Ramiz Raja
PCB president Ramiz Raja. Credits: PCB

Ramiz Raja, the former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has maintained the pressure despite losing his top job last month. Ramiz has received media attention for his remarks that were critical of the new chairman Najam Sethi and his policies. The former Pakistan cricketer has criticised the Najam Sethi-led PCB management in a new diatribe.

Ramiz spoke with Pakistani TV station Geo Super and provided details about the events leading up to his abrupt dismissal as chairman of the PCB as well as the state of the top body afterwards.

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Ramiz Raja
Ramiz Raja

Ramiz Raja Criticizes PCB

“If you don’t give enough respect to this great sport, the future is going to be very dark. It’s not right when you don’t let a system run smoothly and come to run the country’s cricket with the help of nepotism and politics. We first need to understand if there is any law and order or not. You changed the constitution for the heck of it… to bring someone, perhaps yours loyalist in,” said Ramiz.

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“What is the use of a non-cricketer in cricket?… this should be the debate. This field is ours, we know what to do. We don’t need crutches to run cricket like this administration is doing,” he added.

Ramiz Raja
Ramiz Raja. Credits: Sky Sports.

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“How will you govern when you don’t have the idea about the game, when you haven’t picked a bat ever, how will you govern? You will take a helping hand…you are never in control of things then,” he concluded.

Ramiz Raja Praises His Tenure With PCB

The 60-year-old apparently gave himself a feeling of accomplishment and predicted a fruitful stay for Pakistan cricket.

“Pakistan’s winning percentage was over 60, the third-best in the world. We were able to set new records in terms of fan engagement. The one year was a golden period for Pakistan cricket. No big team used to visit us before, but that changed. There were such brilliant performances. We are considered one of the top teams in white-ball cricket,” said Ramiz.

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After Pakistan’s 0-3 clean sweep loss to England in the Test series, Ramiz was fired as PCB chairman. Pakistan’s aspirations of making it to the 2021–2023 World Test Championship final were ruined by the rout defeat.

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