Former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed was dropped from the national ODI squad after sitting on the bench for a long period of time.
National chief selector Mohammad Wasim, on Wednesday, announced a 20-member squad for three-matches home ODI series against New Zealand.
Sarfaraz was replaced by the surprising inclusion of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Haris who made his List A debut earlier this year.
The exclusion of the Champions Trophy Winning captain drew major attention on social media with people raising questions on the selection process.
giving Sarfaraz Ahmad just one ODI out of last 10 and then dropping him from squad of 20 players is a mystery😑#PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/3kXynC6owv
— Biya💫💞 (@Biya_297) September 1, 2021
#SARFARAZ_AHMED has been dropped from the ODI squad, which was announced by PCB today. Along with Sarfaraz, other players who failed to retain their place in the ODI squad are Haris Sohail, Salman Ali Agha, and Sohaib Maqsood”🙄🤨🤨😠🙄🙄 pic.twitter.com/wjCaatbqca
— Ansar Shakil (@AnsarShakil2) September 1, 2021
So Sarfaraz have been dropped (or they might say Rested) without Giving chances, was carried with the team on bench for 2 years made him miss Domestic, LPL and other opportunities.
They will hide behind Postponement of Afghanistan Series,
Where they were giving So called Rests https://t.co/TQKE8vQqJO— Saqib (@iamSaqibAliAwan) September 1, 2021
Sarfaraz Ahmed has been dropped.
He can play some Cricket now#PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/KvEoJXbFhn
— Abhijeet ♞ (@TheYorkerBall) September 1, 2021
Where is Sarfaraz Ahmed ?? Finished ??#PAKvNZ #Sarfaraz pic.twitter.com/x5HBjsOscy
— Sultan Mehmood Khan 🇵🇰 (@ImSultanMK) September 1, 2021
Sarfaraz ahmed has been rested for New Zealand series selectors are managing his workload of taking heavy bottles and bags they have given rest to him now Muhammad Harris will replace him best wishes for Harris🇵🇰♥️
— Usama speaks Cricket 🏏 (@LeoUsamaa) September 1, 2021
Sarfaraz Ahmed is dropped from Pakistan ODI squad..@SarfarazA_54.. Bad luck#Pakistan #Cricket #NewZealand pic.twitter.com/iJnSou8xbO
— Ali Hasan (@AaliHasan10) September 1, 2021
It must be noted here that Sarfaraz was removed from captaincy and dropped from the team after Misbah took charge as head coach in 2019. He made his comeback in 2020 but got very fewer chances as Mohammad Rizwan became the first-choice wicket-keeper.
