LAHORE: Following a despair and repeated disappointing performances back to back in last few series, former Skipper Shoaib Malik has been finally dropped from the Green Shirts.
The squad for West Indies tour of Pakistan was announced this afternoon. A brilliant all round, Shoaib, however, has missed the squad this time.
He is also famous for marrying Indian Tennis Star Sania Mirza, who is also an avid supporter of her hubby.
It seems that now the star couple will get some time to stay together at last as both were busy in their respective fields.
Earlier Updates
Following a worst champions trophy, selectors of the Pakistan Cricket Board have included Shahid Afridi in the squad for West Indies.
Announcing the squads for upcoming visit to West Indies of the green shirts, Iqbal Qasim says a balanced team has been selected.
In last few weeks, the selectors have come under immense pressure following a series of the defeats. Later on, appointment of famous analyst Najam Sethi has provoked a strong reaction from cricketers and analysts.
Shoaib Malik and Imran Farhat have been dropped possibly for their poor performances in last few series.
Pakistan Squad for T20
Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shujat, Haris Suhail, Umer Akmal, Hammad Azam, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Suhail Tanveer, WAhab Riaz, Muhammad Irfan, Asad Ali, Umer Amin, Zulfiqar Babar and Junaid Khan
Pakistan One-Day Squad
Asad Ali, Umer Amin Muhammad Rizwan and Abdul Rehman, NAsir Jamshed, Ahmed Shahzad, Misbah ul Haq, Asad Shafiq, Muhammad Hafeez, Umer Akmal, Shahid Afridi
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