http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Sami-c77289 need more time to make a comeback, reckons Iqbal Qasim
The newly appointed Pakistan Cricket Board chief selector, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Iqbal-Qasim-c76980 has said that the out of favour paceman Mohammad Sami, and the exciting young opener, Ahmed Shehzad were considered during a meeting that picked the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, but
it was felt that the duo needed time to make a comeback into the national side.
"It is not as if they were not discussed, but we just felt they need more time to make a comeback," said Iqbal Qasim while speaking to media reporters after announcing the squad on Saturday.
The PCB selection committee, under the chairmanship of Iqbal Qasim met at the PCB Headquarters, Lahore on Saturday to pick a 15-man squad for upcoming quadrangular one day tournament, the Asia Cup. Whilst all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Farhat-c64218
were dropped from the squad, Shehzad and Sami were overlooked for selection, despite performing outstandingly in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League.
However, well placed sources from inside the board have claimed that disciplinary issues led to Shehzad’s sacking for the Asia Cup, despite finishing the BPL as top scorer. Uncapped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-Jamshed-c78752, who was also impressive during the BPL, has been picked ahead
of Ahmed Shehzad.
As far as Sami’s selection is concerned, the PCB sources have claimed that the pace bowler will make a comeback into the side through Tests and will be considered for selection in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s next Test cricket assignment.
Pakistan cricket team will leave for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. Dhoni and his Men in Blue will be defending their title in the latest edition.
Pakistan will open their Asia Cup campaign next Sunday, March 11 against hosts Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla national stadium, Mirpur.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davenell-Frederick-Whatmore-c52571 will, in all probability, travel with the team as the head coach. He was likely to be confirmed as the new head coach on March 2, but is yet to sign the deal officially.
"Whatmore is not yet formally appointed as coach but the selectors still took his feedback and he adopted a safe stance. He also needs time to watch the players up close in the Asia Cup," said a source.
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