Mohsin Naqvi ordered to take strict action against Mohammad Rizwan for ‘insulting PCB’

Former Pakistan cricketer Sikander Bakht lashed out at captain Mohammad Rizwan for not playing in the National T20 Cup. He said that the keeper-batter gets 60 lahks per month and he should play in the tournaments the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is organising.

Pakistan ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan has come under massive scanner over the last few months. The keeper-batter failed both as a skipper as well as the batter in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where Men in Green faced group stage exit and lost all the games.

Mohammad Rizwan denies playing in National T20 Cup, features in club cricket

Rizwan failed to score big in the entire tournament and also, as a leader, wasn’t active. Following his poor performances in the ODIs of late, the batter was dropped from the T20I Team for the New Zealand series along with some other senior players.

Rizwan then didn’t feature in the National T20 Cup, which is organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), and instead has been playing club cricket. This move has been criticised a lot by the former stars and the latest to join the bandwagon is Sikander Bakht.

They get 60 lakh per month, so they must play in the tournaments the PCB is organising – Sikander Bakht on

Sikander Bakht said that Mohammad Rizwan is getting 60 lakhs per month and he should’ve played in the National T20 Cup. He added that the PCB should make sure that players are available for the competition, adding that the ODI captain is insulting the board. Speaking on Geo News, he said:

“They are employees of the Pakistan Cricket Board. They get 60 lakh per month, so they must play in the tournaments the PCB is organising. The buck stops with PCB. They have to make sure that players are available. If you are playing club cricket and not playing the tournament the board has organised, it means you are insulting the PCB.”

Stop their central contracts – Sikander Bakht on Mohammad Rizwan on playing National T20 Cup

Sikander Bakht added that PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi needs to be strict on these players. He urged him to cancel the central contracts of the players if they didn’t agree to play. He explained:

“This shouldn’t happen. Mohsin Naqvi needs to be strict. He comes off as a polite person, but he needs to change his ways. You have to ask what is happening. Be strict. Stop their central contracts.”

Mohammad Rizwan will be next seen in action when Pakistan takes on New Zealand in the three-match ODI series. The skipper will be keen to make a strong comeback after scoring just 49 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Pakistan are currently playing the T20I series against New Zealand. Under the leadership of Salman Agha, they lost the first two games of the series.

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