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Former Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi recently revealed that he had a conversation with Mohsin Naqvi, the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) where Naqvi told him that he doesn’t know much cricket. Afridi said that he advised Naqvi to surround himself with some experienced members in the board who have a good knowledge of the sport. Notably, Naqvi who is a renowned politician in Pakistan was appointed as PCB chairman in 2024.
In his latest interview on Samaa TV, a Pakistani news channel, Shahid Afridi revealed his conversation with Mohsin Naqvi. “I met the chairman sahab a few days ago in Lahore. The initiative about the grounds, the work done at the Gadaffi stadium, is pretty good and pretty beautiful. He has worked and he wants to work further. But he also says that he doesn’t know anything about cricket. When you don’t know cricket then you should work with good, technical people who have some connection with the sport,” Afridi was quoted as saying by News18.
“The faces we are seeing in the selection committee and directors, they don’t know cricket, they have all been bureaucrats. What is their relation with cricket? Why are they sitting in the selection committee? Why are they running the domestic cricket system? Everyone’s seeing the Pakistan team, you should strengthen the domestic cricket structure. If the guardian is good, the child will automatically be good,” the former cricketer further said.
I don’t need a job in PCB: Shahid Afridi tells Mohsin Naqvi
Speaking further, Shahid Afridi also revealed that Mohsin Naqvi told him that the PCB is considering his decision. However, Afridi also made clear to the PCB chairman that he doesn’t want a job in the board but he will be available whenever needed and work with PCNN to change the mindset of the young cricketers in the country.
“He (Naqvi) said we are talking about it. I told him, ‘Sir, I don’t need a job from you, I don’t want a contract for myself but if you need me anytime… there’s no other place where we can change the mindset than in grasroot, through 16, 17, 18-year-old cricketers,” Afridi said.
