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PCB launched a new video showcasing the wealthy historical past of Pakistan cricket, that includes the legendary Imran Khan.

The Pakistan Cricket Board confronted criticism for a tribute video on Independence Day that failed to incorporate Imran Khan, one of many nation’s biggest cricketers. Although the rationale behind this exclusion was not disclosed, the PCB was compelled to handle the difficulty due to backlash from followers and former gamers. 

In response, the board promptly shared one other video on social media, a lot to the delight of followers who had made #ShameonPCB a trending subject on X (previously Twitter) in current days.

“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 wrote because it shared the new video, trying to justify Imran’s omission from the earlier video.

Even the legendary Pakistani cricketer, Wasim Akram, strongly criticized the board for its controversial resolution to exclude Imran Khan from the video that was shared on August 14th.

“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,” Akram had posted on X.

After retiring from cricket, Imran Khan based the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political social gathering and subsequently served because the twenty second Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022. However, the previous captain of the nation’s cricket workforce now finds himself embroiled in a precarious predicament, as he faces investigation for a number of grave expenses.

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