"In logon ko 50 Lac diya ja rahe ha"- Tanveer Ahmed unhappy with mentors getting hefty paychecks for Champions One-Day Cup 2024
Former Pakistani pacer Tanveer Ahmed has expressed his displeasure over the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) paying PKR 50 lakh each to the five mentors of the Champions One-Day Cup 2024 teams. The PCB has roped in Shoaib Malik, Waqar Younis, Misbabh-ul-Haq, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq as mentors for the upcoming domestic tournament.
Taking to the microblogging platform X, Ahmed reckoned that the aforementioned names do not deserve such a hefty paycheck.
"Waqar younis Sarfaraz Ahmed Misbah ul haq Shoaib Malik Saqlain Mushtaq, In sab ko as a mentor 50 Lac diye ja rahe hain matlab in ka itna level ha in logon ko 50 Lac diya ja rahe ha. (These guys are getting PKR 50 lack as mentors. Do you think they have that level)," Tanveer Ahmed wrote.
The Champions One-Day Cup is set to be played from September 12 to 29. The tournament will feature Pakistan's top 150 cricketers. All the matches are scheduled to be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.
"Woh pakistan ka KING ha or rahe ga" - Tanveer Ahmed lashes out at Babar Azam's detractors
Pakistan's ace batter Babar Azam received widespread criticism for his twin failures in the team's Test series opener against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. He was dismissed for a two-ball duck in the first innings.
Babar failed to make amends in the subsequent essay, losing his wicket after scoring 22 runs.
Tanveer Ahmed slammed the right-handed batter's critics. He remarked that irrespective of what former cricketers say, Babar is and will always remain Pakistan's 'king'.
"Jo jalta ha babar azam say jalta rahe woh pakistan ka KING ha or rahe ga jo cricketer's babar azam k against baat kartey hain mujhe sab pata ha unka kitne fiqar the pakistan ki sab k apney time utha kar dekhain woh apney time par kia kartey rahe hain (The ones who are jealous can be jealous. He is Pakistan's king and will remain that. The cricketers who are speaking against Babar Azam, I know how much they care about Pakistan. See what they did in their time)," Ahmed wrote on X.
Pakistan suffered a 10-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the first Test. The second and final Test of the series is being played in Rawalpindi.