The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has broken its silence on the suspension of the superstar batsman. Babar Azam From the test squad for the last two matches of the three games series Against England National Cricket Team.
Cricket fans and pundits were completely shocked when the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the squad for the second and third Tests against England as four star players were dropped from the squad.
Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Sarfaraz Ahmed Dropped
Babar Azam, who is currently thin, was released along with veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed. Also, superstar pacers Shaheen Afridi and Nasim Shah was not included in the squad for the matches.
In an official media release at the time of the squad announcement, the PCB stated that they have rested the star players to give them time to work on their fitness, confidence and composure to make a big comeback.
It was clear from the PCB’s statement that there is a lot of chaos in Pakistan cricket and the fans felt that Babar, Shaheen, Naseem and Sarfaraz were indeed dropped even though they mentioned that they were rested.
PCB fired for brave act and others Fakhar Zaman and Tanveer Ahmed as well as several experts and former cricketers hit the cricket board.
Babar Azam has been bailed out of the team to rest them so they can come back again – PCB
Later, in an official media release, an unnamed PCB spokesperson reiterated that Babar had been rested and even labeled him as the “best batsman of his generation” in a damage control measure.
“The Pakistan Cricket Board has said that four top players, including former captain Babar Azam, have been bailed out of the squad to give them rest so they can make a comeback,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
“Babar Azam is the best batsman of his generation and PCB wants to have a mentally refreshed Babar to represent the Pakistan side in the future,” he said.
Pakistan Squad Selection for England Tests Was Tough
The PCB spokesperson also said that “selecting the squad for the upcoming Tests against England was a difficult task for the selectors.” Also, the selection committee carefully considered the form of the players while selecting the squad for the second and third Tests.
Meanwhile, Haseebullah, Mehran Mumtaz, Kamran Ghulam and Mohammad Ali have replaced Babar, Sahin, Nasim and Sarfaraz in the squad. Another key name was missing from the squad Abrar Ahmedwho is down with dang. He was replaced by Sajid Khan and returned to the Noman Ali side along with Zahid Mahmud.
Notably, the Pakistan Cricket Board was forced to make bold calls due to the poor performance of the players in the last three home Tests. The Green Men suffered a whitewash at the hands of Bangladesh in the two-match Test series.
Also, they embarrassingly lost the first Test against England by an innings and 47 runs. Shan Masood is currently on a six-match losing streak as captain and there were reports that he was sacked after the England game.
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