Salman Butt lashes out at former PCB chief Ramiz Raja: He’s behaving like a child who had his toy snatched

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has lashed out at former Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ramiz Raja, saying he is behaving like a child who had his toy snatched.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 31, 2022 22:52 IST

Salman Butt hits out at Ramiz Raja (PTI)

By India Today Web Desk: Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has lashed out at former Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ramiz Raja, saying he is behaving like a child who had his toy snatched.

Speaking on his Youtube channel, Butt stated Raja is behaving like a child who had his toy snatched, including that no ex-PCB chief has reacted this fashion.

“I think his recent comments have left a bitter taste. People have been sacked before too, but nobody has ever reacted this way. He’s behaving like a kid who had his toy snatched,” stated Butt.

The former Pakistan batter stated Raja wants to point out some grace and deal with his different abilities like commentary.

“He has got other skills and should consider doing commentary now. He should not be making such statements and needs to show some grace,” Butt added.

Butt additionally stated that Raja was fortunate that the brand new authorities allowed him to work for therefore lengthy, including that he was not faraway from his put up in a single day.

“Ramiz Raja was lucky that the new government allowed him to work for several months after coming to power, which doesn’t happen usually. It’s first time that a new government did not fire the chairman straightaway. Not only did they not remove him straight away, but they also supported him. There had been talks about Ramiz’s removal. It did not happen overnight,” stated Butt.

Former PCB chairman Najam Sethi has been reinstated after the Pakistan authorities modified arms. The transfer from the PCB got here only a day after Pakistan suffered a humiliating 3-0 loss in a Test sequence at residence towards England. Questions had been being requested of Raja’s administration as Pakistan misplaced 4 Tests on the bounce, failing to win even one Test at residence of their final two sequence towards Australia and England. Raja, who took over the function in September 2021, oversaw the proceedings of the PCB throughout 2 T20 World Cups and a 50-over Women’s World Cup.

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Rounaq Sehrawat

Published On:

Dec 31, 2022