LAHORE: The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja announced rewards for the national blind and deaf cricket teams following their outstanding performance at the international level.
In the PCB General Body meeting, held at the National High-Performance Center, the governing body reviewed the annual report and audited reports of accounts of the PCB under Article 20 of PCB Constitution 2019.
The PCB Chairman Ramiz presided over the General Body meeting. Syed Sultan Shah and Irfan Mairaj, the chairs of the Pakistan Deaf Cricket Council and Pakistan Blind Cricket Council, respectively, were also present.
After analyzing the reports, Ramiz lauded the performance of both teams and rewarded them with prize money of 1 Million PKR each.
A report on Pakistan Cricket was also given to the General Body during the meeting. The men’s national cricket team’s current Test, ODI, and T20 international rankings were provided to the participants.
The attendees were also informed about the upcoming cricket assignments of Pakistan men’s and women’s cricket teams this year.
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KARACHI: Pakistan former Test player and legendary batter Javed Miandad came out in support of opening batter Shan Masood for being neglected by the selectors as he urged the media to highlight the issue.
Miandad in a media talk put his weight behind the left-handed batter who scored two double centuries in the recently concluded County Championship representing Derbyshire.
“If a player is performing consistently and still does not get selected, it is an injustice,” said Miandad while claiming that Masood should have been in the team.
“The media should also highlight Shan Masood’s case,” he added.
The former captain also extended his support for the incumbent Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Raja Raja, criticizing the government for asking him to leave the position.
” If Ramiz Raja does not have any issues he must continue with his job,” said Miandad.
“Ramiz Raja shouldn’t have been asked to resign,” he claimed. “Former cricketers are running the cricket boards all around the world.”
The legendary batter also expressed his views on the departmental structure of first-class cricket as he deemed the departmental teams vital for the financial well-being of local players.
” A significant number of players are dependent on departmental cricket for employment opportunities,” said Miandad.” Departmental cricket has produced a number of players for the national team.”
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