A day after all-rounder Imad Wasim cut short his brief return to international cricket, pacer Mohammed Amir joined his former teammate to walk into the sunset after his final appearance for Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup in June.
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 Asia Cup begins September 15 and features India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and a qualifier team.
Taffazul Rizvi, the legal adviser of Pakistan Cricket Board, said Jamshed was the "lynchpin" in the spot-fixing scandal.
“On the other hand, Virat Kohli-XI is a stronger outfit as far as overall experience is concerned,” Sarfraz Ahmed added.
Pakistan speedster Sohail Tanvir had sparked off a debate after giving double middle finger send-off to Australia cricketer Ben Cutting.
In a major blow for Australia, pacers Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins have been ruled out of the upcoming Test tour against Pakistan, it was announced on Thursday.
