22 February 2026
Oh bravo, Pakistan cricket — truly the gift that keeps on giving.
I'm sitting here staring at this Super Eights Group 2 screenshot like it's the punchline to the world's longest, saddest joke. The itinerary shows D or N for day/night games:
Points table reality check:
England — 2 wins, 4 points, NRR +2.550 (because they remember how to win)
New Zealand — 1 no-result, 1 point, NRR 0 (haven't lost, haven't really bothered showing up)
Pakistan — 2 matches, 0 wins, 1 loss, 1 no-result, 1 point, NRR -0.461 (164 scored, 166 leaked in 19.1 overs — poetry of incompetence)
Sri Lanka — 1 loss, 0 points, NRR -2.550 (95 all out vs 146 — at least they tried for 20 overs)
Pakistan’s chances of semis? Somewhere between “please retire the team” and “send them to Antarctica for re-education”. And let me be dripping-with-sarcasm assertive: I genuinely, passionately, from the bottom of my fasting heart, do NOT want this walking disaster of a side to qualify. Let them stay home. Let the humiliation marinate. Let the mirror finally be forced in front of their faces.
Because this PCB selection policy isn't just bad — it's a full-blown corruption sitcom.
Spot-fixing 2010? Classic episode — Butt, Asif, Amir sold the game for cash envelopes while PCB did the shocked Pikachu face.
2019 financial scandals? Season finale material — millions vanished into ghost contracts, chairman's nephews suddenly becoming “head of strategy” on six-figure salaries.
Mohsin Naqvi era? The reboot nobody asked for — selections allegedly decided over chai with political uncles and sponsor uncles, players picked not on runs/wickets but on who has the right WhatsApp group or the fattest Insta following. Babar, Shaheen, Shadab — untouchable “brands” despite averaging ducks and 1-fers, because sponsors love them and PCB loves sponsor money more than trophies. Merit? Form? Domestic grind? Cute words for a fairy tale. PCB isn't running cricket — it's running a talent agency for social media influencers who occasionally wear green shirts.
Abdur Rauf's critique deserves a standing ovation and a viral thread: our batters don't rotate strike because they're too busy auditioning for TikTok. They sacrifice actual cricket — singles, twos, strike rotation, scoreboard pressure — just to protect the “star” with more followers. A set batter gets stranded at one end while Mr. 10-Million-Followers pokes around like a boundary would tank his brand value. Rauf is screaming the obvious: this is not cricket anymore; it's sponsored content disguised as international sport. And PCB enables it because corrupt officials care more about ad revenue than actual silverware. Our team has become a popularity contest run by a corrupt, nepotistic, sponsor-kissing circus.
And those keyboard fanboy warriors? Oh please, give them a medal for being the most useless species on earth. After I got personally scammed by one of these clowns last year promising “sure-shot picks,” I learned their entire tragic script: hype the same five players for months like they're gods, defend them like family when they fail, then flip 180° and start the hate train the moment a duck or 1/40 happens — all for retweets, clout, and that sweet dopamine hit of feeling superior. Check X right now — these ridiculous, spineless, basement-dwelling fanboy keyboard warriors are already circling like hyenas, waiting for today's run tally of the “failure batsman” so they can drop their “I told you so” threads, laughing emojis, recycled memes, and fake concern tweets. They don't love Pakistan cricket — they love drama, likes, and the smell of their own keyboard sweat. Shameless parasites in green jerseys' clothing.
I do not want this mediocre, sponsor-pleasing, ego-stroking circus in the semis. Let them crash out spectacularly. Let the humiliation be loud, public, and permanent. Let the rebuild start from absolute zero — with actual cricketers, not social media metrics and corrupt handouts.
You spotting the same fanboy vultures on X today? Paste their most ridiculous takes in comments — let's laugh at them until they cry.
Ramadan Mubarak — 7th Sehri done, stay strong on the fast.
Murtaza Moiz
@MoizMurtaza
CricSphere Blog
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