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The probable new chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf came has already started making it to the headlines for his statements. Just a day back, he went on to reject the hybrid model for the Asia Cup 2023 which was highly promoted by his predecessor Najam Sethi.
“The first point is that I had rejected the hybrid model (for Asia Cup) in the past itself – because I do not agree with it. The board of the Asian Cricket Council had decided that it should be held in Pakistan, then we should host it,” said Ashraf during a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday.
Although in a surprising turnaround of things, he has made a U-turn in the entire scenario and agreed for the hybrid model of the Asia Cup 2023 which is to be played later this year in the month of August and September.
Subsequently, the cricket fans took it as an opportunity to troll Zaka Ashraf brutally on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Fans came up with a lot of hard and fast-lined reactions to Ashraf’s U-turn in making a decision on the Asia Cup 2023.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Itni jaldi palat gya Naya chairman..ye to Najam Sethi se bhi bada wala nikla 😭😭😭😐
— SURESH YADAV (@SureshY46829069) June 22, 2023
Toh phir itna drama kyun kar raha tha
— Ramakanta Sena (@Ramakantasena) June 22, 2023
Aukat pe aagaye 🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Himank (@hitmank45) June 22, 2023
Kya Chu.... Aur Paltu Chairman Hai 🤡😂
— Aufridi Chumtya (@ShuhidAufridi) June 22, 2023
Beggars can't be choosers.
— 🦅 (@HustlerAkshat) June 22, 2023
PCP know they can’t do anything 😂🤣
— Ganesh bhattarai (@UnitedGanesh) June 22, 2023
Kuch to stand lo bosd walo , itne to jldi logo k rang nhi bdlte jitne inke stand bdltee haiii
— Official father of PKMKB ❤️ (@Harshit34968863) June 22, 2023
Man when clowns wanted to be hero but ended up being a clown again 🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Ganguly (@cricketgoa88598) June 22, 2023
PCB ki halat unke parliament jaisi ho gyi hae
— Rakshit Bajpai (@BajpaiRakshit) June 22, 2023
Baat in logo Maan ni hi parti hai dusro ki lekin saale thode se attention ke liye negative speach diya krte hai
— Sports FEB (@sports_feb) June 22, 2023
Bhai ek baar bolta hai poore matches pak mein hone chaiye phir ek baar bolta hai hybrid model hi sahi hai. Bc ek baat pe toh tik.
— Govind Varma (@varmagovind0507) June 22, 2023
Jaise PCB chairman bola ki Nepal or Bhutan se hum khenge. I want to see Nepal beat Pakistan in Pakistan 🇳🇵🙏🇳🇵
— HN Kushwaha (@HnKushwaha) June 22, 2023
Apart from rejecting the hybrid model initially, the new PCB boss also talked about the number of matches to be hosted in Pakistan in comparison to those which are to be hosted in Sri Lanka.
“All the main matches are happening outside (of Pakistan). (Teams like) Nepal and Bhutan are going to play in Pakistan – which is not fair for Pakistan. I do not know what the board has decided previously, I do not have access to the information. I will check, whatever is doable in the shortest possible time, will do that for the betterment of Pakistan,” stated Ashraf.
“There are challenges lined up ahead for Pakistan, there are many pending issues, the Asia Cup is there, then the World Cup, the team’s preparations, a lot of issues. I do not want to speak against anyone because I have not (yet) taken over,” he added later on being asked about former chief Najam Sethi.