Erasing History: Imran Khan excluded from PCB's cricket legends video, stirring anger
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 15 August 2023
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The Pakistan Cricket Board faced backlash for not including Imran Khan in its Independence Day video featuring cricket legends. Critics argue that airbrushing Khan from cricket history undermines his significant contributions, especially as the 1992 World Cup-winning captain.Summary
ISLAMABAD—Journalists, inside and outside Pakistan, have berated Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not mentioning former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan in its video of cricketing legends on Independence Day.
Author Peter Osborne tweeted: “Stalinist. Imran Khan airbrushed from the history of Pakistan cricket.”
Even when mentioning the 1992 World Cup, which Pakistan won under the captaincy of Imran Khan, his name or picture is not mentioned.
Journalist Owais Tohid asked the PCB not to pollute the cricketing history. “One shouldn't pollute cricketing history with petty politics. How can one remove the image of Captain Imran Khan, who won the 1992 Cricket World Cup, from the official video of the cricketing legends of Pakistan?”
Moeed Pirzada was angry. “Where is the Captain Imran Khan the only man who won World Cup for Pakistan? Idiots in PCB don’t realise that they are only insulting themselves..!”
Photo credit: AFP
KEY POINTS:
- Imran Khan excluded from PCB's cricket legends video
- Critics label exclusion as a Stalinist act
- Professional journalists voice strong objections
- 1992 World Cup omission sparks anger
- PCB's decision seen as politically motivated
