The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) new chairman Mohsin Naqvi met with Pakistani cricketers on Tuesday where he emphasised the importance of merit within the team.
Naqvi, who was elected the chairman of PCB without any opposition, addressed the players in Islamabad where they gathered to participate in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9.
Talking to players, Naqvi stated that the team will be selected solely based on merit and no wishes of any individual will be taken into consideration.
“The team selection will not be done on the will of anyone, the team selection will be done only on merit,” Naqvi stated. “The most promising thing is that merit will be kept in front, I don’t want to criticise anyone.”
He then reassured that every deserving player will get the chance and if merit is broken, the entire selection committee will bear its consequences.
“Every player's turn will come on merit, if the merit is broken, it has been decided that the entire selection committee will go,” he added. “There are ups and downs in the team, Pakistan cricket team have star players who have to be respected.
“If the players are playing well, they will be selected in the team, I will never say that the players should sacrifice.”
Earlier today, it was reported that the petition against the appointment of Mohsin Naqvi was challenged in the Islamabad High Court, according to Geo News.
Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Aamer Farooq reserved a verdict on hearing the case against the appointment of PCB Chairman Naqvi.
According to the petitioner, the Pakistan constitution clearly differentiates between an elected prime minister and a caretaker. The caretaker doesn’t have the authority to nominate the chairman of the PCB as its patron-in-chief.