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Former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif has hit out at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairmen for 'destroying the team.' The comments come after 0-2 Test series loss against Bangladesh at home.

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"Whoever became the chairman in the last four years has demolished Pakistan cricket," said Latif on his show 'Caught Behind.'

"Who brought him (Shan Masood) as (Test) captain? Who removed Babar Azam (from captaincy)? Who divided the Pakistan team?" Latif continued. "So what is he doing at this juncture? Giving interviews?"

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"Whose responsibility is it to make the team - Ashraf or Misbah's, asked the former Pak cricketer, questioning the role of Misbah-ul-Haq as an adviser to Ashraf and head of a cricket committee.

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"When he (Ashraf) was doing everything, making team and appointing captains, who is he blaming then - Babar?" Latif further said. "You forcibly made Babar resign. The team started disintegrating from there itself. It was you who made Shan the captain for your own benefit, to break the team. So your team is broken now," added Latif.

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Pakistan cricket is in turmoil ever since failing to qualify for the ODI World Cup 2023 semifinals. Babar Azam was removed from captaincy across formats, and Shan Masood was named his replacement in Tests along with Shaheen Shah Afridi in T20Is.

The changes, however, didn't work any wonder as Pakistan lost both Test and T20I series in Australia, forcing another change which saw Babar return to captaincy in the shortest format.

The chairmen kept changing as well, while all this drama happened in Pakistan cricket before Mohsin Naqvi was elected.

All of this comes at a time when Pakistan are gearing up to host ICC Champions Trophy early next year. It'll be their first ICC tournament since jointly hosting 1996 ODI World Cup with India and Sri Lanka.