Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan slammed the health levels of Pakistan’s constrained- overs squad however recommended the group management in opposition to too many ‘experiments’ within the Twenty20 facet with international Championship in India just 4 months away.
Khan, who became speaking to the media on Thursday amid reviews of divisions in the Pakistan camp, clarified that every one ‘stake holders have been at the equal music’ and team alternatives had been now not based on non-public possibilities of the captains.
“Please don’t agree with the rumours. I've complete faith in the choice committee and their selections. We need to recognition at the real motives for our defeats which can be falling fitness stages of our players,” Khan informed reporters outdoor the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Khan also burdened the need for ‘intellectual alertness on the field’ in a connection with numerous comical run-outs that the Pakistan batsmen had been concerned in for the duration of the britain collection.
Khan was brief in backing embattled T20 captain Shahid Afridi when asked about the inconsistencies in group selection and England’s three-0 whitewash of Pakistan in the these days concluded collection.
“All choices that a captain takes on and off the sector are in simple terms based on cricketing motives and every so often they do now not come off. That is the nature of cricket. There is no grouping or such a aspect in the crew.”
“We can not chop and change the team an excessive amount of with the arena T20 across the corner. The time for experiments is up.”
The PCB chief, however, admitted that there have been concerns over the return of Mohammad Amir within the Pakistan group and the issue had created a few division in the ranks.
“There are slight concerns over Amir’s return to the aspect and as a long way as I realize, the difficulty has been discussed in the dressing room. But we've got informed Amir that if and whilst he comes returned, he's going to must ensure there aren't any disciplinary issues.”
On Wednesday, Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis defined defeat within the T20 series in opposition to England as a “huge eye opener” for his group whose “terrible and regular” performance wished proper evaluation.
Pakistan were blanked three-zero via England who received the 0.33 and very last recreation in Sharjah in a interesting super Over end on Monday leaving Waqar to contemplate his facet’s development just months earlier than the arena Twenty20 in India.
Pakistan won the previous three-test series 2-zero but misplaced the four-suit one-day three-1 with the constrained-overs performances highlighting the crew’s serious lack health.
Waqar talked about health as the important thing problem in an interview on Wednesday and confused on the identical point in the Thursday press conference along Khan.
“I’m thoroughly disenchanted at the character of our defeats but in T20s one moment can exchange the direction of the game. But where we were found wanting had been our health ranges.”
the previous captain said the most important purpose for the take a look at group’s success became its consistency and revel in and called for staying power with the ODI and T20 side.
Waqar also moved to garbage reviews of rifts among him and T20 captain Afridi. “there is no truth to such claims.”
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