‘Pakistan hit a panic button’: Ramiz Raja slams PCB over unprecedented overhaul
Former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja has criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board for making drastic, panic-driven changes to the national team's squad and coaching staff mid-tour. The overhaul follows poor performance in the Test series against England.
Why it matters
The situation highlights the intense pressure and instability within international cricket management when teams underperform on the global stage.
Former Pakistan batter and PCB chairman Ramiz Raja has criticised the current board for what he described as a panic-driven response to the team’s disastrous Test tour of England.The PCB made sweeping changes after Pakistan lost the first two Tests of the three-match series, sending seven players home before the final match in Birmingham. Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq and Salman Ali Agha are among those dropped from the tour, while seven replacements have been brought into the squad.The changes have also extended to the coaching staff. Head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and assistant coach Umar Gul have been released from their positions, with white-ball coach Mike Hesson set to take charge for the third Test.Ramiz believes the scale and timing of the overhaul could further damage the confidence of the Pakistan players rather than solve the team’s problems.“I'm trying to convince myself this is all OK, but it is not.
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