Basit Ali has been pulled up by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which put his appointment as regional coach in Karachi on hold for his inappropriate comments on Indian cricket team during the 2019 Cricket World, which PCB believes “internationally hurt the image of Pakistan cricket”. Basit Ali had alleged that India lost its league game against England deliberately so that Pakistan’s chances of qualifying for the semi-final turn grim.
A source in the PCB told PTI, “The board, in fact, conveyed to Basit in clear terms that since he was a Test player and working for them on assignments he should explain and avoid his reckless comments on television.”
“The PCB found itself in an embarrassing situation because of the reckless comments by Basit which were without any evidence or substance as internationally this hurt the image of Pakistan cricket,” the source stated.
“The thing is that the PCB now has second thoughts about Basit as Karachi regional coach and wondering that if they appoint him what impression this will ceate internationally since Pakistan is a senior member of the International Cricket Council. Basit was expecting to be issued a contract soon but this has not happened as yet,” he added.
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