Imran Khan gets screentime in PCB’s new video (X/@TheRealPCB Screengrab)
In the latest video, PCB added a couple of moments of Imran Khan from the 1992 World Cup in Melbourne.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally released a new video of the cricketing journey for the promotional campaign leading up to ODI World Cup 2023. The PCB faced a backlash after they omitted legendary captain Imran Khan from their earlier posted video but they have rectified it and included the 1992 World Cup-winning captain in the new one released on August 17.
On their 77th Independence Day, the PCB posted a video which included several moments of their historic journey on the cricket field where they showcased several cricket legends and their iconic moments. The key player who was missing from that video was Imran who led Pakistan to their ODI World Cup triumph in 1992. The board faced backlash from the fans and former cricketers which forced them to release a new video on Thursday.
In the latest video, PCB added a couple of moments of Imran from the 1992 World Cup in Melbourne as the board mentioned that due to the length the earlier video was abridged.
“The PCB has launched a promotional campaign leading up to the CWC 2023. One of the videos was uploaded on 14th August 2023. Due to its length, the video was abridged and some important clips were missing. This has been rectified in the complete version of the video,” the PCB captioned the video.
The PCB has launched a promotional campaign leading up to the CWC 2023. One of the videos was uploaded on 14th August 2023. Due to its length, the video was abridged and some important clips were missing. This has been rectified in the complete version of the video ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/Rz2OBDyI9i— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 16, 2023
Earlier, legendary Pakistan pacer and Imran’s former teammate Wasim Akram also slammed PCB for Imran’s absence.
“After long flights and hours of transit before reaching Sri Lanka, I got the shock of my life when I watched PCB’s short clip on the history of Pakistan cricket minus the great Imran Khan… political differences apart but Imran Khan is an icon of world cricket and developed Pakistan into a strong unit in his time and gave us a pathway… PCB should delete the video and apologise,” Wasim Akram posted on Wednesday.
The former Pakistan Prime Minister was sentenced to three years of imprisonment which disqualified him from political involvement due to ‘corrupt practices’. He was from his residence following the court’s pronouncement of the verdict pertaining to the Toshakhana case.
