PM Shehbaz mulls action over Pakistan’s Champions Trophy failures
MNP – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected take notice of Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 as criticism mounts over the national team’s early exit from the tournament.
PM’s aide on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah said the matter would also be raised in the cabinet and parliament, hinting at possible scrutiny of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
“The prime minister will personally take notice and we will also ask him to raise these [cricket-related] issues in the cabinet as well as in parliament,” Sanaullah said while speaking on a private television channel.
The remarks come in the wake of Pakistan’s back-to-back defeats against New Zealand and arch-rivals India, which led to their elimination from the tournament. The Green Shirts, led by Mohammad Rizwan, were defending their title in the first ICC event hosted by Pakistan in nearly three decades.
Despite facing Bangladesh in Rawalpindi today, the match has been reduced to a dead rubber as both teams have already been knocked out.
