India, Sept. 5 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been accused of running the senior men's national team from a remote control, and its chief, Mohsin Naqvi, was called out for failing to empower the coaches and captains. The criticism continues to mount for the cricket board after it pulled off an unprecedented move, replacing seven players and two coaches in the squad for the ongoing series against England.

Following losses in the first and second Tests against England, Pakistan, led by Babar Azam, was already under a lot of pressure, and the PCB stirred the pot further by sending players like Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha back home. Test coach Sarfaraz Ahmed was also not spared and was replaced by white-ball coach Mike Hesso...