Regardless of what Sarfraz feels about Rizwan deep down, he has been very supportive publicly and has praised him generously on social media.
It might just be an act and a PR tactic, but it is what it is.
There was no reason for Hafeez to take shots at Sarfraz in this fashion. Everyone including Sarfraz himself knows that his international career is done and dusted.
It was a completely unnecessary and needless jibe. It seems that Hafeez has a grudge against Sarfraz because of the way he was sidelined from the team in 2018 before making a comeback after the Asia Cup disaster.
Amir though had no business poking his nose in this. He seems to have a problem with everyone apart from 2-3 players.
He is not helping his case at all. At this rate he would never play for Pakistan again even if this management leaves.
Agreed.
Hafeez is keeping a grudge because he was dropped from the squad whereas we kept his bestie Malik there for a year or so.
Hafeez as an all-rounder, when he could bowl, brought more to the team but his action has been banned more times than he's scored centuries. His batting took a slump around 2018 as well, and he was rightly dropped.
Sarfaraz is an example of someone who didn't make the most of the opportunity they had, though some might feel that he was hardly done. His own batting form was to blame, if he was batting well he'd still be on the team ahead of Rizwan. The fact of the matter is that Sarfaraz needs a very, very convincing PSL season to overshadow Rizwan and take the spot back. I'm saying he'd need at least a 50 average and a 140+ SR to take that spot, and it would also mean that Rizwan would have to have an exceptionally poor PSL (either he doesn't get played by MS, or he doesn't perform).
Neither one is an exceptional T20 player, but ahead of the T20 WC, I'd go with the one in better form. However, it seems unlikely that Sarfaraz can put up that type of a performance, and it seems more unlikely that Rizwan won't carry his form into the PSL.
Amir is a baffling case. His whole idea that he'll unretire when the new management comes does not make sense. Firstly, if a new management comes, Wasim will still be the chief selector. As far as I remember, Amir hasn't played any domestic cricket since the National T20 Cup where he got sent to the cleaners. That means he has no domestic performances to show, and Wasim won't select him until he puts up convincing domestic performances. That could take more than a year, especially if our ODI bowling lineup solidifies further, and people take their places.
Amir might just have ended his own career, all because of his attitude.
