PM Imran to now focus on improving cricket, says Senator Faisal Javed

Prime Minister Imran Khan will now focus on improving sports, especially cricket, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan said on Wednesday.

In a conversation with Geo Pakistan, Javed said the premier could not concentrate on cricket earlier as he was focused on stabilising the economy and strengthening the institutions, which were in shambles.

The PTI senator said his party’s government will try to fix cricket through a long-term policy. He added that PTI leaders have held discussions on the recent decisions by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regarding the national team.

Javed, while commenting on the appointment of Azhar Ali as the Test captain, said, “Appointing Azhar Ali as Test captain was not the right decision.”

He added Pakistan always lost in Australia, but such a humiliating loss by the team was not expected.

Commenting on PCB's new domestic structure, the senator said that the new domestic structure will give results.

Pakistan will next take on Sri Lanka in two Tests. The first Test will start on December 11 in Rawalpindi, followed by the second in Karachi from December 19.