After the T20 World Cup, the cricket world is watching some exciting T20 tournaments all over the world. Players from different countries are all set to participate in those tournaments. At this moment, the Pakistan Cricket Board has canceled the NOCs of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shahid Afridi. A week before, they also canceled the NOC of bowler Naseem Shah. As per the cricket Board, the step has been taken for their tight international schedule.
PCB Denied Player’s NOCs:
The cricket world is all set to experience some exciting T20 tournaments organized by the cricket-playing nation. Players across the globe are set to showcase their talent on the global platform. But the Pakistani players received a setback. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has refused to issue No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) for Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan for the Global T20 Canada.
The PCB announced that this decision was made after discussions with the players and the national selection committee. The board had been anticipated to deny NOCs to all four players due to their roles as international cricketers across all formats. They cited the busy upcoming international schedule as the reason for their decision.
Statement by the PCB Regarding This:
Pakistan has a busy international schedule ahead. The Pakistan Cricket Board considered their workload. and They have decided that for the sake of Pakistan cricket Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Mohammad Rizwan did not participate in the Canada League.
In the statement, the Pakistan Cricket Board said, “The PCB had received NOC requests from Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi for the Global T20 event, amongst other players. After taking into consideration Pakistan’s busy and packed cricket calendar in the period from August 2024 to March 2025, which includes nine ICC World Test Championship matches and next year’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and following consultations with the three players as well as the national selection committee, it has been decided to decline their requests.”
Later they added, “The three are all-format cricketers, and their services are expected to be required in the upcoming eight months during which Pakistan will play nine Tests, 14 ODIs, and nine T20Is. As such, and in line with the PCB’s workload management policy, it is in the best interest of Pakistan Cricket and the players that they skip the upcoming event in Canada so that they are in their best mental and physical shape for the season, which commences with the two-Test series against Bangladesh.”
Along with Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi, young bowler Naseem Shah’s NOC was also denied a week before. On this matter, the statement said, “Earlier, the PCB had also declined permission to Naseem Shah for The Hundred on the same grounds.”
Pakistan’s Busy Schedule:
Bangladesh is set to arrive in Pakistan in mid-August. They will play two Tests, starting with one in Rawalpindi on August 21 and another in Karachi on August 30. After that, Bangladesh will play three Tests at home against England.
They will also have a limited-overs series in Australia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Additionally, they will face South Africa in a Test series and West Indies in a home Test series. They will host a tri-series with South Africa and New Zealand, a Champions Trophy, and eight white-ball games in New Zealand. They will also participate in the Pakistan Super League
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