The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is deeply disappointed and upset with the national team’s early exit from the Champions Trophy but it has decided to remain mum on team matters until the tournament ends on March 9. According to a PCB insider, the team’s performance in the tournament, particularly against traditional rival India, hurt the officials. “But considering the bigger picture which is the successful hosting of the Champions Trophy and ensuring that it brings positive publicity for Pakistan cricket as the host nation, it has been decided not to say anything on the team’s performance for now,” the source said. According to the source, it has been decided internally not to talk about the team, the selection, or the plans for the future because doing so would only draw attention away from the tournament and produce “negative headlines” about Pakistan cricket. According to the source, “The board leadership also realizes that no defense or excuse can be given for the team’s poor performance in the competition.” The source said the PCB sees the successful hosting of the Champions Trophy as a gateway to bringing more international competitions to Pakistan, even though it faced several hurdles in securing the rights to host the tournament.
However, the source admitted that a full review will be done after the tournament ends to see how and where things
went wrong. “Pakistan have a white-ball series in New Zealand starting March 15 and Aaqib Javed’s contract a There can be someone from the National High Performance Center because PCB
