“It was a very disappointing loss,” Naqvi said on Monday. The defeat happened at a ground where Pakistan has not won a Test since December 2021 against South Africa. Since then, the team has faced five losses and four draws in home Tests, raising concerns about their performance.
Naqvi identified a critical issue regarding player selection. “The problem is the selection committee has no pool to turn to for high-quality replacement players,” PCB chief was quoted as saying by AP. His comments suggest a significant problem in player development and selection.
Following Pakistan’s early exit from the Super Eight stage at the T20 World Cup, where they were defeated by India and the United States, Naqvi stressed the need for a comprehensive team overhaul.
“We want to fix our problems,” Naqvi explained. “But when we look at how to resolve them, we don’t have any solid data or [elite] players pool which we can draw from.”
Naqvi’s remarks highlight the urgent need for structural changes within Pakistan cricket to develop a stronger, more reliable pool of players capable of performing consistently at the international level.
