‘Truth is bitter’: Junaid Khan reacts to World Cup snub

Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan shared a picture of himself with tape on his mouth, after the senior speedster failed to make into the Pakistan World Cup squad.

“I don’t want to say anything. Truth is bitter,” Khan said in a post on Twitter. The response comes after Junaid Khan was dropped from the final 15-men squad announced by Pakistan cricket chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq on Monday.

The announcement for Junaid was particularly galling, who made the squad in 2011 World Cup but did not play and he had to withdraw in 2015 World Cup as well due to injury. This time, Junaid has been dropped in place of Mohammad Amir, whereas Wahab Riaz was picked in place of Faheem Ashraf.

“The difference during the England tour was due to fielding, so we realize in England that the bowler who know to ball with the old ball and is able to reverse swing they can be more effective, so Wahab Riaz is an experienced bowler ticked the two spots as well,” said Inzamam at a press conference.

“Amir is one of our senior bowlers and has a vast experience in England, and he has a good experience, we needed experience in our bowling in shape of Amir and Wahab,” he added.

Pakistan World Cup squad:

Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi.