Should PCB have sent Naseem Shah back to Pakistan in light of his personal tragedy?

[MenInG]

Speaking on a personal level, expecting a young boy to sit thousands of miles away from home when probably the most important member of his family has suddenly passed away is - well - in humane.

How do you feel about this?

 

[Slim]

PCB and no other employer for that matter has any right to make/force Naseem Shah to stay like some slave.

His mother died for god's sake, cricket and anything else in the world can take a hike.

Someone should knock some sense in the head of those jahil PCB people.

 

[Savak]

People handle tragedy differently. I personally know of a guy who wasn't given time off by our university in Pakistan even though his father passed away because of University rules, policies. Similarly an office colleague burried his father in the morning and then reported for work in the afternoon. I even asked him months later out of curiosity when he became more cheerful about it and he was like its better to come to work rather than sit at home and sulk and started giving religious reasons that according to Islam death is a reality and you have to accept it.

Also from Naseem's family perspective, they probably don't want him to miss out on the opportunity to play for Pakistan given that this is his debut series and he has the opportunity to change not only his life but also of his family for the better.

Buster Douglas got inspired by his mom's passing away to put in a once in a life time historical performance against Mike Tyson in Tokyo. Could this personal tragedy inspire Naseem to deliver a performance to be remembered in Australia?

Rana Naveed decided against returning home to Pakistan in 2005 when he was touring Australia after his father passed away.

I just hope the squad, team management goes out of their way to cheer him up and bolster his spirits. He should be speaking to a pscyhologist as well.

 

[Savak]

PCB and no other employer for that matter has any right to make/force Naseem Shah to stay like some slave.

His mother died for god's sake, cricket and anything else in the world can take a hike.

Someone should knock some sense in the head of those jahil PCB people.

The PCB permitted him to return home. His family persuaded him to stay on. You can't force someone to leave against their wishes.

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Why are you spreading false stories? Naseem consulted with his family if he wanted to stay at Aus or leave to Pakistan and his family decided that he should stay on tour. PCB did not force him at all. It was purely Naseem and his family's decision.

 

[MenInG]

Why are you spreading false stories? Naseem consulted with his family if he wanted to stay at Aus or leave to Pakistan and his family decided that he should stay on tour. PCB did not force him at all. It was purely Naseem and his family's decision.

We arent making up stories - we broke the news this morning on this site!

He has lost his mother, he cannot think clearly, he is 16/17, this is his first international tour.

If PCB so wished, they would have said Naseem we want you to be with your family - this will not effect your career etc.

Of course PCB are not to blame but they could have influenced the decision.

 

[Titan24]

We arent making up stories - we broke the news this morning on this site!

He has lost his mother, he cannot think clearly, he is 16/17, this is his first international tour.

If PCB so wished, they would have said Naseem we want you to be with your family - this will not effect your career etc.

Of course PCB are not to blame but they could have influenced the decision.

I agree that PCB should (If they havent) insure Naseem and his family that there would be no impact on his career and possibility of debuting in this series irrespective of whatever Naseem wants to do in this situation. He is a young guy (Who isnt even an adult) and would be needing more assurance to make any decision.

Sometimes for a young guy in this situation a distraction might be good which he will get by playing cricket and maybe that is what his family must be thinking but still Naseem should make the decision and PCB should help him in anyway they can.

 

[NauV]

Speaking on a personal level, asking a young boy to sit thousands of miles away from home when probably the most important member of his family has suddenly passed away is - well - in humane.

How do you feel about this?

Do you have on authority that PCB "asked the young boy to sit thousands of miles away" . . because if that is the case, then that is like you said . . extremely in humane!!

but if it was Naseem Shah and his family's decision, then I suggest you change the phrasing of your sentence because it gives the impression that you're holding PCB culpable for him staying.

Whether team management could or couldn't influence the decision is another story and we don't know what kind of discussions took place in there . .

 

[MenInG]

Do you have on authority that PCB "asked the young boy to sit thousands of miles away" . . because if that is the case, then that is like you said . . extremely in humane!!

but if it was Naseem Shah and his family's decision, then I suggest you change the phrasing of your sentence because it gives the impression that you're holding PCB culpable for him staying.

Whether team management could or couldn't influence the decision is another story and we don't know what kind of discussions took place in there . .

I am simply stating that a person of his age would be too confused to make the right decision. That's my opinion. You are free to agree or disagree and there is a poll for you to vote on.

 

[NauV]

I am simply stating that a person of his age would be too confused to make the right decision. That's my opinion. You are free to agree or disagree and there is a poll for you to vote on.

Definitely not disagreeing with your opinion and in fact, I agree with you that PCB should have sent him home anyway . .
Just disagreeing with how you wrote it . . because it says . . PCB ASKED him to stay back

 

[MenInG]

Definitely not disagreeing with your opinion and in fact, I agree with you that PCB should have sent him home anyway . .
Just disagreeing with how you wrote it . . because it says . . PCB ASKED him to stay back

I understand, I will edit that but you know and I know that PCB hold sway over Naseem.

 

[hitthestump]

I understand, I will edit that but you know and I know that PCB hold sway over Naseem.

Naseem is 16 and perfectly capable of making his own decisions.

People handle grief differently and you cannot assume that he will feel better off going back home. For all we know he could prefer the distraction of being in Australia, his family may have spoken to him and told him not to come, he may have spoken to his mum about it before he went, he may not have been that close to his family etc. etc. etc. So making out that the PCB must have been the villians in this scenario is very narrow minded.

 

[Bewal Express]

This is event like no other in a persons life( never mind a 20 year old), he should have gone back to be with his family, and told that he could come back whenever he was ready. If the PCB did that, they have done the right thing.

 

[Syed1]

Pathetic by PCB if they aren't letting him go back

 

[Barragan]

He should have been back by now!

No way a teen can handle such horrific news and he shouldn't care about a meaningless tour, which adds no value to his life.

 

[ayemgilani86]

for selfish reasons I want to see him play

 

[Savak]

When my grand father passed away, the very next day my dad attended my pta meeting even though the school had told him it wasn't necessary and they were willing to postpone

 

[aloo paratha]

It was Naseem's own choice.

 

[shamaan]

He wouldn't have got back for the funeral prayer proberly that's why he didnt go back

 

[Down2Earth]

Family ALWAYS comes first. To keep him behind merely for cricket and that too to probably carry the drinks for others is pathetic. They should have sent him back even if he wanted to stay

 

[Hawkeye]

PCB did not force anything.

I'm sure they would have said that going back would not affect his career. They definitely did say that.

It was his and his family's choice to not go back. Wouldn't have made back in time for the funeral.

 

[Omer2002]

i dont think pcb did anything wrong..he is not in bangladesh that he could just fly back...he would have missed the funeral ..i think he thinks he might not get another oppertunity maybe thats why he stayed who knows

 

[Savak]

PCB did not force anything.

I'm sure they would have said that going back would not affect his career. They definitely did say that.

It was his and his family's choice to not go back. Wouldn't have made back in time for the funeral.

Even if he missed the funeral, in times like this i am sure all family members want to be together for emotional support

 

[Usman]

I am sorry but whether Naseem wants to stay or go back to Pakistan, the PCB must show some humanity and send him back right now. Do not place this poor child in any sort of predicament. Tell him that he should not worry about his place in the Pakistan team. Tell him he has no choice.

You cannot expect a 16 year old who has just recieved the most horrific news to make any sort of rational decision. He is in no mental state to be playing cricket right now, even if outwardly he seems ok.

I just hope the PCB sees sense.

 

[Rana]

The last thing the kid needs now is some abusing Aussie spectator giving him grief in the name of banter. Probably better for his mental strength to be sent back now.

This won’t be easy for him. The Aussie bats won’t go easy on him to cut him slack either.

 

[shah_1]

If Naseem isn’t going to play first test match, then he needs to go home and stay with the family.

It would be extremely cruel if he carries drink and stays in Australia.

 

[RehanG]

he should've gone back and joined again in a week time.

 

[angrypathan]

Should've sent him home with the option to fly back to Brisbane in a few days if he's feeling up to it

 

[Danyaalr01]

Pathetic by PCB if they aren't letting him go back

The PCB wanted to send him back, but Naseem talked to his family and they made a decision that he should stay. The PCB didn't force anything and just asked what Naseem and his family wanted. Of course it would have been better for his recovery if he went back home, but it was his family's decision.

 

[Danyaalr01]

If Naseem isn’t going to play first test match, then he needs to go home and stay with the family.

It would be extremely cruel if he carries drink and stays in Australia.

My thoughts exactly. If Misbah doesn't plan on playing Naseem in the first test then he should inform Naseem and his family immediately and that might change their decision.

 

[The Viper]

I know his family made the decision to let him stay, but you have to think about the youngster's mental state. I can't imagine he will be anywhere near ready to play.

 

[Shaka81]

Regardless of his and his family's decision, which was probably influenced by fear of hurting his career. The PCB have a duty of care for this young lad and should've reassured him that he doesn't need to worry about his career and go home to be with his family so he can mourn properly. They should also have given him time of from cricket with counseling support.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Regardless of his and his family's decision, which was probably influenced by fear of hurting his career. The PCB have a duty of care for this young lad and should've reassured him that he doesn't need to worry about his career and go home to be with his family so he can mourn properly. They should also have given him time of from cricket with counseling support.

I don't think they have a team Psychologist either. So right now he has absolutely no support. If the family has asked him to stay due to them being worried about his career, they should have been reassured that his career will not be effected, as he is still the top Pakistani bowler in domestic.

 

[hur rizvi]

It’s Naseem’s decision. Pcb should just support him in whatever he has decided

 

[moghul]

People like us living in far away places from Pakistan like USA and Australia face this situation quite often and decision by Naseem Shah to stay in Australia does make sense to us.

At the time of death in family in Pakistan, it almost impossible for anyone living in USA or Australia to be in Pakistan to attend the funeral, because as per Islamic culture, burial is conducted within 24 hours, most of the time. For this very reason, people not always leave everything and take the next flight to Pakistan but take their time, take care of their most urgent matters and only then go to Pakistan to share the grief with family. Many leave weeks or months later.

Naseem , would not have attended his mother funeral, unfortunately. Considering this , I'm sure PCB would have given him option of staying in Australia and I'm sure after discussing with his family , he decided to stay, which is understandable.

 

[moghul]

This is the time of grief for the young fastman, and one way to handle that is to get involve in cricket which he has decided to do, best wishes to him.

 

[Mirpur express]

Pointless trying to blame Pcb when his family decided that he should stay in Australia *

 

[Savak]

People like us living in far away places from Pakistan like USA and Australia face this situation quite often and decision by Naseem Shah to stay in Australia does make sense to us.

At the time of death in family in Pakistan, it almost impossible for anyone living in USA or Australia to be in Pakistan to attend the funeral, because as per Islamic culture, burial is conducted within 24 hours, most of the time. For this very reason, people not always leave everything and take the next flight to Pakistan but take their time, take care of their most urgent matters and only then go to Pakistan to share the grief with family. Many leave weeks or months later.

Naseem , would not have attended his mother funeral, unfortunately. Considering this , I'm sure PCB would have given him option of staying in Australia and I'm sure after discussing with his family , he decided to stay, which is understandable.

When my grand father passed away, all his children living in the US and Canada did not attend his funeral, only my dad did along with me. He actually advised his siblings there was no point as they would not get tickets on time or be able to make it on time