Call Pakistan cricket not circus, in 4 years more selectors have changed than players.

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|12-10-2024

Call Pakistan cricket not circus, in 4 years more selectors have changed than players.

Once again a situation of crisis has arisen in Pakistan cricket. For the last two years, the trend of continuously declining performance of the team in every format has not stopped. There has been an uproar again after the crushing defeat by an innings and 47 runs at the hands of England in the Test match in Multan. The poor performance of the players has not only contributed to the poor performance of the team, but the Pakistan Cricket Board is also on target, whose working methods have raised questions and the latest example of this is the inclusion of former umpire Aleem Dar in the selection committee. Appointment of 4 new people. With this, the Pakistani board has changed a total of 26 selectors in 4 years.

3 new people in the selection committee

On Friday, October 11, the Pakistani team was badly defeated by England in the Multan Test. Shortly after this, Pakistan Cricket Board again made changes in its selection committee and included three new people in it. The selection committee already included former batsman Asad Shafiq, analyst Hasan Cheema, captain Shan Masood and coach Jason Gillespie. Just a few days ago Mohammad Yusuf had resigned from it. Now the board has also included Aleem Dar, former fast bowler Aaqib Javed and former captain Azhar Ali.

26 selectors in 4 years

The most surprising name in this was that of Aleem Dar, who had retired from international umpiring this year itself. Aleem Dar certainly played first class cricket in Pakistan but the decision to include an umpire in the selection committee has surprised everyone. But what is even more shocking is the continuous reshuffle in the selection committee. According to a report, from 2021 till now, Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed a total of 26 different selectors. That means on an average 6 selectors have been changed every year. Once again no one has been made chairperson in the new selection committee.

Constant instability in the board also

Coincidentally, so many changes in the selection committee have also come at a time when the Pakistan Cricket Board has seen frequent changes in leadership. In these 4 years, due to political turmoil in the country, Pakistan Cricket Board has seen 4 different presidents and everyone has made changes according to their convenience and choice. Now, if there is no continuity in the organization that runs cricket in the country and its decisions, then it is sure to affect the performance of the team and at present the condition of the Pakistani team is also the same.

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