Never seen Pakistan Cricket Board this weak: Mohsin Naqvi and Co. slammed by Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad has slammed the Pakistan cricket board and Mohsin Naqvi for enabling star culture within the team and allowing the players to take control of the national side. Pakistan suffered a Super 8 exit from T20 World Cup and were beaten by Bangladesh in the ODI series recently.

In Short

• Pakistan were beaten by Bangladesh in the recent ODI series
• Shehzad claimed that PCB had handed over the team to certain players
• The batter also said PCB has failed to create new stars

Ahmed Shehzad slammed Mohsin Naqvi and the Pakistan Cricket Board for being weak and fostering a toxic star culture in the Pakistan team. Shehzad's outburst comes on the heels of Pakistan's lacklustre performance in the T20 World Cup 2026, where they failed to make it to the semi-finals of the tournament for the second straight time. After this, they suffered a 1-2 series loss to Bangladesh away from home.

This was a new low for Pakistan as Bangladesh secured their first series win against them at home after 11 years. The series was marked by poor performances from the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan, who have failed to live up to expectations over the last few years. The batting appeared to be weak as Pakistan were bowled out for 114 in the first ODI and then failed to chase down 291 in the series decider.

Shehzad slammed the PCB for handing over the team to a few players and their agents, who have failed to deliver wins for the team on the big stage.

“The calibre of your players is not at that level, which was built up as a brand by the Pakistan Cricket Board for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 5 and 7 years ago. These 6-8 boys they are also the face of the PSL. They are also the face of our Pakistan team. Will they change Pakistan’s destiny?”

“You provided all the sponsorships to those boys, endorsed them, and invested money in them. You gave them captaincies in the PSL, right? You made them the thumb of the Pakistan team. You handed over the entire Pakistan cricket team to those 6 boys and their agents. And what have they done now? The fire they have lit in the jungle, the fun and parties they have had, the pockets they have filled, the enjoyment they have had they haven’t given Pakistan any wins by doing so,” said Shehzad.

'PCB CAN'T DO ANYTHING'

Shehzad said that PCB has rendered themselves powerless by allowing the players to take control. Shehzad went on to claim that the PCB under Naqvi's regime has failed to bring in fresh talent and the public has now caught their pattern.

“Such is the audacity (of the players) that even today, they are not ready to admit that we are responsible. Not a single one of those players. Even today, they play the blame game. Even today, their ego is such that it isn’t breaking. So weak is the Pakistan Cricket Board now,” Ahmed Shehzad added.

“Whenever you talk about any player, they start spinning stories. I have never seen the Pakistan Cricket Board this weak in my life, as weak as this PCB is. They have power, right? But in their decision-making, they appear to be kneeling before their players. This PCB can’t do anything. The work they were supposed to do — bringing in new faces — they didn’t. What they do is, after every event, they try to pull a new trick, but the public has now caught their pattern,” he said.

Pakistan's next assignment will be a three-Test series against England away from home, which will begin on 19 August.

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