The Pakistan Cricket Board may not have the ability result in main adjustments within the nationwide group within the wake of the aspect’s dismal efficiency within the T20 World Cup 2024 as that might result in a confrontation with senior gamers, based on sources. PCB’s governing board, scheduled to fulfill right here on Saturday, will take cognizance of white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten and senior group supervisor Wahab Riaz’s stories submitted to chairman Mohsin Naqvi. However a supply stated, solely beauty adjustments will happen and the “identical set of gamers” would probably proceed to play.

Naqvi had been quoted as saying following Pakistan’s defeat to India within the World Cup {that a} “main surgical procedure” was required within the group.

“The stories by Kirsten and Riaz will assist the Governing Board and chairman Naqvi determine the following plan of action however all indications are there Naqvi does not desire a confrontation with senior gamers and he has additionally been suggested towards large adjustments within the group,” a supply advised PTI.

“There are such a lot of exterior voices and pressures from inside the system that each one this discuss huge adjustments is unlikely to occur. So, mainly, with a number of adjustments, the identical set of gamers shall be within the Pakistan group for coming video games as nicely in all codecs,” he added.

On whether or not Babar Azam can be retained as white-ball captain following the dismal T20 World Cup displaying, one other supply stated that whereas there’s a group, together with some former Take a look at captains, which desires to see Shaheen Afridi change Babar, if there are adjustments, the prime candidates for captaincy can be Shan Masood and Muhammad Rizwan.

“You possibly can see beauty adjustments, like adjustments within the choice committee, and the identical previous story of reorganising home cricket to assist do harm management. However the senior gamers stay sturdy,” he stated.

Kirsten’s report is alleged to comprise the identical observations he made throughout his interplay with the gamers within the dressing room after the match towards Eire within the Group stage.

Kirsten had warned senior professionals within the aspect following the group’s loss to the USA and India to adapt to new skill-sets and enhance their recreation consciousness or get left behind. Wahab, alternatively, outlined character clashes within the aspect throughout the World Cup.

Pakistan subsequent play a two-Take a look at sequence towards Bangladesh adopted by three Checks towards England. It’s unlikely that senior gamers like Babar and Rizwan would need to take a break from these assignments. 

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