"I want to make it clear that I don’t have any plans to bring change at this moment" : Ehsan Mani

[Abdullah719]

"I want to make it clear that I don’t have any plans to bring change at this moment" : Ehsan Mani

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has come out in support of captain Sarfraz Ahmed and showed full confidence in his leadership capabilities. The Men in Green had suffered a 37-run upset defeat against Bangladesh in the last Super-Four match of the Asia Cup.

They also suffered two defeats against arch-rivals India in the tournament by eight and nine wickets respectively. Except a few knocks from Shoaib Malik, Babar Azam and Imamul Haq, the entire team’s batting and bowling performance in the tournament was below par.

They even dropped catches while fielding but despite all of that Mani has backed the national side. The chairman was quoted as saying Friday: “When team wins, we all get appreciated, and now that the team has lost, they are asking for change but I want to make it clear that I don’t have any plans to bring change at this moment.”

Commenting on appointment of vice-captain, Mani said he would meet the team management in couple of days on the issue. “I will meet the team management in couple of days. We will have brief discussion on it and we will also discuss Pakistan team’s performance in the Asia Cup,” said Mani.

It is worth to mention here that Mani is still in Dubai. He went to attend Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting during the ongoing Asia Cup. He is scheduled to travel to England from Dubai and will, later, arrive in Lahore on October 17. From October 1 to 3, Mani will have a discussion with International Cricket Council (ICC) dispute committee regarding Pakistan’s case against India.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1813611/7-mani-rules-change-despite-asia-cup-debacle/

 

[Boi]

Needs to bring change within the PCB first.

 

[Zeeraq]

At this point his priority should be to revamp Pakistan's domestic cricket structure, because if we keep selecting cricketers from the same system it won't change the standing of our team.

 

[szundercover]

Exactly!

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

He will ensure a clean audit trail as he is a pencil pusher but nothing noteworthy will be done to improve performances. Its a bad hire.

 

[happydavy]

This is the statement of a smart and intelligent professional. Even if in his mind he is preparing plans to drop Sarafaraz, if he doesn't succeed against Australia, he is not dumb to announce it in advance in public. You don't humiliate and demotivate your players by telling them in public that they are on edge, something Mickey needs to understand.

 

[Usman Chadda]

He needs to do something about the 950 pait bharay employees of the PCB first.

 

[Savak]

I think in the first 4-6 months he is going to sit observe and focus on admin issues and get a stock of things in the PCB and the National team.

I believe real changes will take place after the 2019 WC.