politics. He opined that each roles require full focus, and it’s not supreme for Naqvi to be balancing them.
“My request or recommendation to Naqvi Saheb is that these are two essential posts, and they’re massive jobs that want time, PCB is completely completely different from the Inside Ministry, so it have to be stored separate. It could be an enormous determination and ought to be taken as quickly as doable. Pakistan cricket wants particular consideration and time… Naqvi can’t rely completely on advisers,” Afridi instructed Telecom Asia Sport.
Afridi backed for the appointment of competent advisors
Moreover, the previous cricketer went on to state that Naqvi himself has admitted to not figuring out a lot about cricket, and he ought to be appointing individuals who do have data for a greater end result.
“These advisers are taking him nowhere and he himself says that he doesn’t know a lot about cricket. He must appoint good and competent advisers who know in regards to the sport,” Afridi added, referring to the politician’s assertion earlier this 12 months,” he added.
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