Ramiz Raja, a former Test cricketer and the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), cleared up the controversy surrounding his biassed opinions about Sarfaraz Ahmed, however he held back from commenting on his performance against New Zealand in his comeback series.
There was a notion that older cricketers like Sarfaraz were ignored when Raja was in charge of the PCB.
While Mohammad Rizwan continued to be the primary choice for the national squad, young wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris was favoured over Sarfaraz’s wealth of experience.
Sarfaraz was given a chance to play Test cricket after Raja left, and he took it by storm, striking three consecutive fifties before securing a match-winning hundred against New Zealand in Karachi.
When Raja was asked about Sarfaraz’s comeback performance in an interview, he declined to respond and said, “I don’t want to do politics.”
Added he, “This query is unnecessary. It’s good for Pakistan cricket if he did well. Let’s continue.”
