PCB Bans participation in WCL, expresses disappointed over WCL’s hypocrisy
Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi, reviewed with considerable disappointment WCL’s appalling conduct of awarding points to a willfully forfeiting team
The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced that it is issuing a blanket ban from future participation in the World Championship of Legends.
The PCB, during its 79th BOG meeting held virtually under the chairmanship of Mohsin Naqvi, reviewed with considerable disappointment WCL’s appalling conduct of awarding points to a willfully forfeiting team.
It said that the content of the WCL press releases announcing the cancellation of the scheduled India vs. Pakistan Legends matches, were tainted with hypocrisy and bias.
The contents highlighted a duality where the narrative of “peace through sport” is selectively applied and sporting events are held hostage to political expediency and narrow commercial interests.
The WCL’s apology for “hurting the sentiments”, whilst being farcical, inadvertently acknowledges that the cancellation was not based on cricketing merit, but rather on succumbing to a specific nationalistic narrative. This bias, masquerading as sensitivity, sends an unacceptable message to the international sporting community.
The PCB remains committed to promoting cricket globally and fostering healthy sporting rivalries. However, we cannot allow our players to be part of events where the spirit of the game is overshadowed by skewed politics that undermines the very essence of sportsmanship and the gentleman’s game.
Source: PTV
