If you were the new Chairman of the PCB, what would be your policies?

[RidiculousMan]

If you're the new Chairman PCB. You have absolute control over everything.

How are you changing things. What will be your first steps. Most importantly what will be your roadmap. How exactly will you do it. Realistically?

 

[Scoop_shot]

You're the new Chairman PCB.

wow

 

[Devadwal]

First is rizwan and second is babar/ Misbah

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

You're the new Chairman PCB. You have absolute control over everything.

How are you changing things. What will be your first steps. Most importantly what will be your roadmap. How exactly will you do it. Realistically?

Remove every single ex cricketer from the PCB.

I will do it by scheduling zoom meetings with them and firing them.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Remove every single ex cricketer from the PCB.

I will do it by scheduling zoom meetings with them and firing them.

Who are you hiring then?

 

[TheSultan]

If you're the new Chairman PCB. You have absolute control over everything.

How are you changing things. What will be your first steps. Most importantly what will be your roadmap. How exactly will you do it. Realistically?

I will drop babar, Rizwan and Shaheen immediately.

I will tell them to go to domestic and perform.

Imagine the message that is sent out.

 

[FearlessRoar]

I will make international and domestic red-ball cricket mandatory for all cricketers.

 

[RidiculousMan]

I will drop babar, Rizwan and Shaheen immediately.

I will tell them to go to domestic and perform.

Imagine the message that is sent out.

That's well and good but that's not enough. It's not something that would change things for betterment of Pakistan Cricket. There are a lot more structural and policy changes a chairman could make to bring about a bigger change rather than binning a player or two.

 

[RidiculousMan]

I will make international and domestic red-ball cricket mandatory for all cricketers.

Will that mean that during FC Season if no international Cricket is happening then all Cricketers have to participate in it? That also means no leagues in that time period.

 

[sweep_shot]

I would strip Babar off his captaincy role and give it to Shaheen again. Shaheen would be given a lengthy captaincy run.

All national players would require to play FC matches.

Maximum of 3 NOCs per year.

Coach would be given more freedom and authority.

 

[Bhaijaan]

1. Restore the sanctity of captaincy by appointing my most senior and biggest match winner - Mohammad Amir. Give him a 2 years stint till the next World Cup with supreme authority.

2. Ban Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed forever from receiving any benefits from PCB for their failure to help develop genuine match winning spinners.

3. Issue an unconditional apology to the BCCI for all the wrong doings by my predecessors, swear my allegiance to them.

4. Appoint Shoaib Akhtar as head coach & Wasim Akram
For media , foreign relations

 

[usman.sandhu]

I will drop babar, Rizwan and Shaheen immediately.

I will tell them to go to domestic and perform.

Imagine the message that is sent out.

I'll add Haris, Shadab, Iftikhar and Azam Khan to this list

And I'll reinforce focus on fitness - mandatory Yoyo tests, no exceptions

Make it a taboo to speak against fitness.. no compromise...

 

[Kaka4pope]

Fitness, fitness, fitness....whatever Pakistan's players are capable of, it all stems from this, as is the case with all teams, staggering that we think ourselves the exception.

 

[Itachi]

I would resign.

The onset of depression among the ego maniacs simply doesn't justify the pay grade of the job.

 

[mominsaigol]

If you're the new Chairman PCB. You have absolute control over everything.

How are you changing things. What will be your first steps. Most importantly what will be your roadmap. How exactly will you do it. Realistically?

1) First things first is to curate different pitches.

Aka make some pitches which are flat tracks to prepare the bowlers, Make some pitches which are absolutely minefields for the batsmen and make some pitches which offer equality between the ball and the bat.

Ramiz raja messed up alot of things including deliberately designing the Nepal pitch because Babar was too afraid of Lamichane.

2) 2nd thing is to focus solely on domestic cricket and play domestic games on these pitches. Make it very clear that PSL is an entertainment league and it's a league for entertainment. Cricketers are free to play any franchise across the world if they wish but they will under no circumstances be selected based of their performance in those leagues. The selection will come based of how their performing in domestic

3) Encourage more county cricket. Players need to go and play more county, this doesn't always work case in point shan masood but lots of Pakistani players like yousaf improved.

4) Establish a policy of all format selection. A player cannot be selected if their not an allformat player. This keeps people like azam khan out of the format.

5) Make it clear that the selection criteria isn't based of averages. In order to get selected a player must have both a healthy average and a healthy sr in their domestic games.

6) Follow India and NZ policy and only orchestrate B and C team selections for grooming against sides like Zimbabwe, Afghanistan etc. Only select full strength teams against australia, England etc for bi laterals.

7) Make fitness a criteria. No more kakul camp quick fixes. Before selection a fitness test must be conducted and if a player fails to meet it, they don't get selected. No more imad wasim going around not being able to run in camps.

8) And finally most important of all, Remove captain/ Individual player power. Power should be given to the coach only and the coach should be given the chief selector role as well, a captains roke should be to lead the side that the coach has given him and that's it.

^^ the reason ct 2017 team was succesful was because Mickey Arthur was allowed to run free. It was mickey who choose falhar as an opener, it was him who decided babar should play at no 3.

Don't get me wrong, sometimes it can fail as mickey decided imam should be an opener and faiked to develop specialist spinners and Misbah was a circus clown, but someone like Gary should be able to fix the team.

^^ With these measures, you ensure players who will rise up the ranks will be well versed to take on international threats, well groomed and the concept of player protection and player zid cough rizwan no 4 cough and Shadab khan being protected by excluding abrar and only bowling to tail enders is removed.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

First of all show some characters against boards like BCCI to not bulldoze other under their false pride and whims.

 

[RidiculousMan]

1) First things first is to curate different pitches.

Aka make some pitches which are flat tracks to prepare the bowlers, Make some pitches which are absolutely minefields for the batsmen and make some pitches which offer equality between the ball and the bat.

Ramiz raja messed up alot of things including deliberately designing the Nepal pitch because Babar was too afraid of Lamichane.

2) 2nd thing is to focus solely on domestic cricket and play domestic games on these pitches. Make it very clear that PSL is an entertainment league and it's a league for entertainment. Cricketers are free to play any franchise across the world if they wish but they will under no circumstances be selected based of their performance in those leagues. The selection will come based of how their performing in domestic

3) Encourage more county cricket. Players need to go and play more county, this doesn't always work case in point shan masood but lots of Pakistani players like yousaf improved.

4) Establish a policy of all format selection. A player cannot be selected if their not an allformat player. This keeps people like azam khan out of the format.

5) Make it clear that the selection criteria isn't based of averages. In order to get selected a player must have both a healthy average and a healthy sr in their domestic games.

6) Follow India and NZ policy and only orchestrate B and C team selections for grooming against sides like Zimbabwe, Afghanistan etc. Only select full strength teams against australia, England etc for bi laterals.

7) Make fitness a criteria. No more kakul camp quick fixes. Before selection a fitness test must be conducted and if a player fails to meet it, they don't get selected. No more imad wasim going around not being able to run in camps.

8) And finally most important of all, Remove captain/ Individual player power. Power should be given to the coach only and the coach should be given the chief selector role as well, a captains roke should be to lead the side that the coach has given him and that's it.

^^ the reason ct 2017 team was succesful was because Mickey Arthur was allowed to run free. It was mickey who choose falhar as an opener, it was him who decided babar should play at no 3.

Don't get me wrong, sometimes it can fail as mickey decided imam should be an opener and faiked to develop specialist spinners and Misbah was a circus clown, but someone like Gary should be able to fix the team.

^^ With these measures, you ensure players who will rise up the ranks will be well versed to take on international threats, well groomed and the concept of player protection and player zid cough rizwan no 4 cough and Shadab khan being protected by excluding abrar and only bowling to tail enders is removed.

Your point no. 5. Azam, Saim and Usman were selected because of good average and sr in domestic. Didn't turned out well for everyone involved.

 

[RidiculousMan]

First of all show some characters against boards like BCCI to not bulldoze other under their false pride and whims.

Potentially lose out on money? Money that apparently we need to run Cricket

 

[mominsaigol]

Your point no. 5. Azam, Saim and Usman were selected because of good average and sr in domestic. Didn't turned out well for everyone involved.

Firstly it doesn't coincide with all the points since someone like azam khan wouldn't ve selected due to point no 7 and if you're referring to psl then read point no 2.

Idk what domestic you're talking about but azam khan doesn't even avg 30 in fc, list A or local t20.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

First I will give all the management controls to the coach and the captain. Second I will give the responsibility of chief selector to the coach of the team.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

If I were the new Chairman of the PCB, my policies would include:

Reorganizing the selection committee
I would reorganize the selection committee to ensure that it is fair, transparent, and accountable. This would involve removing the position of chairman and giving selectors the authority to choose the national team's captain and head coach.

Empowering selectors
I would empower selectors to make decisions based on merit and performance, rather than personal biases or external influences

Improving team performance
I would focus on improving the performance of the national team by providing them with the best possible resources, training, and support

Promoting cricket development
I would promote cricket development at the grassroots level by investing in infrastructure, coaching, and training programs

Enhancing fan engagement:
I would enhance fan engagement by improving the overall cricket-watching experience, including stadiums, facilities, and marketing initiatives

Fostering international relations:
I would foster positive international relations by engaging with other cricket boards, participating in international tournaments, and promoting cricket diplomacy

Ensuring transparency and accountability:
I would ensure transparency and accountability in all PCB operations, including finances, selections, and decision-making processes

 

[RidiculousMan]

Firstly it doesn't coincide with all the points since someone like azam khan wouldn't ve selected due to point no 7 and if you're referring to psl then read point no 2.

Idk what domestic you're talking about but azam khan doesn't even avg 30 in fc, list A or local t20.

Leave Azam. What about Saim? He was performing in Domestic (T20, List A and FC) as well as League Cricket. How do you handle his failure?

 

[mominsaigol]

Leave Azam. What about Saim? He was performing in Domestic (T20, List A and FC) as well as League Cricket. How do you handle his failure?

2 ways.

1) No 1 I'd check point 1. Problem with rameez raja was that he created roads. And he created them at a time where saim was 19-20 and mostly playing his early career on these pitches.

So firstly I'd check if he was performing on proper pitches or only on rameez raja pitches.

2) No 2, If he does meet this criteria, I'd back him to come good plain and simple. I'd be lienant with him. I'd tell him that 2027 wc is all that matters for me as it is the biggest stage, Till 2027 aka 3 years he will get as an All format opener.

In these 3 years he'll get to play tours, he'll get to play leagues, he'll get his chance for 2026 wc and 2025 ct.

He has 3 years of pressure free cricket where he is deemed undroppable, however 3 years is all that I'll give him. If he fails to improve and I mean properly improve, not one hit wonder performances, then I'll keep him, otherwise he's never showing his face in international again.

Thing with saim is that he has potential to play attacking cricket and he's fit and healthy and most importantly he's extremly young so if he works he can turn into an all format opener for 15 years for pakistan.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Potentially lose out on money? Money that apparently we need to run Cricket

Sometimes its more important to stand for your right rather than care for money. We may gain money by being submissive but will set a negative trend where no one would take PCB seriously.

 

[TheSultan]

1. Restore the sanctity of captaincy by appointing my most senior and biggest match winner - Mohammad Amir. Give him a 2 years stint till the next World Cup with supreme authority.

2. Ban Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed forever from receiving any benefits from PCB for their failure to help develop genuine match winning spinners.

3. Issue an unconditional apology to the BCCI for all the wrong doings by my predecessors, swear my allegiance to them.

4. Appoint Shoaib Akhtar as head coach & Wasim Akram
For media , foreign relations

I don’t know what point 3 is all about, but the rest of the points are all valid

 

[CerebralPatriot]

1. Reduce the influence of Rizwan and Iftikhar (the two ring leaders) back to 2nd XI cricket and forcing them to work their way up.

2. Bring back Saifi as captain and give him a VC who is loyal and can carry out his legacy in the future (Saud, Omair or Saim)

3. Keep Babar and Shaheen in the team but tell them they are on thin ice and that they have zero power over selections

4. Create a committee with the best cricketing minds (Sikander Bhatt, Javed Miandad, Moin Khan etc) and have them in charge of team selections alongside Saifi

5. Invest in grass roots especially within Karachi

6. Only select players for their respected formats if they have at least 20 games experience in domestics

 

[BouncerGuy]

1. Restore the sanctity of captaincy by appointing my most senior and biggest match winner - Mohammad Amir. Give him a 2 years stint till the next World Cup with supreme authority.

2. Ban Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed forever from receiving any benefits from PCB for their failure to help develop genuine match winning spinners.

3. Issue an unconditional apology to the BCCI for all the wrong doings by my predecessors, swear my allegiance to them.

4. Appoint Shoaib Akhtar as head coach & Wasim Akram
For media , foreign relations

Not sure what point 3 actually means but the other things you mentioned, I agree with it 50%.

It was a complete failure of Saqlain and Mushtaq Ahmed to unearth a good spinner and prepare him for the big stage.

Wasim Akram is not willing to work with PCB so that might also be impossible to do. Yeah, Shoaib Akhtar is that guy you need. At least make him a bowling coach if he is willing to be one.

Also, Mohammad amir is not the captaincy guy you need. He is not serious enough to play for Pakistan. He is more interested in league for easy money so not sure about him as captain.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Not sure what point 3 actually means but the other things you mentioned, I agree with it 50%.

It was a complete failure of Saqlain and Mushtaq Ahmed to unearth a good spinner and prepare him for the big stage.

Wasim Akram is not willing to work with PCB so that might also be impossible to do. Yeah, Shoaib Akhtar is that guy you need. At least make him a bowling coach if he is willing to be one.

Also, Mohammad amir is not the captaincy guy you need. He is not serious enough to play for Pakistan. He is more interested in league for easy money so not sure about him as captain.

Mohammad Amir as captain would absolutely work the problem is that PCB never gave him the respect of a senior match winning cricketer that he always deserved.

He has the attitude, aura and mind to be the Pakistan captain. It’s many years too late but at least in T20s cricket I would give it one final shot by giving him target to win the next World Cup and build his team the way he wants.

 

[zaidihusain]

1. Eliminate player power completely to mitigate risk of politics, lobbying, blackmailing & threats
2. Abolish culture of seniority (Bade Bhai chote bhai culture), players shouldn't be called senior or junior, performance & consistency should be the only criteria for gaining respect
3. Strict ban on every active player from appearing on TV channels. Retired players can come on TV channels only after 3 years from retirement
4. Players who doesn't know how & what to speak in media should be barred from attending press conferences & interviews
5. If any players retires without properly consulting PCB due to unfair grievances and tries to play victim card, he should be considered retired permanently not be called back under any circumstances
6. Get rid of all self obsessed players who are surviving merely on fan following, super star status without actual performance in key matches and who are not willing to accommodate as per team's requirements
7. Play 2nd string side against all minnows & in inconsequential matches to improve bench strength and give confidence & opportunities to untested players
8. There has to be a fair criteria for selection in national side like minimum numbers of matches played in domestic cricket with performance & maintaining minimum fitness level to send a right message at all level. Rookie players must not be selected in national side
9. Focus on coaching, teaching & learning must be upto domestic level only and once a player is selected in national side he should be asked to continually improve and go to next level instead of surviving in comfort zone for years & years
10. Improve quality of pitches for maintaining right balance between bat & ball
11. Player should be sent back to domestic cricket if he is inconsistent, not performing in big matches and taking things for granted

I believe every professional cricket board follows above listed basic points but it's a different case with PCB

 

[gazza619]

1. I will get introduce a new law to sentence life imprisonment for those who leak confidential matters in the media.

2. I will shut my mouth and let my actions do the talking.

 

[FastBowlingAllrounder]

1. I will get introduce a new law to sentence life imprisonment for those who leak confidential matters in the media.

2. I will shut my mouth and let my actions do the talking.

Didn't realise legislating federal laws is within the charter of Chairman PCB

 

[FastBowlingAllrounder]

Mohammad Amir as captain would absolutely work the problem is that PCB never gave him the respect of a senior match winning cricketer that he always deserved.

He has the attitude, aura and mind to be the Pakistan captain. It’s many years too late but at least in T20s cricket I would give it one final shot by giving him target to win the next World Cup and build his team the way he wants.

I think Amir's priorities have changed too much in the last 5 years. He seems more focused on the leagues and building wealth (not necessarily criticising him, just stating the facts) to the point where he's even flying in and out of leagues to squeeze in just one extra match. In the interests of longevity and continuity would be better to pick someone else.

 

[gazza619]

Didn't realise legislating federal laws is within the charter of Chairman PCB

It made sense what I originally quoted.

 

[Rana]

1. Reduce the influence of Rizwan and Iftikhar (the two ring leaders) back to 2nd XI cricket and forcing them to work their way up.

Underrated point.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

One solution: Eliminate Nepotism (One harsh solution considering how deep this cancer is in Pakistan Cricket, If any of your relatives is part of even U-19 state level to senior level set up even, the ex-Pakistan Cricketer should have no role anywhere in PCB)
and then you can see half the problems of Pakistani cricket vanish within 5 years.

 

[Bhaijaan]

I think Amir's priorities have changed too much in the last 5 years. He seems more focused on the leagues and building wealth (not necessarily criticising him, just stating the facts) to the point where he's even flying in and out of leagues to squeeze in just one extra match. In the interests of longevity and continuity would be better to pick someone else.

This is because PCB did not help him become a brand and make a lot of money being the captain.

 

[JattMaula]

First thing I would do is to decouple PCB from patron in chief.

Im rewriting the PCB constitution itself. I would model new one largely on BCCI's constitution.

I'm reviewing(with help of outside independent firm) every office holder's job, including, low level one. Those found in dereliction of duty due to incompetent or lack integrity would be let go.

I'm sure I will killed by this point so goodbye I guess.

 

[Rana]

Underrated point.

Let’s face the issue head on. How else do we address our problems? There is a clear preference to players from one particular region since 2019, and that has not been fruitful to Pakistan in the long run as the results show today.

 

[RahulBose]

Sometimes its more important to stand for your right rather than care for money. We may gain money by being submissive but will set a negative trend where no one would take PCB seriously.

sun tzu says when defeat is guranteed, then the wise general avoids conflicts.

pak cricket should focus on getting back on their feet rather winning some moral victory which has no real world value.

 

[Punjab Kings]

I will fill my all accounts,then will migrate Dubai..........a luxurious life

 

[The Bald Eagle]

sun tzu says when defeat is guranteed, then the wise general avoids conflicts.

pak cricket should focus on getting back on their feet rather winning some moral victory which has no real world value.

There are many other quotes too in sun tzu "the art of war". I still believe Mohsin must go for the kill or either get perished.

 

[chinaman00]

Promote cricket at the grassroots level, schools, colleges and universities. Transition cricket from the dominance of the lower class to middle class & above - as it had been before the 1990s. Proliferation of players from the outer layers of society to Pakistan XI has dented the credibility of Pakistan cricket and perpetuated this phenomena of weak, corrupt, un-athletic, illiterate (in both Urdu & English) & intellectually stunned development roster.


Apologies if the above sounds classists but cricket is a gentleman’s game and those without the requisite intelligence, character and skills won’t succeed. There’s an obvious correlation between the surge of players from the peripheries of society to Pakistan cricket and the rise of corruption, boring and mentally weak players post 1990s.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Appoint Shoaib Akhtar as the head coach. He is the most passionate and patriotic Pakistani since the one who shall not be named.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

I will fill my all accounts,then will migrate Dubai..........a luxurious life

u could be a v strong candidate for this post lol

 

[FastBowlingAllrounder]

This is because PCB did not help him become a brand and make a lot of money being the captain.

Yeah true. He made the best of the situation he was presented with. I can’t blame or criticise him for that.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I would make a policy for captains that they would be hired for 2 years until the next T20 trophy comes and if they fail, they would be said TATA BYE BYE.