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ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan Test fast bowler and inventor of reverse swing Sarfraz Nawaz lashes out at Pakistan Cricket Board for dropping Ammad Butt from T20 series against West Indies without giving him chance against England in the one-off T20.
Sarfraz while talking to The Nation on Thursday demanded chief selector Inzamamul Haq to explain on what grounds a player, who was not tried, was dropped and how Chairman Shahryar Khan gave approval.
He further said Pakistan outclassed England in the one-off T20 International that was truly a great achievement for green caps and normally winning combination is not disturbed.
He said it was quite strange to witness that a fresh youth, who performed well in domestic cricket and managed to get included for the England T20, was dropped without providing any opportunity.
“West Indies had a good competitive squad after playing well against India and they should not be taken easy. The pitches in Caribbean’s are almost identical to UAE and they could pose serious challenge to green caps and Pakistan team being lying down at number 7 in ICC T20 rankings can’t afford to further downslide.”
He said Afridi issue is keep on haunting Pakistan cricket. “Boom Boom had made it very clear he would retire from all formats after World T20 and that was the reason he was named captain of the national team, but now he wants to carry on, which is not logical. Pakistan cricket must look forward and must plan for next year’s World T20 rather than thinking on Afridi. Sri Lanka keeping in mind for future, showed the door to highly successful all-rounder Dilshan. Afridi’s recent performances in English County are enough to show he had well past his peak and that is the reason he was not offered contract for next years’ County season.”
He said if selectors were again thinking on the lines of including Afridi then again groupings would surface and the atmosphere of the dressing room would be badly hampered. He said T20 skipper Sarfraz Ahmed has a winning mentality and team would be spoiled had Afridi once again included.
Sarfraz also lambasted poor selection of players for the ODIs against England as there were no all-rounders in the Pakistan squad. Inzamam must inform the nation why genuine strikers of cricket ball like Ahmed Shahzad and Umar Akmal were not included.
He said it was only personal liking and disliking and it was not the case of temperament or behaviour as Inzamam was well-known for his short temper and never listened to anybody even not President Musharraf. He said it was Inzamam’s pathetic team selection that resulted in embarrassing defeats for Pakistan as Pakistan were well-short of quality players.
Sarfraz said after Hassan Ali’s arrival there is a huge question mark on M Aamir’s inclusion in the playing XI as he was a super flop in England. He failed to spearhead bowling and could not swing the ball or control his line and length.
He backed Azhar Ali to continue as ODI captain for at least another season. “First, the PCB didn’t pick Azhar for ODIs for two years but now when he is slowly getting into form and getting matured it would be injustice to drop him or replace him as captain. It was not Azhar’s poor captaincy but a highly pathetic team selection that led to Pakistan failure.”
Sarfraz said Azhar gave match-winning performances in Test series while batting at number three as there were certain elements, who wanted to make Azhar flop as skipper. He claimed that Wasim Akram had formulated a group consisting Karachi players, who play main role in inflicting damages to national team and flopping Azhar. He said Shahryar while appointing Azhar as skipper doesn’t consulted anybody as it is chairman’s prerogative, now Chairman must answer the nation why he formulated a two-member committee comprising Inzamam and Subhan to decide Azhar’s fate?
http://nation.com.pk/sports/16-Sep-2016/sarfraz-questions-sanity-of-selectors
Sarfraz while talking to The Nation on Thursday demanded chief selector Inzamamul Haq to explain on what grounds a player, who was not tried, was dropped and how Chairman Shahryar Khan gave approval.
He further said Pakistan outclassed England in the one-off T20 International that was truly a great achievement for green caps and normally winning combination is not disturbed.
He said it was quite strange to witness that a fresh youth, who performed well in domestic cricket and managed to get included for the England T20, was dropped without providing any opportunity.
“West Indies had a good competitive squad after playing well against India and they should not be taken easy. The pitches in Caribbean’s are almost identical to UAE and they could pose serious challenge to green caps and Pakistan team being lying down at number 7 in ICC T20 rankings can’t afford to further downslide.”
He said Afridi issue is keep on haunting Pakistan cricket. “Boom Boom had made it very clear he would retire from all formats after World T20 and that was the reason he was named captain of the national team, but now he wants to carry on, which is not logical. Pakistan cricket must look forward and must plan for next year’s World T20 rather than thinking on Afridi. Sri Lanka keeping in mind for future, showed the door to highly successful all-rounder Dilshan. Afridi’s recent performances in English County are enough to show he had well past his peak and that is the reason he was not offered contract for next years’ County season.”
He said if selectors were again thinking on the lines of including Afridi then again groupings would surface and the atmosphere of the dressing room would be badly hampered. He said T20 skipper Sarfraz Ahmed has a winning mentality and team would be spoiled had Afridi once again included.
Sarfraz also lambasted poor selection of players for the ODIs against England as there were no all-rounders in the Pakistan squad. Inzamam must inform the nation why genuine strikers of cricket ball like Ahmed Shahzad and Umar Akmal were not included.
He said it was only personal liking and disliking and it was not the case of temperament or behaviour as Inzamam was well-known for his short temper and never listened to anybody even not President Musharraf. He said it was Inzamam’s pathetic team selection that resulted in embarrassing defeats for Pakistan as Pakistan were well-short of quality players.
Sarfraz said after Hassan Ali’s arrival there is a huge question mark on M Aamir’s inclusion in the playing XI as he was a super flop in England. He failed to spearhead bowling and could not swing the ball or control his line and length.
He backed Azhar Ali to continue as ODI captain for at least another season. “First, the PCB didn’t pick Azhar for ODIs for two years but now when he is slowly getting into form and getting matured it would be injustice to drop him or replace him as captain. It was not Azhar’s poor captaincy but a highly pathetic team selection that led to Pakistan failure.”
Sarfraz said Azhar gave match-winning performances in Test series while batting at number three as there were certain elements, who wanted to make Azhar flop as skipper. He claimed that Wasim Akram had formulated a group consisting Karachi players, who play main role in inflicting damages to national team and flopping Azhar. He said Shahryar while appointing Azhar as skipper doesn’t consulted anybody as it is chairman’s prerogative, now Chairman must answer the nation why he formulated a two-member committee comprising Inzamam and Subhan to decide Azhar’s fate?
http://nation.com.pk/sports/16-Sep-2016/sarfraz-questions-sanity-of-selectors
