--- title: "Naqvi defends Pakistan cricket amid backlash over England Test shake-up" description: "Both outlets reported that Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi defended the state of Pakistan cricket, emphasizing improvements in the ODI ranking and success rate. The framing and content of the excerpts were nearly identical across the two outlets." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/6140-mohsin-naqvi-defends-pcb-decisions-amid-criticism-over site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Naqvi defends Pakistan cricket amid backlash over England Test shake-up sports · latest filing 4 Sep 2026, 6:49 PM PKT · 2–4 Sep 2026 · 7 articles from 7 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 4 Sep 2026 — Naqvi defends Pakistan cricket amid backlash over England Test shake-up (2 outlets) > Both outlets reported that Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi defended the state of Pakistan cricket, emphasizing improvements in the ODI ranking and success rate. The framing and content of the excerpts were nearly identical across the two outlets. - **24 News HD** — [‘Not finished’: Naqvi defends Pakistan cricket amid backlash over England Test shake-up](https://www.24newshd.tv/04-Sep-2026/finished-naqvi-defends-pakistan-cricket-amid-backlash-england-test-shake-up) · 4 Sep 2026, 6:49 PM PKT > Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Friday pushed back against criticism of Pakistan cricket, citing improvements in the national team’s ODI ranking and success rate while acknowledging that defeats warrant scrutiny. - **Hum News English** — [‘Not finished’: Naqvi defends Pakistan cricket amid backlash over England Test shake-up](https://humenglish.com/latest/not-finished-naqvi-defends-pakistan-cricket-amid-backlash-over-england-test-shake-up/) · 4 Sep 2026, 6:10 PM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Friday pushed back against criticism of Pakistan cricket, citing improvements in the national team’s ODI ranking and success rate while acknowledging that defeats warrant scrutiny. “We were ranked eighth in ODIs, and are now fifth. Out of six ODI series, we have won four. But still, our cricket is ‘finished’,” Naqvi said. “Our success rate h... ### 2 Sep 2026 — Mohsin Naqvi responds to criticism over Pakistan cricket's performance (5 outlets) > Most outlets reported that PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi expressed disappointment over the national team’s poor performance but defended the board’s decisions. A few also noted his rejection of claims that cricket in Pakistan is declining, with Naqvi citing improved rankings and limited-overs performance as evidence. The Nation and Daily Pakistan emphasized his defense of PCB decisions, while Dawn and Daily Times highlighted his dismissal of pessimistic claims about the state of cricket in the country. - **Daily Times** — [Naqvi rejects claims that Pakistan cricket is declining](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1547487/naqvi-rejects-claims-that-pakistan-cricket-is-declining/) · 3 Sep 2026, 1:33 PM PKT > Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi has rejected claims that cricket has finished in Pakistan. He called such statements unreasonable and pointed to recent improvements in limited-overs cricket. Naqvi made the comments while speaking to reporters in London on Wednesday. He said Pakistan’s ODI ranking had improved from eighth to fifth. He also highlighted the […] - **Dawn** — [‘Unreasonable’ to say cricket in Pakistan has finished: PCB chief Naqvi](https://www.dawn.com/news/2027140/unreasonable-to-say-cricket-in-pakistan-has-finished-pcb-chief-naqvi) · 3 Sep 2026, 12:12 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has labelled claims of cricket being finished in the country as “unreasonable”, citing Pakistan’s improved rankings under his tenure to prove otherwise. “South Africa lost to Namibia, India lost to Ireland. At least check there, has cricket finished there?” said Naqvi while speaking to reporters in London on Wednesday. The PCB has received much... - **The Nation** — [Mohsin Naqvi defends PCB decisions amid criticism over Pakistan’s poor results](https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Sep-2026/mohsin-naqvi-defends-pcb-decisions-amid-criticism-pakistan-s-poor-results) · 2 Sep 2026, 10:16 PM PKT · 72% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has acknowledged his disappointment over the national team’s recent struggles while standing by the board’s decisions during its England campaign. - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Mohsin Naqvi unfazed by criticism after Pakistan’s poor performance](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/02-Sep-2026/mohsin-naqvi-unfazed-by-criticism-after-pakistans-poor-performance) · 2 Sep 2026, 8:39 PM PKT · 68% identical wording to the newest filing > LAHORE – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has expressed disappointment over the national team’s poor performance. Speaking to private TV channel, Naqvi said he was deeply saddened by the team’s lacklustre performance. “Whatever was done in England was necessary. There are also other matters besides performance, and we are currently looking into them,” […] - **Dunya News** — [Mohsin Naqvi hits back at PCB critics, admits Pakistan team's poor performance is 'painful'](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/970996-mohsin-naqvi-hits-back-at-pcb-critics-admits-pakistan-teams-poor-per) · 2 Sep 2026, 8:32 PM PKT · 67% identical wording to the newest filing > PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has expressed disappointment over Pakistan’s poor performance, defended recent decisions in England and dismissed criticism from those he says “did nothing themselves.” ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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