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PM Khan Ordered Sarfaraz Ahmed’s Sacking as Captain: Reports

In a surprising revelation, some media elements have suggested that Prime Minister Imran Khan is the man behind Sarfaraz Ahmed’s sacking as the captain of the Pakistan cricket team.

According to the reports, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had Sarfaraz Ahmed in its plans till the T20I World Cup in 2020, however, the decision to remove him was made following direct orders from Imran Khan.

Things are slightly heating up between the government and the cricket board as the PCB has reportedly put the blame on Imran Khan for denying NOCs to players for the T10 league. Media outlets are reporting that Imran Khan was behind this decision as well, owing to the fact that Indian owners are involved in the league.

On the other hand, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is also likely to investigate the matter of political interference in the PCB. This might land the cricket board in trouble as earlier the Zimbabwe Cricket Board was banned due to political interference.

Experts have negated such reports considering how the PCB had selected the team management and blamed Sarfaraz over the T20I series loss against Sri Lanka. Most senior players are of the opinion that PM Imran neither has the time nor does he take incomplete steps such as these. Had the former captain taken a decision he would have chosen the captain himself instead of relying on multiple captains for different formats.


What are your thoughts on the matter? Let us know in the comments section.

Head of Sports and LENS at ProPakistani.pk


  • His performance was lacking for quite a lot of time.He should have resigned himself with honor instead of this.

  • Dont think so that IK is behind this decision. It was a bad decision rather blunder by PCB Management specially Tuk Tuk Misbah and controversion bowling coach Waqar Yonas.

  • 1. Simply whenever Waqar is in then Sarfaraz is out see WC 2015 when waqar always preferred umar Akmal as keeper instead of sarfaraz in playing eleven.
    2. Empowering one person as head coach and chief selector shows Niazism and pure parchi. Misbah will have to go in a humiliating way as Allah is the best justice.

    • Wah, forun Allah ko beech mein lay aain. All you have are opinions backed up by no logic or rationale. Good Luck

  • I mean is doing a great disservice to Pakistan by indulging actively into the PCB affairs and promoting his cronies to hang on there. Misbah shall be doing exactly what’s ordered, even if asked to lose a match.
    Khan should select between cricket and his country that placed him as Prime Minister and not to Chair BCP. Barber performed well in Australian T20 but lost and now our title as #1 team is at stake and surely our days are over to Khans self acclaimed cricket genius and Aql e kul hypothesis. Mohsin Khan be taken as Selector and Zaka Ashraf as Chairman. It’s necessary that political affiliations and personal likes and dislikes hamper over merit and efficiency criteria.


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