With his recent remarks on X (formerly Twitter), Ahmed Shehzad—whose name was once often linked to Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli—sparked controversy in the cricket community by criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and declaring his intention to resign from the Domestic Cricket Champions Cup.
The 32-year-old Shehzad stated his extreme dissatisfaction with Pakistan cricket’s current situation as well as the PCB’s management of the sport.
In a heartfelt post, Shehzad stated, “With a heavy heart, I’ve decided not to play in the Domestic Cricket Champions Cup. The PCB’s favoritism, false promises, and injustice towards domestic players are unacceptable.”
He criticized the PCB for wasting resources on “mentors for doing nothing” and for rewarding players who, in his view, have contributed to Pakistan cricket’s “all-time low.”
“In a time when Pakistan is struggling with inflation, poverty, and massive electricity bills, the PCB is wasting 5 million Rs on mentors for doing nothing and rewarding failed players in the current team who brought Pakistan cricket to an All-time Low. It’s even more disrespectful that the PCB claims they don’t have ‘instruments for surgery’ which is a huge disrespect for domestic players. As a Pakistani and true cricket lover, I cannot support a system that has no value for merit. I refuse to be a part of this failed setup,” he further added.
Shehzad had earlier brought up Bangladesh’s historic 10-wicket defeat of Pakistan in Rawalpindi, which was Bangladesh’s first-ever Test win against Pakistan on home soil.
He described the defeat as a “new low” for Pakistan cricket, expressing disbelief over the team’s current state. “Pakistan cricket has reached a point where today Bangladesh defeated Pakistan on home soil for the first time ever. I have never seen Pakistan cricket sink so low in my life,” Shehzad said in a video posted on X.
Shehzad contended that the PCB’s bad selection practices and lack of vision are the real issues, not the players. He likened the team’s current state of collapse to that of Pakistan’s former elite hockey team as a result of the board’s snap decisions. I place no blame on the players. The Pakistan Cricket Board is to blame,” he declared.
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