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Lahore: On October 23, when Pakistan plays India in their first-ever ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match, pace maestro Shaheen Shah Afridi is anticipated to be available.
Even though Shaheen was included in the preliminary team for the present Asia Cup T20, he sustained a knee injury during Pakistan’s July trip to Sri Lanka.
The left-armer traveled with the squad to the United Arab Emirates for the Asia Cup and the Netherlands for the team’s three-match, one-day international series against the hosts.
Shaheen was sent to London for “uninterrupted, dedicated knee specialist care,” despite the Pakistan Cricket Board’s claims before the Netherlands series that he would continue rehabilitation while playing with the national team. Najeebullah Soomro, the chief medical officer of the board, made this claim.
The action made some wonder whether the PCB realized how terrible the damage was from the beginning. Higher-ups at the board think Shaheen will be ready for action by the time the T20 championship in Australia kicks off.
PCB’s chief executive officer, Faisal Hasnain, told Dawn on Thursday, “We expect the bowler will be there with the national team to play against India on October 23 in the World Cup match. The medical team has received daily reports on Shaheen’s knee injury status.”
“The PCB has been following the medical team’s advice from Sri Lanka to London, and if they recommend Shaheen receive treatment in the US, the PCB will likewise heed that advice.”
According to Faisal, the decision was made to retain Shaheen with the squad for the Asia Cup and the Netherlands trip so the bowler would have direct access to the PCB’s medical specialists.
“The decision to retain the bowler with the national team was made because our best medical experts were traveling with the team so he (Shaheen) could get every possible help on time,” the PCB CEO said. “We are receiving good reports from London on Shaheen’s recovery.” “Shaheen is one of the best bowlers in the world and a national asset.”
Pakistan is slated to host the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025 and the Asia Cup in 2023. However, there are concerns over the national stadiums’ readiness, given that they last held an international competition in the 2008 Asia Cup.
After joining the PCB in December last year, Faisal acknowledged that the venues still needed to prepare for international tournaments. The 62-year-old said the PCB must align its stadiums to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) guidelines.
“It will take a few months to meet the ICC’s requirements; we have to sign different agreements with it,” Faisal said.
He acknowledged that time was running out and said, “Then the ICC consultants will come to Pakistan to visit the stadiums to point out what they need more.”
The PCB has disclosed its intentions to construct hotels close to the stadiums to house visiting teams and renovate them. Ramiz Raja, the board’s chairman, has repeatedly repeatedly said that action must be taken to limit residents’ challenges due to strict security measures.
According to Faisal, there are a few spots in Lahore where the necessary infrastructure may be built, and information is being collected on the problem.
Faisal said that, as the club inspection project is still unfinished, the ad hoc bodies of the six regional cricket organizations would have an additional extension on September 4.
The prior extension was given six months ago, hoping that a private company contracted for club oversight would assist the PCB in bringing district and province-level elections closer to reality. These have not happened since the PCB’s 2019 constitution revision was enacted.
The administrative framework of the board was one of many things that were changed. The domestic cricket system also replaced the departmental cricket model by including just the six associations’ sides.
The action meant that departments employing hundreds of cricket players would no longer play a part. The measure was imposed on all sports last year by the administration that was in power at the time. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif did, however, recently declare that the departmental structure would be reinstated.
According to Faisal, the PCB will not be changing its present domestic structure and has yet to receive any notifications of this kind from the government.
The former ICC official also supported the PCB’s choice to assume complete control of the Pakistan Junior League, scheduled to begin in October, after its team ownership rights failed to sell despite the original idea to run the league as a franchise-based competition.
According to Faisal, the PCB will host the PJL “at a world-class level, ” which was a “great” effort.
“We ought to be pleased that the PCB launched the junior league, and every cricket board welcomed the concept and permitted their players to participate,” he said.
According to Faisal, 80 percent of the PCB’s budget goes towards cricket, with the remaining portion going into administration. He also said that the PCB employs many people since they oversee all stadium operations, a practice rare in the developed world of cricket.
The official said that he wanted to contribute all of his almost 40 years of experience working in various industries to improve Pakistani cricket.
Additionally, he made hints about the PCB’s intention to include former one-day cricket players in its pension plan.
“At the moment, the program is exclusive to Test players, but there are plans to extend it to ODI players as well,” Faisal said.
