‘Pakistan forced India to change their white ball setup’, claims Ramiz Raja

Ex-PCB chairman Ramiz Raja made a stormy claim as he spoke about Pakistan and India’s performances during his time as the head of the board.

PCB underwent a string of changes prior to this month as Ramiz Raja was sacked as the PCB chairman with Najam Sethi replacing him.

Shahid Afridi, former Pakistani captain, was appointed as the interim chief selector, and his former fellow teammates Abdul Razzaq and Rao Iftikhar Anjum are part of the panel.

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This decision was taken after Pakistan faced a devastating 0-3 clean sweep defeat against England in their home ground. Moreover, Pakistan faced another defeat in the longest format of the game this year by 0-1 to Australia in March.

Throughout Raja’s tenure as the PCB chairman, Pakistan had a lot of success in. Firstly, they made it to the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup as well as the final of the 2022 T20 World Cup. Moreover, Pakistan reached the final of the 2021 Asia Cup, however, they faced defeat against Sri Lanka.

The previous PCB chairman claimed that Pakistan’s performances were “excellent” in white ball cricket during his tenure. Pakistan’s side forced India to make extensive changes in their cricketing side.

“We gave outstanding performances in white-ball cricket. We played the Asia Cup final, India didn't play that. India, a billion-dollar industry, was left behind. They fired their chief selector, selection committee, changed the captain because they couldn't digest how Pakistan went ahead of them," Raja said on Suno TV.

The former PCB chairman Raja also described his own fate, he said, “This is just like France firing their entire board even after they played in the FIFA World Cup final.”

Former captain also said that he gave power to Babar Azam which generated strong performances with the side. “I tried my level best to keep this team united. I empowered Babar Azam. Cricket is one of those rare sports where captaincy is relevant. If your captain is powerful, results will come, and we have given results,” said Ramiz.