The PCB was not impressed by Saqlain for over the board praise of Dhoni.
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As per a PTI report, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reprimanded Saqlain, who is the head of international players development at the High Performance Centre, citing that he is a board employee and can’t post videos on YouTube.
“The PCB was not impressed by Saqlain for over the board praise of Dhoni and his obvious interference in Indian cricket affairs when he criticised the BCCI for not giving Dhoni a proper farewell match,” a well-informed source quoted as saying by PTI.
In the past, the PCB had advised national cricketers to refrain from making comments on Indian cricket or players due to the tense relations between two countries.
After Saqlain’s video, the source said PCB has reminded all other coaches at the High Performance Centre and of the provincial teams to avoid such act.
“Many of these coaches were managing their channels on YouTube but have now been told clearly that since they are employees of the board they can’t work on YouTube and secondly even while giving interviews in the media they have to first seek clear permission from the board,” he stated.
According to the source, all the coaches have been warned that if any of them breaches PCB’s service rules, they could face disciplinary action.
Apart from Saqlain, other former Test players like Basit Ali, Faisal Iqbal, Atiq uz Zaman, Muhammad Wasim and Abdul Razzaq have been fairly active on YouTube.
“Obviously they are employed with the board and they have been told they have to either follow terms of their contract and service rules or decide what they want to do,” the source said.
(With PTI inputs)