The current team, which is in the USA for the T20 World Cup 2024, has come under fire from Pakistan’s great Rashid Latif for charging $25 for admission to a “private dinner.”
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The cricket players and team from Pakistan never stop finding ways to stir up controversy. The Pakistani team is rumoured to have held a “private dinner” in the US just before their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign began. Inviting supporters for a “meet and greet.” But the programme wasn’t charitable or offered for free. The ‘private meal’ cost $25 US, which infuriated many in the Pakistani cricket community. One of the greatest Pakistani cricket players of all time, Rashid Latif, used social media to draw attention to the startling initiative that the players and the Pakistan Cricket Board had put together.
Fans had to pay $25 USD to meet Pakistani players during the private meal.
According to a video that Latif posted on social media. The legend from Pakistan and other people in the video were astounded by the concept. “This is a private dinner; there are formal dinners. Who is capable of doing this? It’s awful. This indicates that you spent $25 meeting our players. In the video, Latif remarked, “God forbid, if there had been a mess. People would have said boys are earning money.”
While a fan stated that if the squad was moving through with the concept. The price should have at least remained higher, presenter Nauman Niaz criticised the “sad state of affairs” in the Pakistan team.
Latif said that while he could appreciate the concept of hosting dinners for charitable causes, he couldn’t see paying for a private dinner.
“I’ve heard from people that when someone calls the Pakistani players, they simply ask, ‘How much money will you give?'” This is now typical. We had two or three formal meals, but things were different back then. But since it’s the World Cup, this is highlighted. Thus, players need to use caution. This is not how twenty-five dollars should be shamelessly spent. You go to two or three dinners, but there’s no business angle. You can attend fundraisers and charity dinners, but this isn’t either of those things. With the name of Pakistan and Pakistan cricket connected to it, this is a private event. Don’t make the same error,” he continued.
