Pakistan's Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has dropped star players Shahid Afridi, Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal from next month's tour of England.
He announced the names of probable players for the upcoming England tour, while addressing a press conference in Lahore, he announced 35 names for the training camp, the chief selector said “Shahid Afridi, Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal were dropped over discipline issues and are unlikely to become part of the England squad.”
Shehzad and Umar don’t have enough performances and lack discipline,” said Inzamam. “Wherever there will be a disciplinary problem, we will take a step. And you should expect this selection committee to be a little stern on discipline.
According to local media reports, Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq stated that the selection committee is independent and will make choices on its own. He added that “we need to give a chance to the younger players”, further stating that a harsh policy has been introduced in regards to the team’s discipline. Inzamam said that no player above the age of 30 will be included in the A-team on the basis of the new selection policy but if a player performs well then he may be included in the side.
Inzamam, while explaining his decision to exclude Afridi, said,“Pakistan will play only six T20Is in the coming 14 months so we are thinking of trying new players. Meanwhile, Afridi will also take some rest and if he performs after that, the doors of selection are always open.”
As for Shehzad and Umar, he said, “the selection committee will not compromise on discipline”. Shehzad was declared best batsman of the Pakistan Cup one-day tournament which ended on Sunday, scoring 372 runs, but along with Umar has been involved in various disciplinary breaches.
Pakistan will start their England tour with the first Test scheduled on July 16, which will be followed by three more Tests, five ODIs and T20.
Squad named: Mohammad Hafeez, Sami Aslam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azhar Ali, Sharjeel Khan, Khurram Manzoor, Shan Masood, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam, Akbar-ur-Rehman, Asif Zakir, Anwar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, Mohammad Amir, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Hasan Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Adnan Akmal, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Mohammad Asgher, Imad Wasim, Bilal Asif, Zohaib Khan.
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