Former Pakistan Cricketer Basit Ali has focused Michael Vaughan for his earlier tweet, criticizing the Pakistan group for dropping Babar Azam. Babar Azam was dropped from the Pakistan group for the 2nd and third Assessments vs England and Kamran Ghulam changed him within the 11.
Surprisingly, Kamran Ghulam smashed a century in his first-ever match itself. He scored 118 runs off 224 balls with 11 fours and 1 six. He has grabbed a whole lot of limelight together with his knock within the sport.
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PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi will likely be very joyful as we speak: Basit Ali on Kamran Ghulam’s ton
Former Pakistan participant Basit Ali was very joyful after Kamran Ghulam’s efficiency and hailed him in his YouTube video. He acknowledged that Ghulam’s efficiency in his debut Take a look at would’ve introduced a whole lot of happiness for PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi too.
Mohsin Naqvi, whereas advocating for the Champions Cup, a few months in the past acknowledged that there’s a lack of expertise pool in Pakistan cricket, and therefore, a home event just like the Champions Cup will assist the administration unearth expertise from completely different corners of the nation.
“PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi will likely be very joyful as we speak. He had given an announcement that ‘there isn’t any substitute in the meanwhile’. However (selectors) Aaqib Javed & Co launched a brand new child and he made a century on debut. One of the best factor in regards to the knock was that he (Ghulam) got here out to bat when the rating was 19 for two”, Basit Ali stated.
Basit Ali targets Michael Vaughan over Babar Azam’s previous tweet
Basit Ali lashed out at former England cricketer Michael Vaughan within the video. Earlier, Michael Vaughan focused PCB for dropping an aesthetic participant like Babar Azam. Take a look at Vaughan’s earlier tweet beneath.
So Pakistan haven’t gained shortly .. Go 1 nil down within the collection and resolve to drop the perfect participant in @babarazam258 .. I assume Pakistan cricket is filled with surprises however this tops the lot .. completely silly determination .. until he has requested for a break !!!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) October 13, 2024
To this, Basit Ali has given a befitting reply to the previous England cricketer. Basit Ali stated that PCB ought to ship Ghulam’s image to Vaughan and inform him that Kamran Ghulam is right here to remain. In line with Basit Ali, if the Pakistan selectors emphasised choosing gamers usually from their home construction, it might profit Pakistan cricket going ahead.
“Kamran Ghulam ki tasveer dikha dena Michael Vaughan ko aur kehna foremost hoon na (present Ghulam’s image to Vaughan and inform him he’s there). The daring determination taken by the selectors can result in betterment (of Pakistan cricket). Like Rohit Sharma had stated there (in India), give home cricket its due,” Basit Ali additional added.
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Babar Azam sidelined by Pakistan selectors
Notably, Babar Azam fully flopped in opposition to England within the 1st Take a look at. He received out for 30 runs off 71 balls in 1st innings.
Later, the previous Pakistan skipper may handle solely 5 runs within the 2nd innings as Pakistan received out for 220. England gained the first Take a look at which enraged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
On the identical day, PCB inducted extra members of the choice committee together with Aqib Javed, Azhar Ali, Aleem Dar, Bilal Afzal, and Hasan Cheema.
The selectors despatched large shockwaves after they made drastic modifications to the Pakistan squad dropping Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Sarfaraz Ahmed from the squad for the 2nd and third Assessments vs England.
As for Babar, experiences emerged that captain Shan Masood and head coach Jason Gillespie weren’t in favor of dropping the star batsman however the selectors made the ultimate name. Later, to place a relaxation to the conspiracy theories, Azhar Mahmood, on behalf of PCB, talked about that Babar Azam has been rested and never dropped from the Pakistan group.