T20 World Cup Shock: PCB Chief Calls For 'Major Surgery' After India Defeat

Karachi, Jun 10 (PTI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has expressed strong criticism towards the team management, stating that the Babar Azam-led side requires significant changes following its six-run loss against India in the T20 World Cup.

Chasing a modest 120-run target, Pakistani batters faced 59 dot balls and were restricted to 113 for 7 in New York on Sunday (June 9).

"I thought the team required minor adjustments to start winning matches but now it appears that we have to go for major changes," Naqvi was quoted as saying by the Pakistani media in New York.

Naqvi also mentioned that it is time to consider players who have been sidelined for some time. "It is very disappointing the way we lost to the USA and now this loss to India. We need to now start looking at players beyond those in the team right now," he said.

Naqvi, who took over as chairman in January and later also became the interior minister in the government, emphasized that the PCB had done everything possible to support the players.

"Why the team is not performing is something everyone is asking. The World Cup is still on. But obviously we will sit down and take a look at everything," he added.

Pakistan's chances of advancing to the Super Eight now depend on winning convincingly against Canada and Ireland, as well as hoping that USA lose to India and Ireland. Even in that scenario, both teams will end on four points each, and it will come down to the net run rate.