Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has said that the future of Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan will be decided by officials of NCCIA. Speaking to reporters during a visit to the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, he said he was satisfied with the decisions taken to improve cricket and that the current strategy would continue.
Selection committee and the two players
Naqvi said the board is not making any change to the selection committee, and that he would accept whatever decisions are taken. He added that NCCIA officials would call in Imam-ul-Haq and Rizwan within a few days, and that they would decide on the players' futures. He also said the team was doing good work and that he had confidence in it.
Academy upgrade and training plans
Naqvi credited Aqib Javed with the design of the academy's master plan, which he prepared together with a design team. He said the academy's upgrade deadline is 31 January and that it will be a complete state-of-the-art facility offering every kind of training.
The board is also importing modern machinery for a biomechanics lab, a facility that studies how the body moves. Naqvi said the lab will gather scientific data on the technique, movement and weaknesses of national players as well as Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 cricketers, so that faults can be corrected on time. Separately, the academy is running special training camps of three to six months for young players. Naqvi said the aim is to fix basic technical faults, not only fitness, so that players reach the national squad ready to perform rather than still learning fundamentals.
Franchises, PSL and central contracts
Naqvi said franchises were sold at record prices last year. He said early difficulties in the first two to three years are part of any business plan and should not be treated as a crisis. He added that the board would welcome any franchise owner who wishes to sell a team at a profit.
On the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the country's domestic Twenty20 league, Naqvi said a final decision will be communicated on time. He also reaffirmed the policy of giving young players chances at every level, including Test cricket. Work on central contracts, the annual agreements that set players' pay, is under way, and the board will announce them soon.
Aasan alfaaz mein
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi ne kaha hai ke Imam-ul-Haq aur Mohammad Rizwan ke mustaqbil ka faisla NCCIA ke afsar karenge, aur unhein chand din mein talab kiya jaye ga. Selection committee mein koi tabdeeli nahi ho rahi. Lahore ke National Cricket Academy ki upgrade ki deadline 31 January hai. Is se naujawan khiladiyon ko behtar training milne ki umeed hai.
