Shehzad not dropped due to disciplinary reason: PCB
The Pakistan Cricket Board has made
it clear that young opener, Ahmed
Shehzad, was not dropped from the
national T20 team for the matches
against Australia and the T20
WorldCup in Sri Lanka due to any
disciplinary reason.
"There is no disciplinary issue
with Shehzad's selection. Neither
has the national team manager, Naved
Cheema lodged any report against
him," a board official said.
Rumours have abounded about the
reasons for Shehzad's exclusion for
the coming series after he was
recalled to the national T20 squad
for the Sri Lanka tour after a
stringof impressive performances
indomestic cricket and the
Bangladesh Premier League.
The board official said that the decision to select the squad was with the national selection committee, which also consulted the captain and coach.
"Shehzad has been dropped purely for cricketing reasons as the selectors felt that Imran Nazir deserved a chance to make a comeback after his recent performances," the official said.
A source in the board however confirmed that Shehzad's exclusion only came about on the insistence of T20 captain, Mohammad Hafeez, who showed more faith in the selection of Nazir.
"It was on Hafeez's insistence that the selectors agreed to include Nazir instead of Shehzad as Nasir Jamshed was choice of both the selectors and the team management," the source said.
PCN Staff Editor
