‘Fakhar Zaman was removed from social media comments and…’: PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on new Pakistan central contracts | cricket news

Fakhar Zaman (Getty Images)

New Delhi: Pakistan’s senior batsman Fakhar Zaman has been dropped. pakistan cricket board(PCB) has got the central contract for the first time in eight years pcb chairman Mohsin Naqvi Confirming that the decision was influenced by both fitness issues and Zaman’s controversial social media comments regarding the selection committee.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Naqvi acknowledged that Zaman’s public criticism of the decision to drop Babar Azam from the Test squad during the England series played a role in his exclusion, but stressed that the fitness test His failure to pass was the more important factor. ,
“There is an issue regarding his tweet, but it is not as important as his fitness test,” Naqvi said. “A show cause notice is pending against him, and we will look into it. The main issue with him is his fitness test, which he could not clear.” Zaman had criticized the selection committee’s decision to drop Babar midway. series, a move that did not sit well with the board. Naqvi made it clear that the PCB will not tolerate players commenting publicly on internal selection matters. He said, “It cannot be that if the selection committee is not playing one player then the rest start expressing their displeasure by tweeting. Players are not allowed to work like this and we will never allow it.”

The removal of Fakhar Zaman from the contract list has removed him from Category B, which now includes Shaheen Shah Afridi And Naseem Shah. Category A remains unchanged, comprising Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. The PCB also announced new names in Categories C and D, which include players like Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf and Saud Shakeel in the lower tier.
Full list of players in central contract of Pakistan