Karachi: Sindh Sports Minister Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar, stirred controversy ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy by threatening to establish a separate cricket board for Sindh if local players continue to be denied their rightful opportunities. Speaking at the opening of the provincial youth conference organised by the Sindh government, Mahar expressed his dissatisfaction with the current treatment of Sindh cricketers.

He stated that they were not being given their due recognition and chances in the national team. He emphasised that cricket is not just for Punjab or Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa but is a sport deeply rooted in Sindh as well.

He further claimed that many Sindh players who had the potential to make it to the national team were instead being left behind, with no chance of representing the country despite their merit.