Lahore: Jailed former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan took a sarcastic dig at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, saying that if Pakistan wants to beat India in cricket, Naqvi and Army Chief General Asim Munir should open the batting.
Khan’s remarks came after India comfortably defeated Pakistan in two matches in the ongoing Asia Cup in Dubai.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Khan’s sister Aleema Khan said that her brother suggested the only way to win against India would be for Army Chief Gen Munir and PCB Chairman Naqvi to open the innings, with former Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja acting as umpires. Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar, he added, should serve as the third umpire.
Aleema mentioned that she had informed her brother about Pakistan’s back-to-back defeats to India.
Khan, who led Pakistan to their sole ODI World Cup victory in 1992, has repeatedly blamed Naqvi for harming Pakistani cricket through “incompetence” and “nepotism.”
The 72-year-old politician has also accused Gen Munir of allegedly manipulating the February 2024 general elections against his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), with the support of then CJP Isa and Chief Election Commissioner Raja.
Khan has been in jail since August 2023 on multiple charges.
