During the T20 World Cup, the PAK team allegedly hosted a private dinner with a $25 fee
The Pakistan cricket team has been rocked by another controversy even before the start of their T20 World Cup in 2024. And now, something really strange has come forward. It seems that the Pakistani team or the management organized a ‘meet and greet’ with the Pakistani players at a restaurant in New York, which had a fee of $25.
This has not been received well by former Pakistani skipper Rashid Latif, who has blasted the team and the management for stooping so low. In a show hosted by Kamran Muzaffer, he slammed this move.
Rashid Latif said, “There are official dinners, but this is a private dinner. Who can do this? It’s terrible. That means you met our players for 25 dollars. God forbid, had there been a mess, people would have said boys are earning money.”
He added, “People tell me that whoever calls the Pakistan players, they just ask, ‘How much money will you give?’ This has become common. Things were different at our time; we had 2–3 dinners, but they were official. But this is highlighted because it’s the World Cup. So the players should be careful. The amount of 25 dollars shouldn’t be blatantly used like this.
“You attend 2-3 dinners, but without the commercial angle. You can go to charity dinners and fundraisers, but this is neither fundraising nor a charity dinner. This is a private function with the name of Pakistan and Pakistan cricket associated with it. Don’t make this mistake.”