LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has completed the inquiry regarding the team’s dismal performance in the recently held ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022.
According to the details, the junior team’s Head Coach Ijaz Ahmed and Chief Selector Saleem Jaffar appeared before the inquiry committee, which included PCB CEO Faisal Hasnain, Nadeem Khan, the director of the National High-Performance Center (NHPC), and Zakir Khan.
Saleem, the top selector, criticized the head coach, claiming that he did not open the innings with the openers he chose.
“The openers we chose were not chosen to open the innings. In addition, he did not field the spinners according to the game plan “Saleem complained.
On the other hand, the head coach of the junior cricket team Ijaz asserted that the players are mentally weak, citing this as the reason for the team’s poor performance.
“The reason for the poor performance is because the players are mentally weak as a they belong from the backward areas,” he said.
On the other hand, team manager Taimur Azam responded to the inquiry, claiming that he was neither consulted nor added to the team’s group.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan finished at fifth in the tournament and were knocked out by Australia in one of the quarter-finals. The green shirts then multiple ranking matches before crushing Sri Lanka by 238 runs to secure the fifth position.
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