PSL-5 is back amid controversy

Moin Khan

Amid a rise in Coronavirus cases, Pakistan Super League 5 (PSL-5) is back, and cricket is back.

However, there has been controversy after PCB management floats a proposal to appoint a new test captain. Former cricketer says that it would shake the confidence in the Pakistani team’s unity while playing a Zimbabwe series.

Cricket diplomacy works. So, Cricket is back after a long time. This will help show the world security situation in Pakistan is better now.

Pakistanis are overjoyed now that they would be having some fun and joy after a long time.

Thanks to recent deterioration in the air quality, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced recently to shift the three Twenty20 Internationals from Lahore to Rawalpindi. The remaining cricket matches of the Pakistan Super League will be played in Karachi due to the smog situation in the Punjab capital.

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had offered to host PSL5.In his tweet, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah had said the Sindh government is ready to hold Pakistan Super League 5 (PSL-5) remaining four matches, originally scheduled in Lahore.

So, PCB announces to shift some matches to Karachi.

PCB, in a statement, said on Friday it took into consideration the health and well-being of professional athletes and the match officials due to the recent deterioration in the air quality caused by an early onset of intense air pollution in Lahore.

It further said that air pollution is likely to deepen next month, the Pakistan Cricket Board decided to relocate scheduled matches at the cricket headquarters to Rawalpindi and Karachi.

The people from Lahore have expressed depression over shifting matches to Rawalpindi and Karachi. They were filled with joy following the good news of PSL5 matches in Lahore.

They made comments on Twitter to express their feelings.

However, the people of Karachi are overjoyed due to shifting matches. They have welcomed this announcement.

However, amid good news of cricket matches in Pakistan, controversy has emerged.

Former cricketer Inzamam ul Haq has hit Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).PCB had floated a proposal to appoint a new test captain that led to controversy. He had accused that PCB caused a rift among the Pakistan Cricket team ranks by announcing a new test captain.

Earlier, Chief Executive Pakistan Cricket Board Wasim Khan had said that team management would review Azhar Ali’s captaincy before announcing the Test squad against New Zealand. PCB said that it would be done under the supervision of head coach Misbahul Haq.

Inzamam responded to this proposal and spoke on his YouTube channel to criticize the PCB. He advised that PCB Chief Executive have waited until the Zimbabwe series’s outcome to make such a proposal.

The new debate has started now that they would review Azhar Ali’s captaincy. They said that a review would be done before announcing the test squad for the New Zealand tour.

He said that such statements would create a rift in the Pakistani team who will play a Zimbabwe series. He said that players would start lobbying, which would upset the environment. He said that change should have announced after the Zimbabwe series is concluded.

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He also accuses that PCB leaked such information to check the reactions from the media and fangs. However, he said that gossip would affect the spirit of players who would play the Zimbabwe series.

The board may know the public sentiments following such a statement, but it would negatively affect the team’s performance. He further said that it would shake the Pakistani team’s confidence and unity while playing the Zimbabwe series.