Monumental Disasters of PCB

Pakistan's cricket team, once a shining example of possibilities the nation could achieve with the immense talent it has, now rests in line with the rest of the nation, distraught, unwanted, and unsure of what it will do next and where to go.  Many of the leading players of the national team have decided to jump ship despite all the heavy threats by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL).  

While players of many other nations have joined ICL, Pakistan's leading names - primarily rejects from the national team - have joined in large numbers.  When Muhammad Yusuf joined ICL, it became clear that PCB's leadership in steering the ship for the sport had eroded.  

The malaise in cricket reflects the institutional negligeance seen elsewhere.  The PCB still hasn't finalized it's constitution - something the last Chairman, Nasim Ashraf, had promised to do, but remained undone throughout his tenure.  

Now the current news of another 'monumental disaster' in the awarding of a contract by the former COO Shafqat Naghmi to build a VIP pavilion at Gaddafi Stadium.  Whether this is a vendetta launched by the current PCB heads or some very bad mathematics - or as will be popularly believed, yet anther example of runaway corruption - the project was supposed to be completed at 142 million back in September 2008 and remains unfinished requiring another 471 million rupees.  

This quote nevertheless will keep the controvery alive and provide many juicy insights:  

“The whole project is a monumental disaster, utter wastage of PCB funds and is a tribute to the management ego and vision of grandeur. The project was to be completed by 31st August 2008. It was sheer negligence and incompetence of the previous management that the project has not been completed in time and there has been a colossal cost increase. The amazing aspect of the whole fraudulent tender is that a hefty advance has already been paid to the contractor.”