The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is facing strong criticism from fans after it did not extend birthday wishes to former captain and cricket legend Imran Khan.

 

Fans took to social media to express anger and disappointment, accusing the board of mixing politics with sports. Many pointed out that while PCB wished other former cricketers on their birthdays, it completely ignored the country’s only World Cup-winning captain.

 

One user wrote, “Shame on you. Others remember Imran Khan, but you were supposed to be the first one to tweet.”

 

Another commented, “So graceful of you to say so. Pity that the PCB chooses instead to celebrate Aamir Hanif on his birthday, but not Imran Khan, Pakistan's greatest all-rounder and the only ODI World Cup-winning captain. Pity, and petty too.”

 

 

A fan even called out the board for hypocrisy, saying, “PCB has absolutely no right to point fingers at India for bringing politics into the game when it’s doing the same by not wishing Imran Khan.”

 

Others reminded the board of Khan’s unmatched legacy, saying, “Shame on PCB for dragging politics into sports. You can skip wishing him, but you can’t erase his legacy.”

 

 

Over his international career, Imran Khan played 88 Test matches, scoring 3,807 runs at an average of 37.69 with six centuries and 18 fifties, while taking 362 wickets at an exceptional average of 22.81. In 175 One Day Internationals, he amassed 3,709 runs at 33.41 and claimed 182 wickets, with a career-best figure of 6 for 14.

 

Imran, who turned 73 this year, remains one of the most iconic figures in Pakistan’s cricket history, the man who led the country to its first and only ODI World Cup title in 1992.

 

While the PCB has not issued any statement on the matter, the silence continues to spark debate online, with fans calling for respect and recognition for one of Pakistan’s greatest cricketing heroes.