The Pakistan Cricket Board won’t give you the option result in main modifications within the nationwide workforce within the wake of the aspect’s dismal efficiency within the T20 World Cup 2024 as that might result in a confrontation with senior gamers, based on sources. PCB’s governing board, scheduled to satisfy right here on Saturday, will take cognizance of white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten and senior workforce supervisor Wahab Riaz’s reviews submitted to chairman Mohsin Naqvi. However a supply mentioned, solely beauty modifications will happen and the “identical set of gamers” would doubtless proceed to play.
Naqvi had been quoted as saying following Pakistan’s defeat to India within the World Cup {that a} “main surgical procedure” was required within the workforce.
“The reviews by Kirsten and Riaz will assist the Governing Board and chairman Naqvi resolve the following plan of action however all indications are there Naqvi does not need a confrontation with senior gamers and he has additionally been suggested in opposition to huge modifications within the workforce,” a supply informed PTI.
“There are such a lot of exterior voices and pressures from throughout the system that each one this speak about large modifications is unlikely to occur. So, principally, with just a few modifications, the identical set of gamers might be within the Pakistan workforce for coming video games as effectively in all codecs,” he added.
On whether or not Babar Azam could be retained as white-ball captain following the dismal T20 World Cup displaying, one other supply mentioned that whereas there’s a group, together with some former Take a look at captains, which needs to see Shaheen Afridi exchange Babar, if there are modifications, the prime candidates for captaincy could be Shan Masood and Muhammad Rizwan.
“You would see beauty modifications, like modifications within the choice committee, and the identical previous story of reorganising home cricket to assist do harm management. However the senior gamers stay sturdy,” he mentioned.
Kirsten’s report is alleged to comprise the identical observations he made throughout his interplay with the gamers within the dressing room after the match in opposition to Eire within the Group stage.
Kirsten had warned senior professionals within the aspect following the workforce’s loss to the USA and India to adapt to new skill-sets and enhance their recreation consciousness or get left behind. Wahab, then again, outlined persona clashes within the aspect throughout the World Cup.
Pakistan subsequent play a two-Take a look at collection in opposition to Bangladesh adopted by three Exams in opposition to England. It’s unlikely that senior gamers like Babar and Rizwan would need to take a break from these assignments.
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