Dear Prime Minister,
Hope you have been watching the pathetic performance of the Pakistani cricket team throughout the ICC ODI World Cup 2015.
Sir, whatever happened during our matches of the World Cup 2015 was anything but cricket.
Now, as the CEO of the country and the Patron-in-Chief of the PCB, the nation expects from you to swiftly take action against the entire PCB for utterly failing in coming up to the hopes and aspirations of the Pakistanis all over the world. More than the players, the responsibility of the World Cup’s debacle squarely falls on the PCB which will never do its own accountability (nobody from the top will resign of his own volition) and will surely (with its PR gimmickry) try to put the blame on others, like media, former chairmen and players etc, and project itself as innocent angels.
As such, Mr PM, you are requested to immediately, repeat immediately, dissolve the cricket board for its shameful World Cup performance where Australia beat us in the 34th over in a totally one-sided QF match. In all the matches of this World Cup, our batting line failed to bat for 50 overs.
So much so that our team created shameful world records for making minimum runs in the first ten overs whereas our four top batsmen got out for just one run.
Sir, with the formation of entirely new PCB, the fresh leadership of the PCB should be given only two assignments as below:
- Purge the PCB with all the junior and senior staff having bad reputation and nincompoops, eating up the Board’s resources for ages.
- Pick up the pieces from the ashes to rebuild an entirely new cricket team which should be selected purely on merit, without even accommodating sifarish from the President or the PM Houses.
Mian sahib, we know that you are a type of leader who sacrificed his daughter’s post when it came to principles.
The country knows that your government’s selection of top personnel and members of the Board was not right in the first instance which subsequently caused this agony and humiliation. Sir, in life everyone commits mistakes but the greatness of wise men lies in midway corrections of their incorrect course, without loss of any precious time.
As such, kindly order dissolution of the PCB and appoint an ad-hoc body headed by a dynamic, professional and true visionary chairman, sooner than later and without waiting for any report etc which will greatly enhance your stature as a statesman.
Hoping that the Pakistani nation will hear good news on cricketing front from your side!
With best wishes and kind regards!
SYED NAYYAR UDDIN AHMAD
Lahore
