Pakistan's former flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi raised his voice for the ignored cricketers.
Speaking on a local tv channel, Afridi questioned the non-selection of Abid Ali, Zahid Mehmood and Usman Salahuddin.
"We developed a Test player; he fell ill, received treatment, and recovered. I'm talking about Abid Ali; where is that guy? I don't understand, and besides him, you have kept two left-arm spinners in the team. There was a leg-spinner named Zahid Mehmood; where is he?" questioned Afridi.
“The rest of the squad is fine, but our players get out of the team for a while due to injuries, and then they struggle to find a place again in the squad. In my opinion, Usman Salahuddin has played for Pakistan previously and had some great performances. Where is he? I mean, you give chances to completely new players, you don't give chances to the players you have invested in; they don't seem to be noticed," he shared his opinion on the national Test squad against Sri Lanka.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday announced 16-member squad for Sri Lanka Tests. Young Mohammad Hurraira and Aamir Jamal got their maiden Test call-up. Shaheen Shah Afridi also returned to the squad as Pakistan are all set to start third cycle of ICC Test Championship next month.
Pakistan squad
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc & wk), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood
Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka schedule
16-20 July – First Test at Galle International Cricket Stadium
24-28 July – Second Test at Singhalese Sports Club, Colombo
- Shahid Afridi