Shoaib Akhtar Backtracks On ‘Incompetent’ Remark About PCB Chief Mohsin Naqvi

<p>Pakistan's fast-bowling legend Shoaib Akhtar had made some scathing remarks following Pakistan's 61-run loss to India in the ICC T20 World Cup.</p> <p>Appearing on ABP News, he stated that a person who didn't know anything about cricket was the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), and that handing a big job to an incompetent person was the biggest crime in the world.</p> <p>However, he has now backtracked on the remark, explaining that they were not directed towards PCB chief, Mohsin Naqvi.</p> <h2>What Shoaib Akhtar Said After <a title="IND vs PAK" href="https://ift.tt/HTUJyec" data-type="interlinkingkeywords">IND vs PAK</a></h2> <p>After India's victory over Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar had said, "<em>If you make me the chairman of a channel, how would I know how to run it? Now there&rsquo;s a person who doesn&rsquo;t know, and he is the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. So what can be done now? How will the team function like this?</em>"</p> <p>"<em>Do you know what the biggest crime in the world is? Giving a big job to an incompetent person,</em>"</p> <p>However, he later appeared on a Pakistani new channel, ARY News, and explained:</p> <p>"<em>The words incompetent and illiterate that I used were not meant for Mohsin Naqvi bhai. It looked like I said those words for him. The incompetency topic I spoke about was from a broader perspective, that such a person can destroy any institution. My hint was not towards Mohsin Naqvi but the top brass that is running international cricket.</em>"</p> <p>"<em>In the same programme, I also said that we should not say wrong things about Mohsin Naqvi, he is a good guy. He wants to help Pakistan cricket but does not get the right advice,</em>" he added.</p> <p>It is worth noting that along with being the chairman of PCB, Mohsin Naqvi is also holds the post of Interior Minister in Pakistan.</p> <p><em><strong>Check Out: <a title="WATCH: Rohit Sharma Hugs Wasim Akram Despite India-Pakistan Handshake Snub" href="https://ift.tt/GsYoAyP" target="_self">WATCH: Rohit Sharma Hugs Wasim Akram Despite India-Pakistan Handshake Snub</a></strong></em></p>

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