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While the PCB keeps ignoring them, Pakistan Women have delivered the country’s biggest cricketing success since the Men's team reached the ICC T20 WC finals in 2022.
Five wins out of five at the World Cup Qualifier — Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Thailand, Bangladesh — all beaten. Muneeba, Aliya, Sadia, Diana — they stepped up when no one was looking.
No big campaigns, no PR, just pure heart and hard work. Shame that the board gives them zero hype!
Fatima Sana? Making waves as the second-highest wicket-taker right after West Indies' big player Hayley Matthews.
On the other side, PCB’s golden boys crashed badly.
- Loss to Afghanistan in the ICC World Cup in India
- Loss to USA in the ICC T20 World Cup
- Champions Trophy 2025? Flop
- Test white-wash to Bangladesh at home
- Constant humiliation from New Zealand C teams
- Etc Etc Etc
Yet all the noise, all the attention, all the money is still thrown at them. It's the women’s team that saved Pakistan cricket's dignity in the 2020's — and they did it without the PCB even caring.
But maybe this is what helped them...
Mohammad Wasim was appointed head coach of the Pakistan Women's team in June 2024 and is still in charge. Junaid Khan and Abdur Rehman have also stayed on as assistant coaches
Even though the women's results before this weren’t anything special, there was stability, and with that, real improvement over time.
Now look at the Men’s team: Jason Gillespie, Gary Kirsten, Aqib Javed — three different coaches, while Mohammad Wasim stayed steady with the women.
Add to that, constant chopping of captains and selectors after every loss. PCB micromanaged every failure on the men's side... but by ignoring the women, they accidentally allowed actual progress to happen. Ironic when you think about it.... Less PCB involvement, better the results.
Five wins out of five at the World Cup Qualifier — Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Thailand, Bangladesh — all beaten. Muneeba, Aliya, Sadia, Diana — they stepped up when no one was looking.
No big campaigns, no PR, just pure heart and hard work. Shame that the board gives them zero hype!
Fatima Sana? Making waves as the second-highest wicket-taker right after West Indies' big player Hayley Matthews.
On the other side, PCB’s golden boys crashed badly.
- Loss to Afghanistan in the ICC World Cup in India
- Loss to USA in the ICC T20 World Cup
- Champions Trophy 2025? Flop
- Test white-wash to Bangladesh at home
- Constant humiliation from New Zealand C teams
- Etc Etc Etc
Yet all the noise, all the attention, all the money is still thrown at them. It's the women’s team that saved Pakistan cricket's dignity in the 2020's — and they did it without the PCB even caring.
But maybe this is what helped them...
Mohammad Wasim was appointed head coach of the Pakistan Women's team in June 2024 and is still in charge. Junaid Khan and Abdur Rehman have also stayed on as assistant coaches
Even though the women's results before this weren’t anything special, there was stability, and with that, real improvement over time.
Now look at the Men’s team: Jason Gillespie, Gary Kirsten, Aqib Javed — three different coaches, while Mohammad Wasim stayed steady with the women.
Add to that, constant chopping of captains and selectors after every loss. PCB micromanaged every failure on the men's side... but by ignoring the women, they accidentally allowed actual progress to happen. Ironic when you think about it.... Less PCB involvement, better the results.
