‘BCCI has started influencing …’ – Journalist makes absurd claims after none of the players from Pakistan get drafted in The Hundred League

The draft for the 2025 season of the Hundred League was held recently. 45 players from Pakistan had registered but none of them were picked. This didn’t sit down well with noted Pakistani journalist Arfa Feroz Zake, who alleged that BCCI had played a role behind the rejection. Arfa Feroze Zake wrote, “BCCI has started influencing The Hundred League, due to which no Pakistani player was picked in the draft of The Hundred League.” 

BCCI has started influencing The Hundred League due to which no Pakistani player picked in the draft of The Hundred League. #PakistanCricket

— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) March 13, 2025

Just a day after Champions Trophy had ended, the same Journalist had used his X-handle to call ICC Chairman Jay Shah “Politician, Propagandist” amongst other things and further went onto write, “PCB and cricket fraternity in Pakistan must be aware that Jay Shah will do everything to damage Pakistan Cricket in his tenure as ICC Chairman.”

Jay Shah is Politician
Jay Shah is Propagandist
Jay Shah is Discriminator
Jay Shah is Lobbyist
Jay Shah is Media Controller

PCB and cricket fraternity in Pakistan must be aware that Jay Shah will do everything to damage Pakistan Cricket in his tenure as ICC Chairman! #BCCI #PCB

— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) March 10, 2025

Apart from these tweets, Arfa Feroze had also demanded an apology for not “inviting” PCB for the closing ceremony of the Champions Trophy tournament. In a series of tweets, the journalist took a swipe at the Apex Cricket Body and also went on to question the entire tournament and call it biased. 

James Anderson and Rocky Flintoff go undrafted in 100 league

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