Is the new domestic season being sabotaged from within?

[MenInG]

Afraid looks like it.

I am not in favour of so many teams because basically I feel that this is some sort of convoluted employment scheme for cricketers.

But I am just a fan.

The PCB are supposed to be the guardians of cricket in the country but the way they are treating this season makes me think that their is some inside conspiracy to ensure that this system fails badly.

Exhibit A in this regards is the absolutely disgusting manner in which some of the competitions like the National T20 Cup and President's Cup have been covered by the Board.

Matches not being covered on YouTube, no updates on PCB site - scorecard not updated until later at end of play, no updates on Social Media apart from team scores - no mention of player performances.

One would think that none of these competitions are happening or have happened.

One update from PCB at end of the day, a match report - that's it. And if we are lucky some random YT videos on their channel of one or 2 players' performances.

What is happening here?

 

[kingusama92]

I think you're right.

Even maintaining the status quo after Rameez Raja would have kept the standards higher than they are right now. It's like they have purposely destroyed every aspect of domestic cricket in a few months.

The only thing they have managed to keep up with is the YT videos for the international teams (U19, Women's, and Men's).

Pakpassion could run everything better through a simple voting system. It's that bad right now.

 

[Bewal Express]

Afraid looks like it.

I am not in favour of so many teams because basically I feel that this is some sort of convoluted employment scheme for cricketers.

But I am just a fan.

The PCB are supposed to be the guardians of cricket in the country but the way they are treating this season makes me think that their is some inside conspiracy to ensure that this system fails badly.

Exhibit A in this regards is the absolutely disgusting manner in which some of the competitions like the National T20 Cup and President's Cup have been covered by the Board.

Matches not being covered on YouTube, no updates on PCB site - scorecard not updated until later at end of play, no updates on Social Media apart from team scores - no mention of player performances.

One would think that none of these competitions are happening or have happened.

One update from PCB at end of the day, a match report - that's it. And if we are lucky some random YT videos on their channel of one or 2 players' performances.

What is happening here?

And you expected anything from these clowns?

 

[FearlessRoar]

We have to make our domestic cricket interesting and worth watching. We need broadcasting sponsors, and we need to portray our domestic players as heroes, as they do in England and Australia.

 

[MenInG]

The BCCI twitter timeliness is full of domestic scores

Contrast with pcb one.

 

[Major]

I think Pakpassion should run a proposal for this and offer services where they have one person on ground the game and sending live updates to PCB and relevant sites.

 

[Bewal Express]

We have to make our domestic cricket interesting and worth watching. We need broadcasting sponsors, and we need to portray our domestic players as heroes, as they do in England and Australia.

Looking at the pathetic level of these games, who will.watch this

 

[MenInG]

I think Pakpassion should run a proposal for this and offer services where they have one person on ground the game and sending live updates to PCB and relevant sites.

Why should we?

PCB has a whole machine for this - they get revenues, ICC money etc.

Question really is, where is that money being used? Why are domestic games not being covered atleast on SM etc, maybe Youtube needs cameras so possible leeway there.

 

[Major]

Why should we?

PCB has a whole machine for this - they get revenues, ICC money etc.

Question really is, where is that money being used? Why are domestic games not being covered atleast on SM etc, maybe Youtube needs cameras so possible leeway there.

Profits.
Its obvious pcb is failing to do this and should outsource it againt a fee.

Its a gap in the market that someone hopefully fills it.

 

[MenInG]

Profits.
Its obvious pcb is failing to do this and should outsource it againt a fee.

Its a gap in the market that someone hopefully fills it.

Its incompetence.

This is the same organization which depends on 'talent hunts' by franchises to give it talent and conveniently glosses over the fact that it's pathways have failed to nurture talent.

They jumped to their masters tune to restore domestic cricket but cant be bothered to cover it.

 

[Savak]

Zaka Ashraf has been hiring PPP consultants in the PCB at Rs 500,000 at various positions ever since he took charge. The PCB CFO has already warned him that the PCB is heading for financial disaster if he doesn't reign in his unprecedented unwarranted hirings.

 

[Bewal Express]

Zaka Ashraf has been hiring PPP consultants in the PCB at Rs 500,000 at various positions ever since he took charge. The PCB CFO has already warned him that the PCB is heading for financial disaster if he doesn't reign in his unprecedented unwarranted hirings.

Are you surprised. The PCB is a cash cow for crooks. @Rana is this what you meant by corruption

 

[Bewal Express]

Profits.
Its obvious pcb is failing to do this and should outsource it againt a fee.

Its a gap in the market that someone hopefully fills it.

But they are OK to send their chiefs abroad on tours. They are OK to pay 3 crore to Wahab because he has connections.

 

[Hextro]

Profits.
Its obvious pcb is failing to do this and should outsource it againt a fee.

Its a gap in the market that someone hopefully fills it.

It takes one person with a phone to solve this entire issue. When will you guys stop trying to find excuses for the new PCB administration's extreme incompetence?

 

[Major]

It takes one person with a phone to solve this entire issue. When will you guys stop trying to find excuses for the new PCB administration's extreme incompetence?

The pcb administration is not owned by my chacha. And where am i defending it?

 

[Major]

But they are OK to send their chiefs abroad on tours. They are OK to pay 3 crore to Wahab because he has connections.

Yes, and they should outsource this service against a fee

 

[Bewal Express]

Yes, and they should outsource this service against a fee

So what exactly does the PCB do? Look at our stadiums and they look dreadful, look at FC and its shocking, look at our medical facilities for players and they do more harm than good. They can't do live score card. Even my local club live streams and live ball by ball. So what does the PCB do

 

[Bewal Express]

The pcb administration is not owned by my chacha. And where am i defending it?

This PCB administration is an extension of the mafia you support. Just like you went quiet on the murder and torture, you have gone quiet here.

 

[emranabbas]

zaka ashraf came along and ruined everything in matter of few months, prior to that we had word class stadiums amazing broadcast system and every pakistani was enjoying domestic cricket.

 

[Bewal Express]

zaka ashraf came along and ruined everything in matter of few months, prior to that we had word class stadiums amazing broadcast system and every pakistani was enjoying domestic cricket.

Before the mafia came to power PK was stable, growing and the getting more democratic. Look at the shambles it is today and the PCB is symbolic of whats happened to PK.

 

[Major]

This PCB administration is an extension of the mafia you support. Just like you went quiet on the murder and torture, you have gone quiet here.

where am i defending the pcb? Again you need to stop bringing politics in every thread.

No where have i ever supported Zaka Ashrafs regime and infact call it as worst as Rameez and sethis regime.

 

[MenInG]

This thread is about PCB and it's administration.

No politics allowed.

 

[Bewal Express]

This thread is about PCB and it's administration.

No politics allowed.

How can you separate the PCB from politics. The PCB is an extension of the mafia. Its the equivalent of talking about IKs trials as just a criminal trial without giving context.

 

[FearlessRoar]

4:30pm Pak time and we have had only 2 updates from PCB social media handles for President's Trophy 2023-24.

 

[Hextro]

The pcb administration is not owned by my chacha. And where am i defending it?

Profits.
Its obvious pcb is failing to do this and should outsource it againt a fee.

Its a gap in the market that someone hopefully fills it.

You're underselling PCB's incompetence. There's no such thing as a market for people to hold a smartphone and tweet out updates for domestic matches, even one of the groundsmen can provide score updates.

The cost of arranging a person to Tweet would be a few thousand rupees. The reason everyone feels like no domestic matches are going on is entirely due to PCB's negligence, not because of any budget issues.

 

[CleverSir]

They’ve messed up what had the makings of a decent system. If they really wanted to expand from 6 teams they could’ve made the “provincial associations” into 12 regional ones and the “second XI” would’ve become FC.

Could’ve divided the 12 into two groups and each team plays the others in their own group twice, once at “home(assigned grounds to each region)” and “away” plus every team in the opposite group 1 time. A total of 16 FC matches per side per season. Same for the List A and T20 tournaments. It makes for a logical season and gives enough games for players to get experience.


This nonsense of departments and regions has to go.

 

[shah_1]

There are former cricketer on different TV shows that have accused PCB of being a corrupt institute .

The whole domestics season cost Rs 4 billion, there is no audit at all. Looking at the quality of domestic season, former cricketers accusation have a lot of truth in it. Our PCB system is a reflection of our country.

 

[shah_1]

2 big department are gone along with HBL and UBL( both left in 2018). Department cricket is dead. I'm hearing there will be no permanent jobs anymore, contracts are not good enough at all.


President Cup should be scrapped altogether, focus on strengthening regional cricket just like other cricket boards.

 

[Savak]

2 big department are gone along with HBL and UBL( both left in 2018). Department cricket is dead. I'm hearing there will be no permanent jobs anymore, contracts are not good enough at all.


President Cup should be scrapped altogether, focus on strengthening regional cricket just like other cricket boards.

I am hearing that one of the departments participating have not offered any contracts or even salaries to the players, they are only going to pay the daily allowances and match fees.

Dr Nauman mentioned on his Twitter that departments given the prevailing economic circumstances in Pakistan are now being very careful with their finances, they no longer feel it is worthwhile to give handouts to sportsmen and cricketers.

Departments are dying a natural death.

 

[Major]

You're underselling PCB's incompetence. There's no such thing as a market for people to hold a smartphone and tweet out updates for domestic matches, even one of the groundsmen can provide score updates.

The cost of arranging a person to Tweet would be a few thousand rupees. The reason everyone feels like no domestic matches are going on is entirely due to PCB's negligence, not because of any budget issues.

I dont know why you are arguing with me.

As i said, if PCB cant do it, they can outsource it and some company will happily do it for them.

 

[Hextro]

I dont know why you are arguing with me.

As i said, if PCB cant do it, they can outsource it and some company will happily do it for them.

If the PCB isn't competent enough to ask a random dude to post scoreboard updates on Twitter then it should abolish itself. And no, recording runs, wickets, etc, doesn't require a professional company, it just requires the incompetent PCB social media team to ask for updates from the match officials.

 

[Major]

If the PCB isn't competent enough to ask a random dude to post scoreboard updates on Twitter then it should abolish itself. And no, recording runs, wickets, etc, doesn't require a professional company, it just requires the incompetent PCB social media team to ask for updates from the match officials.

Yes they should either hire score card writers or outsource the job that cricketing stats companies shouls take up