Lahore: “Chances of former skipper Shahid Afridi, Younus Khan and Umar Gul for national squad are very low as National Selection Committee (NSC) considering selecting young talent from domestic cricket for Indian tour,” said sources.
Sources said that in its last meeting at provincial capital NSC discussed initial players’ list. NSC included right-hand spinner Zulfiqar Babar, pacer Ehsan Adil, Hammad Azam, Imran Farhat, Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Amin in the list for the tour.
“The committee also consulted the list with National cricket team coach David Whatmore, bowling coach Muhammad Akram, one-day team captain Misbahul Haq, Twenty20 (T20) captain Muhammad Hafeez,” sources added.
Sources further said that NSC thoroughly reviewed performances of players in T20 world cup, President Cup and National T20 tournament.
Sources said that all-rounder Abdur Razzak’s chances for induction in the team were linked to his fitness test. “NCS showed concerns over Afridi’s fitness too.”
“Chances of Umar and Younus to make it for the national squad are also very slim,” said the sources.
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