Over to you, Imran Khan

[Saj]

For years he has been complaining about the standard of domestic cricket and how it has been organised and run. Now he has the power to make changes and the ball is in his court to make the necessary changes and strengthen it.

What changes would you like to see Imran Khan make to Pakistan cricket?

 

[saeed5646]

It is bigger test of imran khan leadership
i think it will be either great for pakistan cricket future or will be total disastrous.

 

[coy0607]

Ideally, I'd like to see IK stay as far away from cricket as possible. He's got much much more important things on his hands

He's nominated a proven administrator to run the PCB. That's all he needs to do as far as cricket goes

 

[PakLFC]

Cricket is not a priority for him and rightly so. He was to make domestic Cricket much more competitive where cities play each other like Karachi v Lahore and Peshawar v Islamabad. At the moment we have plumbers, bank clerks and electricians playing each other.

 

[Slog]

he has much bigger fish to fry

 

[ManFan]

Please make domestic wickets flat again.

That will bring into play spinners, strokemakers, and bowlers who have to succeed by bending their backs all day long.

Not dibbly-dobbers who take 60 wickets at 19, crouching tiger-hidden TTF stances, and darters.

 

[Saj]

He has always said that there are too many teams in domestic cricket and that it has to be about quality rather than quantity - let's see if he gets rid of a few departmental teams, but that will not go down well with many cricketers.

 

[MMHS]

Please make domestic wickets flat again.

That will bring into play spinners, strokemakers, and bowlers who have to succeed by bending their backs all day long.

Not dibbly-dobbers who take 60 wickets at 19, crouching tiger-hidden TTF stances, and darters.

But, not in 65 overs/day, 275 overs max. FC games. That'll be even more disastrous, even if you restrict 1st innings to bare minimum 100 overs (100 overs is key, because otherwise, say for 80 overs, middle order will never get the chance to face 2nd ball, and PAK'll end up most Tests from 256/3 to 319 all-out). At current duration (& FC season), on batting belters, most games will end like PIA 554/7Dec., NBL 575, PIA 180/3 ...... absolute wastage of time.

Like it or not, cricket is a game that's slow by nature - you have to give enough time to master this game. Best scenario, is playing FC games on absolute batting belters with good carry, bounce and lightning outfield (but, not dead tracks, where batsmen can survive with dead bat for 200 overs at 2.5 RR, on large, dead slow out-fields - absolutely what we get at Abu Dhabi), in a game minimum of 380 overs scheduled.

Ideally, PAK FC season should be Mid JAN to mid May, 6.5 hours/day for 100 overs (400 in total), which will give 2nd innings a meaning and spinners can come into play. But, that time PSL needs 7 weeks window - therefore it has to be a split FC season - SEP-NOV, then MAR-MAY. Between DEC to FEB, it should be List A & T20.

8 teams, each playing 14, 4-day games (home & away - may be 1st half of season one leg, 2nd half return leg; which team plays home game when can be decided by climate; ideally North PAK shouldn't host FC games in late OCT, NOV) - season starts with a 5 days game like Irani trophy and ends with a 5 Day Final between top 2 sides, at the home of top side from league stage. 16 designated FC grounds for 8 teams, for which, wickets will be monitored by the National Head Groundsman - demerit points will be deducted for low quality wicket & outfield.

Points -
Loss : 0
Direct win : 6 for away Win, 4 for home win
Home draw : 1, away draw : 2 . Bonus 2 points for completed 1st innings lead.
Tie : 3 each.

If for weather, both 1st innings can't be completed, both team gets 2 points each.

 

[ChuckLee]

Imran Khan has to run Pakistan and all
It’s internal and external enigmas. He can’t run the PCB. He has to bring someone in aka the chairman. He was lucky to have Sethi but we all know what happened there. Odds are it’s javed who’s just gonna sit there and do nothing and eat of Sethis work

 

[Subhan999]

I want Imran to get in the right people to re-open and examine sharjeels case with 100% neutrality and transparency. They say that there was no evidence that Sharjeel did spot-fixing, if that is the case PCB should give him a 1yr ban for not reporting approach. His bank accounts should be checked.

Apart for that, I would like the new admin to restructure the domestic system, get rid of departments and regions and replace with grade 1, a pool of 100 top players in the system chosen entitely based on merit, 6 teams 16 players per team. Ideally there should be a grade 1 for each test, ODI and t20. The next pool of 200 players should be in grade 2,and the next pool of 400 players should be in grade 3. Players that Excel and break records in their grades move up until they make the national team.

 

[InziRules]

PCB should be nowhere near his priority and rightly so.

 

[Syed1]

Hopefully cricket is very low down on his list because his services are needed in much more important sectors

 

[Minnowbasher]

Hopefully with him in power he can inform the pcb chairman of what he thinks should be done about domestic cricket and then the pcb chairman should implement these ideas. Imran won't really have to do much as that will be the job of the pcb chairman. Insha Allah Ehsan Mani does good work for Pakistan cricket.
The fact that the prime minister is a former cricketer will mean he will hopefully give good suggestions and guidance to Mani although mani himself is very experienced.

 

[Saj]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has conveyed his desire about upholding merit, which was not there in previous regime, within Pakistan cricket in a meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman nominee Ehsan Mani here the other day. Imran has asked Mani – former International Cricket Council (ICC) president – to ensure that the overall PCB structure is improved, which has been badly damaged, while also stressing on the importance of merit. Imran directed the nominated PCB chief to review all affairs of the board from start and it should be run in a better way. He added that the board must run in a manner which stays devoid of any sort of political influence because it has hampered the smooth working of the organization in the past. “Unnecessary political influence has ruined cricket in Pakistan,” Imran said. “I will give you full authority but I expect positive results in return.”

The Prime Minister further stated: “There is no shortage of talent in Pakistan but we need to put in the hard yards and promote merit within the board to bring forth the stars of the future.” Speaking on this occasion, Mani said that – if selected – he would try his level best to manage PCB in accordance with the expectations of the Prime Minister. “I hope that the PCB Board of Governors (BoG) will support me in the upcoming elections,” he said. “I’m hopeful that under PM Imran’s leadership, the PCB will work on basis of merit.”

Earlier, after the resignation tendered by Najam Sethi, Imran nominated Mani as the new chairman of PCB and praising his pick, the newly-elected premier wrote on Twitter: “Mani brings vast and valuable experience to the job. He represented PCB in the ICC; was treasurer ICC for three years and then headed the ICC for another three years.”

https://dailytimes.com.pk/287621/imran-directs-mani-to-uphold-merit-in-pcb/

 

[Majid Khan]

It's true PM Imran Khan has more important things to deal with than cricket, but at same time he does not exactly have to spend much energy and have direct 'hands on' involvement --- Imran Khan 'the cricketer' has a vision for Pakistan cricket and as long as he appoints the right people who share this vision , he can delegate onto them the job of implementation and making it happen. Fewer domestic teams to give quality instead of quantity at first class level, promotion of grassroots level, school level cricket, improving standard of pitches etc. as Imran has been saying over the years, these things should start happening now.

 

[azimiqbal]

I like the idea of having a 8 team first class structure getting rid of department teams. The department teamscan still be sponsors. This will also increase the amount of people that will watch the first class games as you more likely to support a Lahore or Karachi then some sponsorship team. For this to work thou merit of selection as to be important as for competition has to at the highest level and for this to be achieved the most deserving players must be picked.

I would also like to see use of the kookaburra ball in all international cricket and improvement of pitches through out first class cricket. Each team should play home and away so 15 matches each.

Under the the 8 teams a proper structure must be in place so there a continuous amount of talent flowing into each team.

Lastly I think cricketers after playing under 19s should be allowed to play first class cricket

 

[Saj]

The quality of pitches is very important as many players we speak with complain about the quality of the surfaces which are either too bowler-friendly or too flat.

In addition facilities at stadiums for fans need a vast improvement.

 

[Markhor]

But, not in 65 overs/day, 275 overs max. FC games. That'll be even more disastrous, even if you restrict 1st innings to bare minimum 100 overs (100 overs is key, because otherwise, say for 80 overs, middle order will never get the chance to face 2nd ball, and PAK'll end up most Tests from 256/3 to 319 all-out). At current duration (& FC season), on batting belters, most games will end like PIA 554/7Dec., NBL 575, PIA 180/3 ...... absolute wastage of time.

Like it or not, cricket is a game that's slow by nature - you have to give enough time to master this game. Best scenario, is playing FC games on absolute batting belters with good carry, bounce and lightning outfield (but, not dead tracks, where batsmen can survive with dead bat for 200 overs at 2.5 RR, on large, dead slow out-fields - absolutely what we get at Abu Dhabi), in a game minimum of 380 overs scheduled.

Ideally, PAK FC season should be Mid JAN to mid May, 6.5 hours/day for 100 overs (400 in total), which will give 2nd innings a meaning and spinners can come into play. But, that time PSL needs 7 weeks window - therefore it has to be a split FC season - SEP-NOV, then MAR-MAY. Between DEC to FEB, it should be List A & T20.

8 teams, each playing 14, 4-day games (home & away - may be 1st half of season one leg, 2nd half return leg; which team plays home game when can be decided by climate; ideally North PAK shouldn't host FC games in late OCT, NOV) - season starts with a 5 days game like Irani trophy and ends with a 5 Day Final between top 2 sides, at the home of top side from league stage. 16 designated FC grounds for 8 teams, for which, wickets will be monitored by the National Head Groundsman - demerit points will be deducted for low quality wicket & outfield.

Points -
Loss : 0
Direct win : 6 for away Win, 4 for home win
Home draw : 1, away draw : 2 . Bonus 2 points for completed 1st innings lead.
Tie : 3 each.

If for weather, both 1st innings can't be completed, both team gets 2 points each.

Agreed with this. Playing FC cricket in the North during Dec and Jan means excessively favourable conditions for seamers producing lopsided matches. Last season the average 1st innings total in the QAE Trophy was 233 whereas the figure for the English County Championship was 285. The number of 1st innings totals below 100 increased from 3 to 8. One match between Lahore Blues and SNGPL ended in 4 and a half sessions despite featuring SEVEN internationally capped players !

Meanwhile, 13 out of the 15 leading wicket-takers in the competition were seamers. I'm all for challenging the batsmen but this is absurd. Ideally we need a VARIETY of pitches - maybe Lahore could be a flat, hard, bouncy Australian-style wicket, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Sialkot could produce English style seamers, the rest can be classic dry Asian turners. The Dukes ball should be retained - that was the best move PCB made last season.

PCB also must have a fixed calendar for our domestic season. Every year there's some scheduling change or another. Kardar arranged Pakistan’s domestic and international commitments three years in advance in the mid-70s.

Reducing the number of teams and moving towards a regional setup with departments being sponsors is long overdue. I don't think it's a coincidence that our limited overs teams have improved since the introduction of the PSL and Pakistan Cup where quality is emphasised over quantity.

 

[Saj]

Planning of domestic tournaments needs to be improved also.

Too often tournaments are organised at the last minute meaning players have to leave overseas competitions which isn't great for the players or the teams.

 

[MMHS]

Agreed with this. Playing FC cricket in the North during Dec and Jan means excessively favourable conditions for seamers producing lopsided matches. Last season the average 1st innings total in the QAE Trophy was 233 whereas the figure for the English County Championship was 285. The number of 1st innings totals below 100 increased from 3 to 8. One match between Lahore Blues and SNGPL ended in 4 and a half sessions despite featuring SEVEN internationally capped players !

Meanwhile, 13 out of the 15 leading wicket-takers in the competition were seamers. I'm all for challenging the batsmen but this is absurd. Ideally we need a VARIETY of pitches - maybe Lahore could be a flat, hard, bouncy Australian-style wicket, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Sialkot could produce English style seamers, the rest can be classic dry Asian turners. The Dukes ball should be retained - that was the best move PCB made last season.

PCB also must have a fixed calendar for our domestic season. Every year there's some scheduling change or another. Kardar arranged Pakistan’s domestic and international commitments three years in advance in the mid-70s.

Reducing the number of teams and moving towards a regional setup with departments being sponsors is long overdue. I don't think it's a coincidence that our limited overs teams have improved since the introduction of the PSL and Pakistan Cup where quality is emphasised over quantity.

Corporate Cricket actually played a vital role in PAK cricket. For last 3/4 decades, cricket has seen money, particularly from media rights & sponsorship, but that wasn't the case even in late 1980s. When PAK started as a Country, in late 1940s to 1980s, Corporates have provided job security for cricketers, infrastructural facilities and they have spent lot for cricket, therefore their contribution can't be ignored. In fact, without Corporates, PAK cricket won't have last till now at this level - if you look at history, 1950s was a glory period for a new team, because most of the players were groomed in excellent British Indian FC system. Then there was a slump in 1960s and had Counties not been there .... If not development of the game, at least Corporates ensured that there is regular cricket at FC level in every year and a good bunch of players were financially taken care of. MCB, UBL, HBL, PIA, UBL .....

May be now PCB has enough revenue stream to manage domestic cricket bypassing Corporates, but Corporates shouldn't be cursed. Rather, they should find a way for coexistence - may be top tier FC cricket in Regional frame, next tier in Corporate. PAK for a country of 23 crore population can't be dealt like AUS or WI (whose combined population is less than Karachi metro), with so many players. May be, one List A & one T20 tournament can be run by Corporate names.

 

[NauV]

Most of the conversation on this forum is pertaining to operations of the board . . things a PCB chairman and BoG and C-suite should be bothered about . . not the Prime Minister of the country . .

I seldom disagree with Saj but I disagree with the notion "over to you, Imran Khan" . . he is not the chairman of the board, and ideally (and by his own confessions in the past) should have absolutely nothing to do with the board (political interference) . .

We did not elect Imran Khan as PM of the country for him to get into matters like pitches and first class structures and operations of the board and so on and so forth . . Sure he can have his vision for Pakistan cricket, but thats not his job . . his job is to run the country . . if he gets into PCB matters, then im afraid his priorities would be exceptionally screwed.

His job for now is done (as he has appointed 2 people on the BoG) . . His only "remaining" job is to finish even that interference when he leaves office . . so come 2023, PCB is completely independent and PM of Pakistan is NOT the patron of the board and can not remove or appoint people on the board . .

So Over to you, Imran Khan (Country of Pakistan)
Over to you Ehsan Mani (Pakistan Cricket)

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

Good idea to remove Departments but, can be used as sponsors.
Just like we had Boom boom kpk something in Pakistan cup.


Have HBL KARACHI WHITES, ZTBL LAHORE BLUES, etc.

 

[Saj]

Most of the conversation on this forum is pertaining to operations of the board . . things a PCB chairman and BoG and C-suite should be bothered about . . not the Prime Minister of the country . .

I seldom disagree with Saj but I disagree with the notion "over to you, Imran Khan" . . he is not the chairman of the board, and ideally (and by his own confessions in the past) should have absolutely nothing to do with the board (political interference) . .

We did not elect Imran Khan as PM of the country for him to get into matters like pitches and first class structures and operations of the board and so on and so forth . . Sure he can have his vision for Pakistan cricket, but thats not his job . . his job is to run the country . . if he gets into PCB matters, then im afraid his priorities would be exceptionally screwed.

His job for now is done (as he has appointed 2 people on the BoG) . . His only "remaining" job is to finish even that interference when he leaves office . . so come 2023, PCB is completely independent and PM of Pakistan is NOT the patron of the board and can not remove or appoint people on the board . .

So Over to you, Imran Khan (Country of Pakistan)
Over to you Ehsan Mani (Pakistan Cricket)

The point is though Ehsan Mani reports to Imran Khan and Imran has held strong views regarding Pakistan cricket and I hope he does not water down those ideas.

 

[azimiqbal]

@saj
Question for you Saj?
Let’s say Imran khan does completely revamp the first class structure, what kind of time frame are we looking at to implement these changes ?

 

[AFM]

Imran should have nothing to do with the running of the PCB. He has other more important and urgent matters to deal with.

He has nominated Ehsan Mani and that should be the end of it. The PCB has to be an independent organisation, one free of political influence.

How the PCB functions going forward will not be on Imran's shoulders. It will be the chairman's. Wrong thread title.

 

[Saj]

@saj
Question for you Saj?
Let’s say Imran khan does completely revamp the first class structure, what kind of time frame are we looking at to implement these changes ?

Impossible to put a timeframe on it at the moment. But when the changes are made they have to be the right changes.

 

[azimiqbal]

@saj
Ok so what changes would you like to be made ?

 

[shariqnoor]

First of all, is Ehsan Mani guaranteed to become the PCB Chairman? The other BOG can simply choose to elect someone else so I'm not sure why Ehsan Mani has already been put as PCB Chairman-elect.

Secondly, Imran Khan has made a blunder by removing Najam Sethi who was doing a terrific job as PCB Chairman. Imran should've called on Najam Sethi and taken him into confidence by letting bygones be bygones and trusting him to deliver with merit as per Imran's guidelines. If, however, Imran removed Sethi because of some financial corruption then Sethi's removal is justified. But if that's not the case and its simply because of Sethi not being in the good books of Imran, then it's Pakistan's loss and not Sethi's.

Lastly, if Ehsan Mani were to be the next Chairman, I believe he would be too preoccupied in firefighting within the PCB rather than having the time to overhaul the domestic system and impart new ideas in Pakistan cricket. As mentioned by Sethi in his interview, that the biggest challenge for him has been the politics within PCB and if Sethi had found that challenging, Ehsan Mani who I believe veers towards yes-mentality woud find it extremely difficult to survive in a toxic setup.

Overall, it would've been better for Imran to let Najam Sethi continue. Change for the sake of change isn't good all of the time. You shouldn't believe that Naya Pakistan means Naya Sab Kuch. If Ehsan Mani's tenure doesn't propel Pakistani cricket forward, this would be one blowback that Imran Khan would've created upon himself and one that could've been certainly avoided. However, I may sound too pessimistic with Ehsan Mani but he should be given a chance to prove me wrong. Let's hope he proves me wrong and his tenure is even better than that of Najam Sethi's.

 

[Saj]

@saj
Ok so what changes would you like to be made ?

Quality of pitches.
Less teams, better quality cricket.
Domestic tournaments better planned.
Quality of cricket balls.
Facilities for players and fans at stadiums.

 

[azimiqbal]

In shaa Allah he does well, way I see it is the only way is up.

Pakistan domestic cricket has been in turmoil for the last 50 years. We produce great players despite our domestic system not because of it.

I just hope once new system is implemented people are patient, as I believe will take 3-5 years to properly reap the benefits.

 

[Savak]

IK will have to personally himself dictate the structure of Pakistani Domestic Cricket as he sees fit, it is unusual for a PM to do that but he has a lot of authority and credibility being a legendary Pakistan Cricketer. If he just leaves it to Ehsan Mani alone, he will not be able to get anything done because of the Mafia's in the PCB, Departments, Ex test Cricketers and the Shakeel Sheikhs.

But this is IK best opportunity to walk the talk as far as regionalizing our domestic cricket and make departments sponsor the regional teams.

 

[mak36]

Quality of pitches.
Less teams, better quality cricket.
Domestic tournaments better planned.
Quality of cricket balls.
Facilities for players and fans at stadiums.

Add:

Announcing (domestic and international) schedules well in advance.
Regular A tours.
Investment in age group cricket.
Qualified coaches at domestic level who can implement professional standards (most of the players have no knowledge of fitness, diet etc. which is absolutely shocking).
Better Facilities across the country (in all regions).

 

[Saj]

Add:

Announcing (domestic and international) schedules well in advance.
Regular A tours.
Investment in age group cricket.
Qualified coaches at domestic level who can implement professional standards (most of the players have no knowledge of fitness, diet etc. which is absolutely shocking).
Better Facilities across the country (in all regions).

Agree to all these.

Too many of the NCA coaches have been in comfortable roles for many years and this needs a shake-up.

Another area is the medics working with players who get serious injuries. Most of the time those players have to be sent to the UK as the medics in Pakistan mess things up - Haris Sohail being an example.

 

[Cricfan4eva]

lol I hope as Pakistani PM he's focused on more important issues. I think this is why he's hired Ehsan Mani back. Apart from his anti BCCI rhetoric he's generally a sensible guy and will do well for Pakistan.

 

[zulfiqar]

I would like Imran Khan to detach Pakistani politics from PCB, including the selection of the chairman by the PM, and instill a transparent democratic process to elect PCB board members/selectors. That would probably be the best thing for Pakistani cricket.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Agree to all these.

Too many of the NCA coaches have been in comfortable roles for many years and this needs a shake-up.

Another area is the medics working with players who get serious injuries. Most of the time those players have to be sent to the UK as the medics in Pakistan mess things up - Haris Sohail being an example.

This is all a wishlist. Reality is dinosaur takes charge and dishes out jobs to friends. Nothing gets done and the cycle repeats.

We really needed a sharp intelligent 40 something to take charge without any affiliation.

 

[big_gamer007]

I think biggest challenge for IK would be to resolve the internal issues facing the country as a whole. If those issues are fixed things like cricket will improve on its own without doing much changes.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

I think biggest challenge for IK would be to resolve the internal issues facing the country as a whole. If those issues are fixed things like cricket will improve on its own without doing much changes.

Disagree. England is a prime example.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

For years he has been complaining about the standard of domestic cricket and how it has been organised and run. Now he has the power to make changes and the ball is in his court to make the necessary changes and strengthen it.

What changes would you like to see Imran Khan make to Pakistan cricket?

Make regional associations financially viable and independent. That would truly ensure free and fair elections within PCB as well as in regions.

 

[mak36]

Agree to all these.

Too many of the NCA coaches have been in comfortable roles for many years and this needs a shake-up.

Another area is the medics working with players who get serious injuries. Most of the time those players have to be sent to the UK as the medics in Pakistan mess things up - Haris Sohail being an example.

This is a very important point, and one that is often overlooked unfortunately.

Looking at the collective list, a lot of what we have suggested will cost little-to-no money. It just needs a competent administrator.

 

[big_gamer007]

Disagree. England is a prime example.

England is a tiny cricket playing nation, if IK improves the country as whole and removes nepotism, corruption, favoritism and in general all the evils of a third world country Pakistani cricket will automatically improve due to the sheer amount of circket playing population.

England is a small nation in terms of cricket playing population compared to India or Pakistan yet they always are competitive atleast just due to the advancement of the society.

 

[Saj]

This is all a wishlist. Reality is dinosaur takes charge and dishes out jobs to friends. Nothing gets done and the cycle repeats.

We really needed a sharp intelligent 40 something to take charge without any affiliation.

It's not impossible.

It just needs the right people making the right decisions, rather than a jobs-for-the-boys scenario.

 

[Savak]

Lol we keep harping on and on about fresh blood in the Cricket team. What about fresh blood in the PCB? Waqar in a recent interview demanded that we need people in the PCB who have played Cricket in the mid 90's and 2000's because the game has now rapidly gone forward and the old generation are completely out dated.

The Indians have been very smart to engage Ganguly, Dravid, Laxman, Tendulkar in Indian Cricket immediately upon retirement.

I remember an interviewer ask Sethi about the same old faces in the PCB i.e. Subhan Ahmed, Intikhab Alam, Haroon Rashid, Shakeel Sheikh, Zakir Khan and he was honest enough to admit that he was completely helpless. He mentioned that in the entire Cricket board only Subhan and Intikhab were completely up to date on all ICC rules, regulations and it was impossible to let them go just like that. That Haroon Rashid's knowledge of domestic cricket was unparralled. That Zakir Khan just had a powerful sifarish and that Shakeel Sheikh was an elected member of a region therefore he had no power or authority to dismiss him.

And I am pretty certain that many low to mid level employees and officials in the PCB are still hanging around due to powerful connections in political and other circles. To be honest the only way to clean up the PCB completely is to adopt a dictatorial approach.

 

[Saj]

Well Mr. Khan I know you cannot directly change things in Pakistan cricket, but how about a little more emphasis from the Board on 4-day cricket instead of this total focus on the golden goose PSL.

This PSL craze is killing Pakistan cricket and producing cricketers who do not have the required skills for Test cricket.

 

[Savak]

Well Mr. Khan I know you cannot directly change things in Pakistan cricket, but how about a little more emphasis from the Board on 4-day cricket instead of this total focus on the golden goose PSL.

This PSL craze is killing Pakistan cricket and producing cricketers who do not have the required skills for Test cricket.

Don't we play plenty of 4 day cricket in the domestic Quaid e Azam trophy involving both regions and departments? I don't believe our cricketers were setting the world on fire even before the PSL, atleast with the advent of the PSL our ODI and T-20 fortunes have improved.

I think the problems are deep rooted in the state of domestic cricket at the moment and the fact we need to move our cricket away from the UAE urgently.

 

[cricketindiafan]

Blaming PSL after losing a test due to brainfades is pointless.

Funnier thing is the guy who, most likely can help Pakistan batting the most in tests, earned his name though PSL. Right question will be why was he, Fakar Zaman, dropped after scoring 180 in his debut test. Which team does that to bench an in form player to accommodate players not half as good as him.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

For years he has been complaining about the standard of domestic cricket and how it has been organised and run. Now he has the power to make changes and the ball is in his court to make the necessary changes and strengthen it.

What changes would you like to see Imran Khan make to Pakistan cricket?

He is too busy running the country, which he should be. He has delegated all responsibility to Mani. Now Misbah & Wasim Akram are also working for PCB. So it is up to these to make the Changes. With that being said it is easier said than done. So we can only Hope. Imran Khan himself can't do more as he has way too much on his shoulders.

 

[Savak]

He is too busy running the country, which he should be. He has delegated all responsibility to Mani. Now Misbah & Wasim Akram are also working for PCB. So it is up to these to make the Changes. With that being said it is easier said than done. So we can only Hope. Imran Khan himself can't do more as he has way too much on his shoulders.

My only expectation from IK is to follow up on his proposed vision for Pakistani Domestic Cricket which he has been harping about all his life. This is his golden opportunity to make it a reality. There will be no other moment

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Immy has the Donald on his plate. He has more important issues to address.