According to reports, Mohsin Naqvi, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has directed his advisory council to examine the performance of the Pakistani women's cricket team at the 2025 Women's World Cup. On Tuesday, South Africa beat Pakistan, eliminating them from contention for the tournament's semi-finals.
Given that Pakistan has yet to win the championship, the report also suggests that management changes may be made following the evaluation. Rafia Haider, a former deputy commissioner of Lahore and a bureaucrat with no cricketing expertise, is leading the PCB's women's wing.
Pakistan is still without a victory in the competition and at the bottom of the points table after losing to South Africa by 150 runs. The matches against New Zealand and England were rained out, while the team captained by Fatima Sana suffered defeats against Bangladesh, India, and Australia, apart from South Africa.
Before the rain in Colombo chose to play spoilsport, they had Nat Sciver-Brunt's team on the ropes, making the match against England their best chance to win. On October 24, they will play Sri Lanka in Colombo in their last group match.
Former players criticized the Pakistani team after their poor performance at the 2025 Women's World Cup. The batting unit was criticized by former captain Javeria Khan, who claimed that they lacked the technique and power of the other teams.
"The batters didn’t get going but the bowlers had even Australia, India and England in difficult situations but couldn’t finish the job. I think the opening match defeat to Bangladesh rattled the confidence of the players," said Javeria.
Former pacer Kabir Khan called for a more robust domestic system to nurture talent. Khan requested a strong and lively calendar for Pakistani women cricketers.
"We are not finding new talent the way other teams do since they have better domestic set-ups and we need to start at junior level because girls in Pakistan do want to play professional cricket,” said Khan.
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