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Pakistan cricketers accused of chasing money over skill
Former Pakistan Test spinner and ex-chief selector Iqbal Qasim has said the current generation of cricketers is more focused on earning money, particularly through Pakistan Super League contracts, than on improving skills…
The Story in Brief
Former Pakistan Test spinner and ex-chief selector Iqbal Qasim has said the current generation of cricketers is more focused on earning money, particularly through Pakistan Super League contracts, than on improving skills and game awareness. Qasim also criticised current selectors for lacking vision despite drawing salaries, recalling his own unpaid tenure.
Separately, former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali linked the decline in Test cricket to the weakening of departmental cricket, which he said once provided financial security and served as a nursery for players. He warned that without such support, talented youngsters may abandon the sport or leave Pakistan.
The Indian Opinion
The nostalgia for an era of honorary selectors and self-taught players can sound like a lament from a bygone age, but Iqbal Qasim's charge that many young Pakistan cricketers value league contracts over Test caps has a ring of truth when even former captain Azhar Ali admits financial security is the real driver. The easy narrative blames greed; the harder one asks whether the PCB's constant churn of domestic structures leaves players any stable path to development. Watch whether the board can finally let a system run long enough to settle the question.
Sources (4): sports.ndtv.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, rediff.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
