According to ARY News, the
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has formed a three member committee to probe
Pakistan's humiliating loss at the hands of India in the opening match of the
Champions Trophy on June 4.
Former Test cricketer
Mudassar Nazar, Chief Operating Officer of PCB Subhan Ahmed and former Test
cricketer Haroon Rasheed are members of the committee. According to the ARY
report, "the committee would interrogate from the players as to what led
to such a dismal performance against India. Then the committee would submit a
comprehensive report to the PCB in the light of the investigation."
Continuing its winning streak
over Pakistan in the World Cup tournaments, India registered an emphatic
victory over Pakistan in the first match of the Champions Trophy being played
in England. India thrashed Pakistan by a huge 124 runs in a match where
Pakistan was never seen performing. Post match stats tell only three Pakistani
players could last more than 20 balls and the whole team was back to pavilion
in just 34 overs in response to the revised target of 289 runs in 41 overs in a
rain-affected match.
With this absolute victory,
India retained its upper hand over Pakistan - 11 matches in a row in the World
Cup and World Twenty20 tournaments. As expected, Pakistan's defeat at the hands
of its arch rival India was described as 'shameful' in Pakistan and its media
is demanding a complete overhaul of cricket in Pakistan.
Its World Cup winning captain
turned politician Imran Khan said that "it was painful to watch Pak being
thrashed by India without putting up a fight" and demanded a "total
revamp of Pak cricket structure". Shoaib Akhtar echoed Imran's words. He
said "though the results were disappointing, now it's time to revamp the
structure for domestic cricket and the cricket board if we want to
improve." Former Pakistani captain Aamir Sohail blamed coaches for wasting
Pakistani talent and taking Pakistani cricket to this low while Javed Miandad
rued about poor cricketing infrastructure in Pakistan.
©SantoshChaubey
