Former Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi and batsmen Ahmad Shahzad and Umar Akmal are highly unlikely to join Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming T20 international against England.
Pakistan’s current tour of England features one T20I match on September 7 in Manchester and the trio is likely to miss out on it for the visitors, according to local media reports.
Akmal and Shahzad were dropped from the squad due to disciplinary reasons right from the get go. However, Afridi, who only represents Pakistan in T-20Is, is likely to be excluded to give younger players a chance to shine in the international arena.
Earlier, the all-rounder Shahid Afridi claimed in a tweet that he was resting his knee in order to regain full fitness ahead of his T20 stint with English county Hampshire.
Few days back, Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Shahryar Khan expressed that Umar Akmal has apologized to the management over his behavior and ensured that he will not repeat the mistakes for which he was dropped from the team.
The chairman had also informed chief selector Inzamamul Haq that the 26-year-old is eligible for future selection.
Reportedly, Umar Akmal expressed that he had thanked the chairman for encouraging him and promised to be careful in future.
Pakistan will play their second One Day International match against England tomorrow at Lord’s, after losing the first one in Southampton.
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