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Pakistan skipper dropped for New Zealand T20 series

Pakistan are being so Pakistan, after latest squad announcement for New Zealand tour. These guys don't do things quietly, far from it.

ayyazthebeardedcaptainmalik 3 min read · 1 year ago

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This makes sense to the Pakistan think tank, the Cricket Board and the powers that B. For the up and coming series against New Zealand, they have inexplicably dropped Mohammed Rizwan and Babar Azam too. I am not sure which one is more controversial, but in equal measure, both have earned the ire of yours truly!

Granted, he's a marmite cricketer (you love him or you hate him), but behind the stumps, there are not many better .. in the world game. As a glovemen he's very tidy behind the stumps and is a standard bearer. Once upon a time, they tried this stunt before of trying to replace Rizwan, do we remember what happened sports fans?

The PCB, almost with their tale in between their legs, put the Multan Sultans skipper back in the side. Mohammed Rizwan of course lost his place to Champions Trophy winning captain Sarfraz Ahmed, who despite being a gutsy batsmen, who bats with plenty of heart, is not one of the better wicket-keepers Pakistan have had. Controversial? It probably is.

In the recently concluded Champions Trophy, Rizwan wasn't too bad, which is probably why they kept with him, but even then by dropping him for the T20 series with The Black Caps, the decision is strange, to put it mildly. Haseebullah hasn't been picked, despite his good average, which would have been somewhat of a get out of jail card for the PCB, but with the young left-hander not picked, it seems even more peculiar.