PCB names Aleem Dar, Aaqib Javed, Azhar Ali in revamped selection panel
Hours after that debacle, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to reconstruct the selection committee.
Hours after that debacle, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to reconstruct the selection committee.
“This debacle, a sort of a confidence crisis, started during the Asia Cup when India bashed our pacers on seaming conditions and then the secret was out to the world that the only way to counter this line-up was to attack,” Raja said.
The narrow margins have cost Gary Kirsten’s team, which could very easily be two from two and more-than-likely confirmed starters in the second round. Instead the team now finds itself in a desperate situation to avoid a first round exit, with themselves to blame.
While Azam is not new to being trolled on social media, he, actually, prefers to use the abuse to fire his motivation.
The seasoned top-order batter spoke highly of the welcome accorded to the Pakistan cricket team during their stay in Hyderabad for their initial few games of the World Cup.
Sri Lanka's problem has been their consistency and they will hope to do course correction.
Asia Cup 2018 will be played at two venues in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Malik further claimed that the hype “adds unnecessary pressure”.
Archrival India and Pakistan will face twice in the Asia Cup, and three times if both reach the final.
The Asia Cup begins September 15 and features India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and a qualifier team.
