{"id":14758,"date":"2025-09-22T22:24:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T22:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/imran-khan-mocks-pcb-chairman-urges-mohsin-naqvi-army-chief-to-bat-vs-india-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T22:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T22:24:58","slug":"imran-khan-mocks-pcb-chairman-urges-mohsin-naqvi-army-chief-to-bat-vs-india-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/imran-khan-mocks-pcb-chairman-urges-mohsin-naqvi-army-chief-to-bat-vs-india-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Imran Khan Mocks PCB Chairman, Urges Mohsin Naqvi &#038; Army Chief To Bat Vs India | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9589812\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 22, 2025, 21:00 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9589812\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3369177976 asubttl-schema\">Imran Khan, jailed ex-cricketer, mocked Mohsin Naqvi and Asim Munir after Pakistan&#8217;s Asia Cup losses to India, blaming Naqvi for cricket woes and accusing Munir of undermining PTI.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgsky\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3369177976 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan. (File pic\/Reuters)\" title=\"Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan. (File pic\/Reuters)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3369177976\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan. (File pic\/Reuters)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, currently imprisoned, has mocked Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, suggesting that Naqvi and Army Chief Asim Munir should open the batting if they hope to win a cricket match against India.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Khan\u2019s sarcastic remarks followed Pakistan\u2019s two defeats by India in the ongoing Asia Cup in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Speaking to reporters on Monday, Khan\u2019s sister, Aleema Khan, relayed that Imran proposed the only way for Pakistan to win against India would be for Army Chief Gen Munir and PCB Chairman Naqvi to open the batting, with former Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja serving as umpires.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">Aleema added that Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar should act as the third umpire.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Aleema mentioned that she had informed her brother about Pakistan\u2019s consecutive losses to India.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Imran Khan, who led Pakistan to their only ODI World Cup victory in 1992, holds Naqvi responsible for damaging Pakistani cricket through \u201cincompetence&#8221; and \u201cnepotism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">The 72-year-old has also accused Gen Munir of undermining his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in the February 2024 general elections with the assistance of former CJP Isa and chief election commissioner Raja.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">The PTI founder has been imprisoned since August 2023 on multiple charges.<\/p>\n<h2>India Outclass Pakistan In Asia Cup<\/h2>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">India secured a six-wicket victory over Pakistan in their Asia Cup Super Four match on Sunday. Pakistan, batting first, set a target of 172 for India, which they achieved with seven balls to spare.<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">In the first encounter, India defeated Pakistan rather conformtably, by seven wickets with 25 balls to spare.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">There was no handshake between the players of the two teams once again, as the match was played amid ongoing tensions between the nations following the military conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May this year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\"><em><strong>(With inputs from Agencies)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ritayan Basu\" title=\"Ritayan Basu\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/ritayan-basu-16281.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Ritayan Basu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. 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