'Before we shift blame to the players, first the PCB & its governing body needs to be sacked!' - Rashid Latif reposts lambasting tweet directed towards PCB after T20 WC 2024 exit

Less than a week after a scathing remark by PCB chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, suggesting the Pakistan cricket team needed a complete overhaul akin to open-heart surgery, another similarly scorching comment has been made by ex-wicketkeeper-batter, Rashid Latif.

Pakistan, who were hot favorites to advance to the Super Eight stage alongside India, faced an unexpected setback. Competing against debutants USA, as well as Canada and Ireland, they suffered a shock Super Over defeat to the co-hosts in their campaign opener. Additionally, they failed to capitalize on their dominant position for most of the match against their arch-rivals, raising significant questions about their performance and placing their chances of qualification in jeopardy. A seven-wicket victory against Canada did not prove to be enough as their final league game against Ireland serves as nothing but a superfluous dead rubber.

Before we shift blame to the players, first the PCB & its governing body needs to be sacked! They are the people responsible for selecting the players & management for this tour, and training them physically & mentally for the T20 WC!

Heads must roll! But would they??? https://t.co/p6fVLXIJda

— Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera (@ansukhera) June 14, 2024

Although not tweeting directly, Latif expressed complete solidarity with the opinion of Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera, a former cabinet secretary to the Pakistan government and an avid cricket enthusiast, by reposting his tweet. In response to a comment by Rizwan Ali, who argued that there should be no excuses for this disgraceful exit, Sukhera asserted that before blaming the players, the Pakistan Cricket Board and its affiliated governing bodies should be dismissed.

He emphasized that these entities were responsible for selecting the players and management for this tour and for preparing them both physically and mentally for the T20 World Cup. Concluding his statement, Sukhera questioned whether such accountability would be enforced, leaving it as a rhetorical inquiry.

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Pakistan faces an upcoming five-month hiatus before their scheduled white-ball series against Australia in November. During this interval, they must address numerous issues, utilizing the break as a critical period to implement significant changes across all levels of personnel.