Former chief selector criticises PCB for resting 5 senior players during Afghanistan series

Former Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim

KARACHI: Previous Pakistan chief selector Mohammad Wasim has censured the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) strategy of resting five senior players all the while for a series against original capacity Afghanistan side in Sharjah last month.

Pakistan had rested commander Babar Azam alongside senior players Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi. Shadab drove youthful Pakistan side were beaten 2-1 by Afghanistan in the three-match T20I series.

Wasim told Geo News in a selective meeting that he upholds resting seniors, yet added that it ought to be finished through a legitimate strategy rather than suddenly making your main five players rest.

"As I would like to think, your home series is the best event to attempt your adolescent and rest your senior players, they had the timetable before them, they realized New Zealand was coming and they would accompany seat strength, so they ought to have played those young people in this series," Wasim said.

"It was a piece unforgiving on those young people too to uncover them against original capacity Afghanistan side in troublesome states of Sharjah, I think the New Zealand series would've been a superior chance for them to play," the previous boss selector added.

Wasim further said that regardless of whether you need to rest senior players, you don't make everybody rest together.

"A senior player was essential to be with these youths who could direct them, tutor them during the series. The pioneer, Babar ought to have been there as we have perceived how Saim and Haris succeeded when they played close by Babar. On the off chance that not Babar, then, at that point, Rizwan or Fakhar, but rather a senior was genuinely necessary there to accompany youths," said Wasim.

Answering to an inquiry, Wasim said that it was normal for the youth to clear their places after one series as seniors needed to return yet demanded that these players ought to be given a legitimate run.

He added that players who are with the group ought to remain in dispute for the spot all through the year as it will likewise reinforce the seat.

Wasim likewise talked on the issue of Mohammad Amir saying that if a quick bowler has any desire to get back into the game, the primary thing he really wants to do is make himself accessible for choice and that will be finished by emerging from retirement.

"You've to make yourself accessible and show what you can do by acting in homegrown cricket. There has been a colossal hole since he last played for Pakistan so he must return to homegrown and show what him can do, to bring him unexpectedly will be uncalled for to different players," he said.

The previous boss selector said that Pakistan Shaheen's series against Zimbabwe will not be much useful for Pakistani young men.

"It is only for putting together a visit in any case series against Zimbabwe A won't help the reason for improvement of our cricketers. To accomplish that objective, we really want A group's series against groups like Australia An or Britain Lions," said the previous boss selector.