Pakistan Players Has Not Been Paid From Five Months- Rashid Latif
Former Pakistani captain Rashid Latif’s statement has created quite a stir in Pakistan. Rashid Latif made this statement on a Pakistani TV channel, in which he blamed the PCB for Pakistan’s poor performance in the 2023 World Cup.
Babar Azam, the current captain of the Pakistani team, has been messaging PCB Chairman for the past two days, but has not responded to his messages.
Rashid Latif makes a shocking claim that PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf is ignoring Babar Azam and not replying to his texts. This is ridiculous 🙏🏼🙏🏼
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) October 27, 2023
What is happening in the PCB? Jeetne ke baad credit lene aajatay ho players ka 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ #CWC23 #PAKvsSApic.twitter.com/gCHp3YE94n
Rashid Latif did not stop at that. He further mentioned how the central contracts that PCB had previously established are now being scrapped, and the players are being asked to sign new contracts.
According to Rashid Latif, Pakistani players have not received their salaries for the past five months, which has been affecting their performance consistently.
He also stated that there is no connection between Captain Babar Azam and PCB, and PCB is not supporting its players. After Pakistan’s poor performance in this World Cup, there is a lot of chaos in the entire Pakistani media. Some former players are holding PCB responsible for Pakistan’s performance, while others are criticizing Babar Azam’s captaincy.
Pakistan and South Africa are clashing with each other at chepuk in Chennai. In this crucial match, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first, scoring a total of 277 for the loss of all wickets in 46.4 overs.The Pakistan cricket team got off to a rough start in the tournament, suffering three consecutive losses.
Their opening batsmen struggled, with Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq scoring only 9 and 12 runs, respectively. However, the team found some stability as Babar Azam contributed with a 50, and Mohammad Rizwan added 31 runs. But after Rizwan’s dismissal, Iftikhar Ahmed managed to score 21 runs before getting out, leaving the team at 141 for 5.
Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, managed to score a fifty against South Africa, reaching 50 runs off 64 balls before falling victim to Tabraiz Shamsi. This marked his third fifty in the ongoing tournament and the third in the current season. While he has consistently performed well, he is yet to convert any of his fifties into centuries.
After losing half the team for less than 150 runs, Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan came to Pakistan’s rescue, showing great determination with their batting.
They built a solid partnership after settling in, quickly scoring runs as the partnership progressed. Shadab Khan contributed 43 runs off 36 balls before being dismissed, ending their partnership of 84 runs. Pakistan end up putting the total of 270 on board.
Although both players had taken Pakistan beyond 225 runs with their partnership, Saud Shakeel was also out after adding 52 runs..
From South Africa’s side, Tabraiz Shamsi took four wickets, Marco Jansen took three, and Lungi Ngidi dismissed one batsman. South Africa needs 271 runs to win.
It remains to be seen whether Pakistan’s bowlers can prevent South Africa from reaching the target. However, the journey in this World Cup and Rashid Latif’s statement have created turmoil throughout Pakistan.
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