Slogan changed to 'Team Pakistan'

The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to change its slogan from 'Proud to be a Pakistani' to 'Team Pakistan'. This decision was taken to emphasise on team effort.

Rameez Raja, the PCB chief executive, made this announcement and said, "The thrust is going to be on team effort and team performance. Our mission statement is going to be reflected in our future strategy and we are going to market it aggressively."

Rameez also added that once Shaharyar Khan, the chairman, and the advisory council had officially endorsed this slogan, the board will refer to the team as `Team Pakistan' in all the future press releases, statements and tour schedules. He believed that for the team to do well, a cohesion and unity of thought and performance was required from every player.

At least three other Test playing nations -- India, Australia and New Zealand -- have changed their slogans in the recent past. While the New Zealanders call themselves 'Black Caps', Australia and India are known as 'Team Australia' and 'Team India' respectively.