Former Pakistan quick bowler Mohammad Amir slammed Pakistan chief selector Muhammad Wasim after the PCB choice committee introduced the squad for T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday, September 15. Amir expressed he was not pleased with the 15-man squad which has been picked by the Wasim-led senior choice committee.
Pakistan named a 15-man squad which will probably be led by Babar Azam. There had been no main surprises within the squad as Pakistan retained a number of members of the squad that reached the ultimate of the Asia Cup. Fakhar Zaman, who batted at No. 3, was added to the reserve group because of a knee damage whereas Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Wasim Jr. had been handed recollects for the T20 World Cup squad.
However, opposite to hypothesis on the eve of the squad announcement, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and all-rounder Shoaib Malik had been ignored with Muhammad Wasim making it clear that the latter was by no means in competition for a recall.
“Chief slector ki cheap selection,” Amir stated in a publish on Twitter.
Amir additionally shared a publish of a Pakistan journalist who had slammed the staff choice, calling it “pathetic”.
chief slector ki low-cost choice
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) September 15, 2022
The Pakistan squad for the T20 World Cup was introduced days after questions had been requested about their middle-order following the Asia Cup 2022 closing defeat. The likes of Khushil Shah and Asif Ali had been underneath the scanner following odd outings within the Asia Cup.
However, Pakistan introduced again Shaan Masood to beef up their batting order for the T20 World Cup, which will get underway in Australia in September.
PAKISTAN SQUAD FOR T20 WORLD CUP
Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usman Qadir.
Traveling reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris and Shahnawaz Dahani.
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