- Team combination is captain, management’s prerogative: PCB chief.
- Mohsin Naqvi stresses strategy of not panicking, giving their best.
- Urges fans to support national side regardless of on-ground result.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has backed the Pakistan cricket team ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 urging fans to support the team whether they win or lose on the field.
“Support the team and assure them that we [the fans] are with you [the team] whether you win or lose,” the PCB chairman said while speaking to the media in London.
“This is the time to support the team, the next month is sensitive [in this regard],” he added.
Commenting on the team combination in the tournament, the PCB chief said that the discretion on the said issue lies with the captain and team management.
“Overall, a strategy is in place that they don’t have to panic and give their best [on the field],” Naqvi said.
His remarks come as the national side is set to take on England in the last encounter of the four-match T20 series against the hosts later today.Â
This is a must win game for the Green Shirts to level the series as the Jos Butter-led side is currently leading the series 1-0 after winning the second T20Â by 23 runs at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham.
The first and the third matches were washed out due to rain.
The series is likely to play a key role in the national side’s preparations for the T20 World Cup which is set to commence on June 1.
Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule
June 6: Pakistan vs USA, Dallas
June 9: Pakistan vs India, New York
June 11: Pakistan vs Canada, New York
June 16: Pakistan vs Ireland, Lauderhill
Groups for T20 World Cup 2024
Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, United States
Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman
Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea
Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal
