I’ve already written many posts explaining the cricketing reasons why Rizwan was removed from the ODI captaincy. I never brought any religious angle into it, even though I genuinely believe some players and maybe even some coaches were uncomfortable with how religious he is. I’m still 100% sure my assessment was right, and I honestly don’t care who agrees or disagrees here.
Rashid and Nauman have also discussed this topic from multiple angles on their YouTube channel too. Anyone would be puzzled by the way PCB keeps playing musical chairs with the captaincy and refuses to commit to one captain long-term. People have every right to question it and look at all possible reasons.
This whole silly situation was created by PCB themselves with their inconsistency over the last couple of years. Naturally, fans, ex-cricketers and cricket analysts will start wondering what’s going on. Rashid shared what his sources told him. Obviously, not everything he hears will turn out to be 100% correct, and you can’t expect him to produce “proof” for every single thing, especially for something like this. But instead of addressing the criticism, PCB chose the one angle where they knew he can’t give evidence and used it to teach him a lesson.
Naqvi went too far by registering a complaint with NCCIA and that was completely unnecessary and way over the top. Rashid was clearly targeted because he and Nauman constantly criticize PCB and most of that criticism is justified. PCB has been unbelievably poor for years and has turned everything into a circus. Fans, ex-players, everyone is questioning them.
Yes, Rashid has his flaws, but he’s still one of the few honest guys left and has been calling out PCB since the days he exposed players for fixing. PCB has created this perfect mess with their captaincy drama, and now they can’t handle the heat. They don’t like being questioned, and with Naqvi backed by powerful friends who act like dictators, they’re trying to silence anyone who speaks up.
