Pakistan Team Watches Imran Khan Interview As Sarfaraz Ahmed Remains 'Clueless'

One Imran Khan interview, plus a reported risk to boycott the Take a look at collection in opposition to England, minus any briefing to the pinnacle coach or gamers. The sum is acquainted: basic Pakistan cricket – unpredictable at each stage. Thus far within the three-Take a look at collection, Pakistan head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed has already needed to sit by way of two uncomfortable press conferences in England. First, Sarfaraz confirmed Babar Azam would miss the opening Take a look at at Headingley in Leeds. Second, the pinnacle coach confronted a barrage of powerful questions from reporters after Joe Root‘s England outplayed the guests in all departments on the second day of the Lord’s Take a look at.

With Babar-led Pakistan folding for 110 and England taking a good-looking 261-run lead on the second day, Sarfaraz ducked half a dozen sharp questions on the batting no-show, England’s spectacular bowling, and teenager Azan Awais holding the fort for a crestfallen aspect. Whereas all Pakistani journalists stored urgent Sarfaraz on the horror present of the guests at Lord’s, one English reporter reduce to the PCB boycott query – the elephant within the room.

“I do not know something. I am simply specializing in the match,” Sarfaraz stated after the reporter stuffed him in on talks between the ECB and PCB over the Sky interview with Imran’s sons. “You are speaking in regards to the interview? We do not know in regards to the interview,” he clarified. In accordance with the previous Pakistan skipper, all is nicely within the dressing room. “All are OK. We have been having lunch at the moment,” Sarfaraz responded when requested if there had been any suggestion that Pakistan wouldn’t take the sphere at Lord’s after the Imran household interview.

Imran, Pakistan’s World Cup-winning captain, has been in jail since 2023 over corruption costs. Sky Sports activities aired the interview with Suleiman and Kasim Khan, the sons of former Pakistan prime minister, throughout lunch on day 1 of the 2nd Take a look at. In accordance with a number of experiences, the PCB threatened to cancel the Lord’s Take a look at and the remainder of the three-match tour if the interview went forward. Nonetheless, the interview was broadcast within the UK, and Pakistani gamers returned to the sphere following the routine break. Within the lead-up to the interview, Sky acquired a grievance about its broadcast plans; the ECB additionally sought authorities recommendation amid tensions over the explosive scoop.

Pakistan head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed says his crew knew nothing in regards to the PCB’s reported risk to stroll off at Lord’s over interview with Imran Khan’s sons.

“You are speaking in regards to the interview? We do not know in regards to the interview.”#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/Gle2awj9D7

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With photos provided by Sky, PTV is broadcasting the Take a look at dwell in Pakistan because it nears its conclusion. The official broadcaster, nonetheless, selected to not air the interview and ran commercials as an alternative. Members of the Pakistan crew have been seen watching the interview throughout Lunch on the opening day at Lord’s.

Yesterday, the primary three questions have been an identical, prompting Sarfaraz to offer related solutions about Pakistan’s abysmal batting efficiency. Sources near the event additionally counsel Pakistani journalists is not going to ask questions on Imran or the interview for the rest of the collection. The visiting reporters adopted go well with in Leeds (Headingley) and London (Lord’s), with no point out of the legendary Pakistani all-rounder.

Earlier, 21 cricket captains – together with India’s Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar – requested the Pakistan authorities that Imran ought to be given correct care whereas in custody. No former Pakistani cricketers have been among the many letter’s signatories.