{"id":7009,"date":"2023-08-16T19:19:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=343988"},"modified":"2023-08-16T19:19:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:49:07","slug":"pcb-should-delete-the-video-and-apologise-wasim-akram-slams-pcb-for-snubbing-imran-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/pcb-should-delete-the-video-and-apologise-wasim-akram-slams-pcb-for-snubbing-imran-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"PCB should delete the video and apologise: Wasim Akram slams PCB for snubbing Imran Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A storm of controversy has engulfed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following the release of a commemorative video on the nation\u2019s 76th Independence Day. The video, intended to celebrate Pakistan\u2019s cricketing heritage, has sparked outrage due to its glaring omission of legendary cricketer and former Prime Minister, Imran Khan.<\/p>\n<p>Khan\u2019s absence, despite his pivotal role in leading Pakistan to its historic 1992 World Cup victory and his significant contributions beyond the cricket field, has led to widespread criticism and disbelief. Former cricketer Wasim Akram publicly expressed shock and demanded an apology from the PCB.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1s2bzr4\">\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"id__bthhbd7urji\" class=\"css-901oao r-18jsvk2 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-135wba7 r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">After long flights and hours of transit before reaching Sri Lanka, I got the shock of my life when I watched PCB\u2019s short clip on the history of Pakistan cricket minus the great Imran Khan\u2026 political differences apart but Imran Khan is an icon of world cricket and developed Pakistan into a strong unit in his time and gave us a pathway\u2026 PCB should delete the video and apologise \u2013\u00a0 Wasim Akram on \u201cX\u201d (Twitter).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">The omission has ignited fervent discussions across social media platforms, with hashtags like \u201c#ShameOnPCB\u201d trending. This controversy underscores the profound impact cricketing icons wield and highlights the need for due recognition of their unparalleled contributions.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A storm of controversy has engulfed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following the release of a commemorative video on the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":29916,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[843,1407,1015,434],"class_list":["post-7009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-imran-khan","tag-pakistan-cricket","tag-pcb","tag-wasim-akram"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}