Pakistan Fans Slam PCB For Their 'Shameful' Gesture Towards Ex-Captain Imran Khan

By Mukesh Singh

Published - 15 Aug 2023, 05:18 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 09:40 AM

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Imran Khan led Pakistan to the 1992 World Cup triumph. Image-AP

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is facing backlash from Pakistani fans for not showing some of the biggest cricketers in the country in a video they posted recently on their social media handles.

On the occasion of Pakistan’s 76th Independence Day, the PCB took to X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram to post a video to showcase the contribution of cricket in the country. The celebratory video featured a number of Pakistani legends who played a big role in making Pakistan one of the powerhouses of the game.

The likes of Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis, Shahid Afridi, Babar Azam, and a few other greats of the game featured in the video. The clip also showed snippets of memorable wins in Pakistan’s cricket history such as the 1992 World Cup, the T20 World Cup 2009, and the Champions Trophy 2017. The PCB posted the video with the caption: “Making history isn’t just about one day; it’s about the legends we create and the tales we script. Pakistan Cricket Team – a legacy that echoes through time.”

Pakistan fans slam PCB:

While the PCB posted the video to celebrate the legacy of Pakistani cricket, it won’t be wrong to say that it has backfired. The Pakistani fans were not at all impressed with the clip as they questioned the absence of some of the biggest faces of Pakistan cricket from the two-minute, 21 seconds video.

The biggest name that did not feature in the video is former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan. The former Pakistan allrounder was the captain when he led the country to a historic World Cup title in 1992 against all the odds. Pakistan have not won the tournament since then.

Imran Khan is also considered one of the most if not the most popular cricketer in Pakistan. The likes of Mohammad Yousuf and Saeed Anwar did not feature in the clip either. The fans slammed the PCB for their failure to keep politics away from cricket.

Here are some of the reactions:

 

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