Former Pakistan captain-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja thinks cricket boards cannot survive for long without resuming cricket. He urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to hold talks with other associations to find a way to play the sport behind closed doors.
“Cricket fans are starved now and the coronavirus pandemic has brought life to a standstill but I don’t think cricket boards can survive for long like this. They can’t continue to pay out salaries and expenses without having cricket activities it would be disastrous for them,” Ramiz said in a video on his Youtube channel.
“I would also urge the PCB to think on these lines and hold talks with other boards to see how cricket activities can be resumed even behind closed doors.”
The former Test opener said it would be a disaster if this lockdown continues for long.
“Unless a vaccine can be created, we can only defeat it through social distancing and precautionary measures,” he said. Raja urged the PCB to take the first step in initiating talks with other boards in this regard.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit sports hard with Cricket Australia forced to stand down almost 80 percent of its staff.
The fast-spreading disease has halted all cricket activities across the globe.
