Source: www.dnaindia.com --- Friday, December 30, 2016
Pakistan on Friday ignored experienced cricketers Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez for the forthcoming ODI series in Australia while also axing leg-spinner Yasir Shah for the five-match rubber, starting next month. The national selectors ignored Kamran despite the wicket-keeper batsman having a sizzling season with the bat in which he has scored seven centuries. Similarly, Hafeez was also ignored although he has resumed bowling in domestic cricket after being cleared by the ICC last month. Reliable sources close to the selectors told PTI that while the national selection committee headed by Inzamam-ul-Haq wanted to include Kamran as a specialist batsman and Hafeez in the ODI squad, ODI captain Azhar Ali and head coach Mickey Arthur had strongly resisted their selection. "There was lot of debate on the inclusion of Kamran who last played an ODI for Pakistan in June 2013 but Azhar and Arthur told Inzamam they wanted to continue with Mohammad Rizwan as the reserve keeper and batsman in the squad," a source said. He said after holding several discussions with Arthur, Inzamam gave away. "But he (Inzamam) has made it clear to them that it is now their responsibility to perform in the ODI series and the selectors will not take any blame if the results are not good," the source added. Hafeez, 35, has also been out of favour with the selectors since returning from England midway through the ODI series in August due to a fitness issue. But ...
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