Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Shoaib Akhtar Backs PCB Plan to Replace Pakistan Stars
Shoaib Akhtar supports a plan by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
The board is reportedly unhappy with the current players.
It does not expect much from the present squad.
The plan is to bring in younger and newer players.
These players would replace members of the current squad.
Akhtar said the new players should really want to play for Pakistan.
He believes the board is now concentrating on the future.
He also said the board is handling this plan properly.
Shoaib Akhtar endorsed the Pakistan Cricket Board’s reported plan to replace the current squad.
Akhtar said the PCB was disappointed with the players and no longer expected much from them.
The plan would introduce younger and newer players to the Pakistan squad.
Akhtar said the PCB wants players who are committed to representing Pakistan.
He said the board is focusing on the team’s future and working toward that goal.
- Who
- Shoaib Akhtar and the Pakistan Cricket Board.
- What
- Akhtar endorsed a plan to replace Pakistan’s current cricket squad with younger and newer players.
- Where
- The comments were made on the OutSide EDGE show.
- Why
- The PCB was reportedly disappointed with the current players and wants a squad focused on Pakistan’s future.
- Speaker
- Shoaib Akhtar
- Organization
- Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
- Reported plan
- Replace the current Pakistan squad
- Proposed replacements
- Younger and newer players
- Desired commitment
- Players who want to play for Pakistan
- Reason cited
- The PCB was disappointed with the current players
- Source
- The OutSide EDGE show