Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria suggested that the critics should not blame Pakistan cricketers because the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are focussing only on the Pakistan Super League (PSL) instead of taking domestic cricket seriously. Pakistan recently faced lost two Test match series against Bangladesh which was hosted by PCB. This is the first time that Bangladesh won the Test series against Bangladesh.
Kaneira said that Pakistan Cricket's downfall started when they sacked Sarfaraz Ahmed from captaincy. Pakistan are currently facing a major downfall as they failed to perform since the 2022 T20 World Cup final. Pakistan cricket team led by Babar Azam failed to perform in the ODI World Cup hosted by India after that they suffered their biggest loss in the T20 World Cup 2024 where a not Test-playing team USA defeated them in the group stage match and failed to qualify for Super 8.
“I think we should not blame players, it is the system that has been failing time and again and as a result, Pakistan cricket is going down. Pakistan Cricket Board is only focusing towards PSL rather they should take domestic cricket seriously. They have made Test cricket secondary. Their downfall started when they removed Sarfaraz Ahmed from captaincy, he was a perfect skipper. There has been a lot of politics going on in the Pakistan Cricket Board and as a result, the aura, and the ambience of the team have been pathetic”, Kaneria told zee news.
Pakistan Cricket Board have recently announced a domestic white ball series Champions Cup considering the upcoming Champions Trophy 2024 which will be hosted by Pakistan. Players likes of Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Shaheen Shah Afridi will feature in the Champions cup for their respective franchises.
Champions Cup squads
Lions:
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Captain)
Abdullah Shafique, Aamir Jamal, Aamer Yamin, Faisal Akram, Hassan Nawaz, Hunain Shah, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Butt, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Asghar, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Taha, Omair Bin Yousuf, Rohail Nazir, Shahab Khan, Sharoon Siraj, Sirajuddin, Waqar Hussain
Dolphins:
Saud Shakeel (Captain)
Aftab Ibrahim, Asif Ali, Awais Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Kashif Ali, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Muhammad Riazullah, Noman Ali, Qasim Akram, Sameen Gul, Sarfaraz Ahmed (mentor), Sahibzada Farhan, Sufiyan Moqim, Umar Amin, Usman Qadir
Panthers:
Shadab Khan (Captain)
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Ahmed Bashir, Ali Asfand, Ali Raza, Amad Butt, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Umar, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mubasir Khan, Rehan Afridi, Rizwan Mehmood, Saim Ayub, Umar Siddiq, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Usman Salahuddin
Stallions:
Mohammad Haris (Captain)
Abrar Ahmed, Adil Amin, Azam Khan, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Junaid Ali, Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Saad Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah, Yasir Khan, Zaman Khan.
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