Sarfraz concerned over departmental cricket shutdown

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has expressed concerns over the shutting down of departmental cricket in the country and termed it as ‘not a good sign’.

The cricketer said this while speaking about United Bank Limited (UBL) shutting down its cricket team. As per reports, UBL has decided to shutdown its cricket team and has apprised the administration of the decision.

The Champions Trophy winning skipper was of the opinion that departmental cricket should be promoted and this decision would let players face uncertainty.

The governing board member of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mansoor Masood, said that there is no truth in this news and the administration is reviewing several options. Masood said that it isn’t the right time for speculation and they want to expand their academy. Earlier too, the UBL team was shutdown all of a sudden back in 1997.

On the other hand, while citing its sources, Geo News reported that in the aftermath of the current decision, 25 players and other employees can be affected. These players include Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Shan Masood, Romaan Rais, Saad Ali, M Asghar and Ahsaan Adil, M Nawaz, Mir Hamza, Sohail Khan, and Sohaib Maqsood.

In the previous season, UBL had won the  National One Day Departmental Cup 2017-18.