‘They did not allow me to…’ - Ramiz Raja launches attack on Najam Sethi and PCB

Pakistan are currently busy playing the ongoing two-match Test series against the Kiwis at home. This series is very crucial for the Men in Green after England whitewashed them in the three-match home Test series. However, after that shambolic result, the Pakistan Cricket Board sacked Ramiz Raja on 21 December 2022 from the Chairman's post.

Then, Prime Minister Shehbaz Shariff approved Najam Sethi’s appointment as the new PCB Chairman. However, regarding that whole matter, Ramiz Raja finally spoke on his YouTube channel and slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board during a live fan forum. He also launched attacks on the newly appointed Chairman, Najam Sethi.

"They did not allow me to take my stuff out of the office" - Ramiz Raja

During that live fan forum, Ramiz Raja said: "To accommodate one person, Sethi to be precise, they had to change the entire constitution (of the PCB). I have not seen this anywhere in the world. It has been done in the middle of a season when teams are visiting Pakistan. They have changed the chief selector, who had played Test cricket. At 2 am at night, he (Sethi) tweets that Ramiz Raja is gone. This is my playing field. It hurts."

"It has been made out as if a messiah (Sethi) has come, who will take the game to new heights. We know what he is up to. He wants the limelight at any cost. He has nothing to do with cricket and has never lifted a bat. They have changed me midway. In the middle of the season, they are bringing Micky Arthur. Saqlain Mushtaq's tenure was ending anyway in January. Saqlain has played over 50 (49) Tests, he is a legend. This is no way to treat the cricketers," Raja added.

"They did not allow me to take my stuff out of the office. They don't have any interest in cricket. The constitution has been bulldozed. It is political victimization and vendetta. There will be no place for excellence when there is no continuity," Ramiz Raja concluded.