{"id":180351,"date":"2026-06-14T05:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T10:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180351"},"modified":"2026-06-14T05:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T10:43:42","slug":"mohsin-naqvi-to-rope-in-more-former-players-for-pakistan-cricket-advisory-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180351","title":{"rendered":"Mohsin Naqvi to rope in more former players for Pakistan cricket advisory panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71100834\">Pakistan cricket chief Mohsin Naqvi is set to induct three to four former Test and international stalwarts to help him in his bid to bring about improvements in the under-fire system of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Naqvi told the media in Lahore that there were currently three former stalwarts on his advisory panel, and he wanted to induct more former players into it, as he believed better results could be achieved by increasing the number of cricketing minds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am meeting some former players in this regard, as I believe that cricket-related matters should be decided by those with extensive knowledge of the game,\u201d said Naqvi, adding that he wanted to empower the advisory group with full authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want these cricket minds to take calls on cricketing matters pertaining to the national teams, cricket issues and domestic cricket,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Presently, former captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Sarfaraz Ahmed are among his advisors, and indications are that at least former skippers Younis Khan and Mohammad Hafeez have been approached to accept the PCB chairman\u2019s offer to become his advisors.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/table-tennis\/pakistan-table-tennis-players-asian-games-funding-crisis\/article71100825.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistan TT players asked to cover own travel, accommodation expenses at Asian Games<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Naqvi disclosed that he never liked to interfere in cricketing matters and that his main job as PCB chairman was to ensure that the organisation and Pakistan cricket were financially sound and strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in contact with many cricketers. When there are six or seven people instead of three, better decisions will naturally be made,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Naqvi said these cricket minds would be responsible for making calls on the captaincy and other issues, as he had no desire to get involved in such matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can offer suggestions, but there will be occasions when they are not followed. I have to trust them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also spoke about making it mandatory for players to play domestic cricket if they wanted to receive central contracts from the board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been working on the new contracts format, and everyone agrees that all players have to participate in domestic cricket across all formats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/mohsin-naqvi-former-players-advisory-panel-pakistan-cricket\/article71100834.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan cricket chief Mohsin Naqvi is set to induct three to four former Test and international stalwarts to help him in his bid to bring about improvements in the under-fire system of the game. Naqvi told the media in Lahore that there were currently three former stalwarts on his advisory panel, and he wanted to &#8230; <a title=\"Mohsin Naqvi to rope in more former players for Pakistan cricket advisory panel\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180351\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mohsin Naqvi to rope in more former players for Pakistan cricket advisory panel\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emirates_Asia_Cup_Cricket_19058.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179440,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179440","url_meta":{"origin":180351,"position":0},"title":"T20 Women\u2019s World Cup 2026: Wahab urges Pakistan women to adapt to an attacking approach","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pakistan women\u2019s team head coach Wahab Riaz has insisted that his side will not compromise on playing an attacking brand of cricket during the T20 World Cup in England, beginning Friday. 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