- India,
- 01-Mar-2025 11:40 AM IST
PCB New Chairman: Champions Trophy 2025 was no less than a nightmare for the Pakistan cricket team. The host team was eliminated from the tournament without winning a single match, which has increased the possibilities of a big change in Pakistan cricket. Meanwhile, an interesting incident happened when former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja was offered to become the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). As shocking as this news is to hear, this discussion started in equally funny circumstances. Let's take a look at this entire incident.Shameful performance of PakistanPakistan cricket team had to be eliminated in the group stage due to very poor performance in the tournament.Defeat against New Zealand: In the first match, Pakistan suffered a crushing defeat by 60 runs at the hands of New Zealand.Crushing defeat against India: India made its position worse by defeating its arch-rival Pakistan badly.Match against Bangladesh washed out due to rain: Rain dashed Pakistan's hopes in the last league match, and the team was eliminated from the tournament without registering any win.After this disappointing performance, there is a lot of talk about a big change in PCB.How did Ajay Jadeja's name come up?Ajay Jadeja is currently serving as a cricket analyst and during the Champions Trophy 2025, he was seen as a panelist in a show of DP World.During the show, a viewer asked, "Can a foreign face become the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board?"Pakistani legend Wasim Akram replied that the post of chairman is very important and everyone keeps an eye on it. He said, "I doubt that PCB will consider any foreign name."However, meanwhile, former Pakistani bowler Waqar Younus jokingly pointed towards Ajay Jadeja and said that he should be made the PCB chairman. Hearing this, there was a wave of laughter in the entire panel.Ajay Jadeja's funny answerAjay Jadeja gave a funny response by laughing off this offer. He said, "Wasim Bhai has children, I also have them." After this, he became serious and said, "There are two aspects of the job - administrative and sports. These can be separated. Fans and the public do not care about how much profit the board made or how many stadiums were built. They just want to know how their cricket will move forward."Will there be changes in PCB?After the poor performance of the Pakistan cricket team, there is a possibility of big changes in the board. PCB has been making changes in the coaching staff and administration in the past as well, but this time the changes can be even more extensive. Although the talk of making Ajay Jadeja the chairman was just joking, but it is clear from this that PCB needs an experienced and influential person who can take Pakistan cricket in the right direction.ConclusionThe Champions Trophy 2025 has proved to be a big setback for Pakistan. After the disappointing performance of the team, the discussion of change in PCB has intensified. Meanwhile, Ajay Jadeja's name came up jokingly for PCB chairman, but the truth of the development of cricket was hidden in what he said. Now it remains to be seen what steps PCB takes to improve cricket by learning from this defeat.