Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik’s exclusion remained to be the fact of the day for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 tour. The vulnerable Muhammad Yousuf has also been dropped,
indicating that his international career is coming to an end.
Kamran and Malik were not given the necessary “clearance” for selection by the board. This was the decision of the board’s integrity committee on which details were not disclosed. The officials at the Pakistan Cricket Board did not comment vastly on the
issue due to lack of mandate. However, the chief selector talked briefly on the matter.
“We discussed a vast pool of players but these two were not given clearance by the board” said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319.
The pair has not been given a chance since the summer tour to England. Former captain Malik’s lack of form has been the reason that kept him out of the national team. At least this was the perception given to public. But Kamran’s exclusion continues to be
a mystified case. He was denied entry in the team for the series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 after the medical treatment that he under went. But he was fit to play by the time the Test series started.
Spot-fixing allegations surrounded the wicket-keeper which kept him out, but a written clearance ended speculations. In October ICC cleared the player in writing, meaning he could be picked up for the national team. Since then, he tried and has been scoring
tons in the domestic circle, like Shoaib.
Kamran’s brother Adnan has managed to retain his spot in the team as the only wicket keeper available for team Pakistan.
The coming times for Yousuf seem to be equally austere. But the reasons are different for his not being in the team. Reports are already there that he is not in the prospective team for the upcoming World Cup. But the exclusion from the Test squad hit him
as a shock. He has been dropped due to fitness issues and the form that he is in. The chief selector explained how it has become difficult to include him as the competition is tough.
Pakistan will announce the team before the T20 and the One Day matches. The axing of Kamran Akmal has raised eye brows again, questioning the politics behind this decision. The board seems to be presenting an argument which does not sound valid to many.
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