Followers had been anticipating to see right-handed batter in motion in New Zealand’s circumstances
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday earned large-scale criticism on-line after one of many Inexperienced Shirts’ most interesting T20 batters Mohammad Haris was dropped from the nationwide squad for the five-match T20I sequence towards New Zealand.
Earlier right now, Pakistan’s squad for the T20I sequence towards the Kiwis was introduced by PCB Chief Selector Wahab Riaz and his advisor Kamran Akmal throughout a press convention in Lahore.
Haris emerged as one of many most interesting T20 batters in a really quick interval and showcased his prowess in leagues all around the world.
The 22-year-old’s exclusion from the squad got here as a shock to the followers as they had been anticipating to see the right-handed fearless batter in motion in New Zealand’s circumstances.
“We’ve rested Mohammad Haris for this sequence. We all know his functionality and he’s a part of our plans going ahead. There have been some home performers in First Class cricket who we needed to present an opportunity and improve our pool of gamers, so we rested Haris from this tour,” Wahab stated.
Right here is how followers on X, previously Twitter, reacted:
Pakistan’s squad:
Shaheen Afridi (c), Aamir Jamal, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan (wk), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mojammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usama Mir, Zaman Khan.
Bear in mind, the Pakistan cricket workforce is presently in Australia to play a three-match Take a look at sequence within the ongoing World Take a look at Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle which can conclude on January 7.
Simply 5 days after the conclusion of the Take a look at sequence, Pakistan is scheduled to play their first T20I match towards New Zealand on January 12.
After skipper Babar Azam stepped down because the captain of all codecs, Shaheen Shah Afridi was named the skipper of the shorter format by the PCB.
Shaheen — who is taken into account one of many most interesting bowlers on the planet, particularly with the brand new ball — could have his first task because the captain towards the runner-ups of the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Schedule of Pakistan’s 2024 tour to New Zealand
- First match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 12 January, Auckland
- Second match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 14 January, Hamilton
- Third match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 17 January, Dunedin
- Fourth match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 19 January, Christchurch
- Fifth match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 21 January, Christchurch.