Every participant to be awarded $100,000 if Pakistan wins T20 World Cup: Chairman PCB

In accordance with the cricket board, Naqvi made the remarks as he reached Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, the place the Babar Azam-led Pakistan squad began the nationwide camp on Saturday.

In a submit on social media platform X, the PCB stated Naqvi met each gamers and officers throughout his go to.

“The PCB chairman stayed with the gamers for 2 hours,” the board stated, including that Naqvi additionally held an in depth dialogue with the gamers on technique.

In accordance with the PCB, Naqvi introduced that every participant can be awarded $100,000 for successful the T20 World Cup. Naqvi additionally stated that the prize cash held no significance in comparison with lifting the trophy, expressing the hope that the workforce would increase the Pakistan flag.

The PCB chief additionally encourage gamers to “play with none stress” and to “compete vigorously”. “The victory might be for you and the defeat might be for me,” he stated.

“Don’t care about anybody. Solely play for Pakistan. Reveal teamwork on the sphere [and] God prepared, victory might be yours,” he stated.

Naqvi additional stated that each one the gamers have been united whereas additionally expressing the hope that fast-bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi would ship an awesome efficiency within the event.

“The nation has plenty of expectations from you. It’s important to fulfil them,” he informed the gamers.

Throughout his go to, the PCB chairman additionally handed out particular shirts to gamers for reaching milestones. Wicketkeeper-batter Mohamad Rizwan was awarded a shirt for finishing 3,000 T20 runs whereas pacer Naseem Shah was awarded a shirt for taking 100 T20 wickets.

Naqvi additionally hosted a lunch for the gamers and officers at an area lodge later within the day, the PCB stated.

Pakistan are scheduled to depart for the T20 excursions to Eire and England later this month. The dual tour will put together the Inexperienced Shirts for the all-important T20 World Cup being staged within the US and West Indies from June 1-29.