The new acting chairman of the PCB, Shah Khawar said on Friday, that frequent change in the board management is not responsible for the team’s poor on-field performances. The new boss made it clear that there were other reasons for lackluster performances.
“I don’t think changes in the board in the last one year have affected the team. It might be a minor reason, but there are other other factors and once the new board of governors is formed and the new chairman takes charge, they will look into this,” he said.
“It is a wrong impression that the ministry of inter provincial coordination or government interferes in cricket affairs or is taking decisions,” he said. “The patron in chief of the board, as per powers vested in him and laid out in the PCB constitution, has taken decisions and is authorised to do this,” he added.
Khawar, meanwhile also spoke about Mohammad Hafeez bringing out the issue of Pakistan players being worried of their contracts in various leagues. “This is an issue which needs serious reflection because while we don’t want players to suffer financially, it is also important to make them realise, especially those centrally contracted to the board, that their first priority should always be the national team,” he said.
