X (Formerly Twitter) Out-of-favour Pakistani batter Ahmed Shehzad came heavily on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistan’s tram management for the second time on Thursday when they dropped star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi from Pakistan’s 12-man squad for the subsequent second Test against Bangladesh which begins from Friday (August 30) at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Blaming Shaheen Not the Only Solution, All Underperforming Players Must Go: Ahmed Shehzad
Citing Shehzad, it was not only Shaheen that was guilty of Pakistan’s latest string of unfavourable performances in the international cricket. He agreed that the pacer’s best has not been good in the prior months but completely excluding him is not the systemic solution to the ordeal; all the non-performing players should leave the side.
In a video uploaded in his X account, Shehzad asked in anger and frustration, “You lost to Zimbabwe, Ireland, the USA, India and now Bangladesh, yet you are blaming Shaheen Afridi only?”
“Shaheen Afridi will not be solely held accountable for all of this alone So, bring all those people who were involved in all of it Tell this country So, it is wrong to blame Shaheen Afridi only for all of this Yes, his bowling performances are low, his attitude is an issue, you let him go, you did the right thing, But what about the rest of the crew and the rest of the performances,”
Openers and Top Order Under Fire: Ahmed Shehzad Targets Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, and Babar Azam
The right-handed batter criticised the role of openers Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub, and top batter and ex-captain Babar Azam in the side for the last 10+ Tests.
“What about Abdullah Shafique’s performance in the last 8 Test matches? What about Saim Ayub’s performance after 25 matches? What about Babar Azam’s performance in the last 14 Test matches? So just by barring them, there won’t be any surgery; there won’t be any Pakistan team on the right track. There are some decisions that will have to be taken. And those people who are involved in all of this, whose performances are low, they will also have to be held accountable,” he said.