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File photograph of Mohammad Rizwan© AFP
Former Pakistan cricket staff quick bowler Sikander Bakht blasted Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for not taking part within the Nationwide T20 Cup which is organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Each star gamers weren’t included within the squad for the T20I collection towards New Zealand following Pakistan’s disastrous present within the Champions Trophy 2025. Nonetheless, the duo determined to decide out of the nationwide match – a transfer that resulted in loads of criticism. Bakht requested PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi to be ‘strict’ with the star batters and cease the central contracts of those gamers.
Bakht went on to say that the choice to not play in tournaments organised by PCB implies that the gamers are insulting the governing physique and they need to be made to pay for his or her selections.
“They are employees of the Pakistan Cricket Board. They get 60 lakh per month, so they must play in the tournaments the PCB is organising. The buck stops with PCB. They have to make sure that players are available. If you are playing club cricket and not playing the tournament the board has organised, it means you are insulting the PCB,” Bakht informed Geo Tremendous.
“This shouldn’t happen. Mohsin Naqvi needs to be strict. He comes off as a polite person, but he needs to change his ways. You have to ask what is happening. Be strict. Stop their central contracts,” he added.
Rizwan was noticed taking part in a membership cricket match in Peshawar as images of him taking part in no-look photographs had been highlighted on social media.
Rizwan, who usually makes it a degree to play in home cricket when there are not any worldwide commitments, has apparently opted to play membership cricket as he lately returned after performing Umrah in Mecca and needs to chill out earlier than going to New Zealand for the three-match ODI collection.
Rizwan, Babar and Naseem had been all dropped by the nationwide selectors for the continued five-match T20 collection in New Zealand with a new-look Pakistan aspect dropping the primary recreation by 9 wickets.
Babar can be presently in Mecca for Umrah. The Nationwide T20 Cup is scheduled to run till March 27 with all accessible gamers informed to play for his or her home associations.
(With PTI inputs)
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