PCB warns Saqlain Mushtaq for Applauding MS Dhoni
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has warned former Pakistan player Saqlain Mushtaq for applauding Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a video posted on his Youtube channel. MS Dhoni, the former India captain, has recently announced his retirement from international cricket through an Instagram post.
While his sudden announcement left everyone shocked as well as surprised, cricket fraternity started giving the tribute to him as well.
According to the details, the PCB has reminded the former spin great that he doesn’t have the permission to post videos as he is an employee of the board. Notably, he is the head of international players’ development at the High-Performance Centre.
"The PCB was not impressed by Saqlain for over the board praise of Dhoni and his obvious interference in Indian cricket affairs when he criticised the BCCI for not giving Dhoni a proper farewell match," a well-informed source shared.
"Many of these coaches were managing their channels on Youtube but have now been told clearly that since they are employees of the board they can't work on Youtube and secondly even while giving interviews in the media they have to first seek clear permission from the board," the source said.
Apart from Saqlain Mushtaq, other former Test players like Basit Ali, Faisal Iqbal, Atiq uz Zaman, Muhammad Wasim and Abdul Razzaq have been quite active on Youtube cricket channels and shared videos as well.
"Obviously they are employed with the board and they have been told they have to either follow terms of their contract and service rules or decide what they want to do," the source further added.
Meanwhile, MS Dhoni has been gearing up for the upcoming Indian Premier League where he will be seen leading Chennai Super Kings. Apart from Dhoni, Suresh Raina too announced his retirement from international cricket on the same day. He too will be seen playing for yellow in the upcoming league.
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