World Cup exit sparks row in Pak cricket: Amir blasts PCB over fine on players

Former Pakistan accelerated bowler Mohammad Amir has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) aft reports that the committee fined players pursuing the team’s exit from the Super 8 signifier of the 2026 T20 World Cup.

According to media reports, the PCB imposed a good of PKR 50 lakh connected each subordinate of the squad for not gathering show expectations successful the ICC event. The reported good was not linked to subject but to results. Pakistan won their last Super 8 lucifer against Sri Lanka, but the triumph borderline was not capable to spell past New Zealand’s nett tally rate, starring to elimination. Earlier, their lucifer against New Zealand was washed retired and they besides mislaid narrowly to England.

Speaking connected the Pakistani amusement Haarna Mana Hai, Amir criticised the PCB’s determination and urged president Mohsin Naqvi not to people lone players. He said selectors and administrators should besides beryllium held liable and adjacent look stricter penalties. "If fines are the solution, use them to everyone — from selectors to the administration. Players weren’t forced astatine gunpoint. Hold selectors accountable for incorrect combinations.

Double the good for them. Stop scapegoating players. This isn’t the existent solution. Why bash players person to endure each the time?" Amir said. Amir besides questioned whether each players should beryllium fined, mentioning Sahibzada Farhan, who acceptable the grounds for astir runs successful a azygous T20 World Cup variation with 2 centuries, and Fakhar Zaman, who played lone 2 matches. "If you can’t prime the close combination, the ones who selected the squad and chalked retired the plans indispensable answer.

Will you good Fakhar Zaman arsenic well, who played conscionable 2 games? What astir Sahibzada Farhan?" helium asked. He added that if the PCB is unhappy with definite players, leaving them retired of the squad would nonstop a stronger connection than fiscal penalties. Amir said players who underperform should beryllium asked to beryllium themselves successful home cricket for astatine slightest 2 years earlier being considered again. "Fines aren’t the solution. I’ve said it from time 1 — put successful home cricket. That is wherever you volition find prime players. If you are aggravated with someone, don’t good them; driblet them and archer them to execute consistently for 2 years successful home cricket. The biggest punishment for a subordinate is being near retired of the team," helium added.