Pakistan’s Shehzad compares IPL with PSL, calls it retired cricketers’ league

New Delhi: Veteran Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad Public criticism of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following the team’s recent poor performance. He also made a stark comparison between the quality of players in IPL and PSL.“If you look at the IPL, they have a lot of superstars in their league and they make the league competitive. The teams there have invested over the years and strengthened themselves,” Shehzad said on his YouTube channel.“The PSL, on the other hand, has hired retired players and commentators and made them superstars over the past 3-4 years; even retired players have become your brand ambassadors. They got the money, but what did they actually build? I think that sums up the story of how the PSL has evolved.”

At the T20 World Cup, Pakistan failed to reach the semi-finals and subsequently suffered a humiliating defeat to Bangladesh in the ODI series, triggering a strong reaction from cricketers. He described the current phase as one of the weakest he has seen and blamed players and management for the decline.

Strong criticism from players and PCB

Shehzad questioned the quality and impact of the current group of players, especially those who have been backed by the board. “The standard of your players is not up to the level of the brand that Pakistan Cricket Board has built for Pakistan Cricket Board,” he said. pakistan super league (PSL) Five or seven years ago. These boys, ages 6-8… they are also the faces of the PSL. They are also the face of our Pakistan team. Will they change Pakistan’s destiny? “He further accused the PCB of investing heavily in a small group of players without yielding results. “You gave these boys all the sponsorship, supported them and invested in them. You gave them the PSL captaincy, right? You made them the thumbs up of the Pakistan team. You gave the whole team to them.” pakistan cricket team To those six boys and their agents. What do they do now? The fires they lit in the jungles, the joys and parties they held, the pockets they filled, the enjoyment they enjoyed… they did not bring any victory to Pakistan,” he added.

“PCB looks weak, players are irresponsible”

Shehzad also criticized the players for not taking responsibility and said the board appeared powerless in front of them. “(The players) are so brazen that even today, they are not ready to admit that we are responsible. Not one of these players. Even today, they are playing the blame game. Even today, their ego is not broken. The Pakistan Cricket Board is too weak now,” he said.He concluded by coming down heavily on the functioning of the PCB and added, “Whenever you talk about any player, they start making up stories. I have never seen Pakistan Cricket Board so weak in my life, as weak as the PCB. They have the power, right? But in the decision-making process, they seem to kneel in front of the players. PCB Nothing can be done about it. What they should have done – bring in new faces – what they have done is, after every game, they have tried to play new tricks, but the public now understands their pattern.“