Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, Ramiz Raja, recently made a statement about players who were censured for not cooperating with the board, suggesting that they should be banned forever. In response, former cricketer Wasim Akram, who is believed to be one of the players who was censured, broke his silence on Ramiz’s departure during an interview with Cricket Pakistan.
It appears that the two former cricketers do not have a good relationship, as Akram responded with “Who?” when the interviewer mentioned Ramiz’s name. When asked about his opinion of Ramiz as PCB chairman, Akram had a harsh response, saying “Look, I don’t want to discuss this. He came here for six days, now he’s back to where he belongs.”
He went on to praise current PCB Chairman, Najam Sethi, stating that “You need to be a good administrator, and you need to be a good communicator and build a good repo with other boards. Najam Sethi sahab is the best in that.” He added that it is his opinion that Najam Sethi is the best fit for the role, despite some disagreeing with him.
This is how the interview went:
“There was a change in the Pakistan board. You talked about Najam Sethi, Ramiz Raja was removed…” the interviewer said before Akram interrupted him.
“Who?” asked Akram.
“How would you rate Ramiz Raja as PCB chairman?” the reporter continued.
To this, Akram had a rather savage response. “Look, I don’t want to discuss this. Vo 6 din ke liye aaya tha, ab vo vaapis aa gaya hai apni jagah pe. (He came here for six days, now he’s back to where he belongs),” Akram said.
“Najam Sethi has experience, and it’s no concept that only cricketers should be PCB chairman. You need to be a good administrator, and you need to be a good communicator and build a good repo with other boards. Najam Sethi sahab is the best in that. People can disagree for all I care. It’s my opinion.”
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Wasim Akram’s comments on Ramiz Raja:
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— Pigga (@piggahd77) January 28, 2023
Former Pakistani Cricketers bashing PCB everytime is a never ending story ??
— Tanmay (@Tanmay2118) January 28, 2023
Unplayable Swing by Wasim sir ?
— A Random Mouse (@jerry80042722) January 28, 2023
Phle Wasim Akram bhi tareef karte teh Ramiz ki ab taaki PCB ka koi post mil sake.. kher PCB mein sab doglapan hi hai
— Yash. (@CricFreakYash) January 28, 2023
Wasim bhai on fire ?
— daveymiller10 (@sammm_010) January 28, 2023
— Deepshikha Singh (@Deepshikhasays) January 28, 2023
Izzat hi ni hai ex pcb president ki
— Johnmuffa (@ictblood) January 28, 2023
— Prasun Jha (@jprasun21) January 28, 2023
Ye bhi maje le raha shayad isliye Wasim Akram Sirf commentary karta hai
— AJ Amit (@ajamit64) January 28, 2023
