Pakistan's T20 captain Salman Ali Agha is set to be removed following the World Cup, irrespective of the team's performance. PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi is reportedly unhappy with the campaign's trajectory.

Hafeez also slammed Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha: "The captaincy (of Agha) has been badly exposed; if you continue with someone who doesn’t even deserve a place in the team, you might see temporary benefits,

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The cricket-mad South Asian neighbors have a bitter history, punctuated by violence and wars. It makes this one of the fiercest, and most financially lucrative, rivalries in sports.

Pakistan's shortcomings were laid bare during their lackluster T20 World Cup campaign which ended Saturday when the team failed to reach the semifinals.

Pakistan's decision to boycott its Twenty20 World Cup match against India has drawn widespread support from fans and administrators who hailed the move as a long-overdue stand in a rivalry in which sport and geopolitics have collided.

A blockbuster T20 match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in Sri Lanka nearly didn't happen due to a short-lived boycott, which was resolved after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board's leadership, calling the management "clueless" after their T20 World Cup exit. Akhtar highlighted flawed player selections,