Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is facing heavy criticism from former cricketers for the upheaval after the team suffered big defeats in the first two Tests of their three-match series in England to hand over an unassailable 2-0 lead to their hosts.

Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s Interior Minister, says he’s not afraid of criticism but added that he’s not affected by it if it comes from those who have not achieved anything in their lives.

“I have never been afraid of criticism, and I never will be,” Naqvi told Geo News. “Those who say cricket has been destroyed since I came – look at what the rankings were before,” he added.

Naqvi also reportedly said that he is ready to listen to someone of Wasim Akram’s stature but dismissed the criticism from others, claiming they aren’t aware of the facts.

Senior players Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha, along with Imam-ul-Haq, Ali Usman, Aamer Jamal, Awais Zafar, and Khurram Shahzad, are among those who have been sent home from England.

Saim Ayub, Abdullah Fazal, Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Saad Baig, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, and Razaullah have been called up to the Test squad as replacements.

PCB reportedly has issued a show-cause notice to their selectors, questioning the “rationale” behind selecting Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan in the Test team.

PCB has handed over the Test team’s reign to their white-ball coach Mike Hesson while Ashley Noffke has been named as the new bowling coach.

Meanwhile, former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has decided to resign from the selection committee and also from his role as the batting consultant at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.