PCB warns Saqlain Mushtaq for Praising MS Dhoni
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|| Desk Report ||
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has warned former Pakistan legend Saqlain Mushtaq for praising Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a video posted on his Youtube channel. MS Dhoni has recently announced his retirement from international cricket through an Instagram post.
While MS Dhoni’s sudden announcement left everyone shocked, cricket fraternity started giving the tribute to him as well.
According to the details, the PCB has reminded the former spinner that he isn’t allowed 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.
He said all the coaches of the board which also included Saqlain Mushtaq had been warned that if any of the coaches will breach the PCB's service rules they could face disciplinary action as well.
Apart from Saqlain Mushtaq, other former Test players like Basit Ali, Faisal Iqbal, Atiq uz Zaman, Muhammad Wasim and Abdul Razzaq have been active on Youtube cricket channels and shared videos too.
"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.
