‘He rejected it’: Ex-PCB selector blames Imran Khan for Pakistan cricket’s downfall
Former Pakistan cricket selector Haroon Rasheed has criticized Imran Khan for the decline of the national cricket team. He claims Khan's decision to overhaul the domestic structure by reducing the number of first-class teams was a mistake that ignored expert advice.
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Former Pakistan chief selector and head coach Haroon Rasheed believes the decline of Pakistan cricket can be traced back to the sweeping domestic-structure changes introduced during Imran Khan’s tenure as Prime Minister, claiming the former Pakistan captain rejected a proposed hybrid model in favour of drastically reducing the number of first-class teams.Haroon, who was part of a task force formed to examine Pakistan’s domestic structure during Imran’s time in office, recalled that the group had proposed retaining departmental teams alongside a streamlined provincial system. But according to him, Imran was unwilling to accept the plan.“I was part of the cricket board and task force and I remember when we met with Imran we submitted a hybrid domestic cricket model.
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