Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal has expressed his displeasure with the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) treatment of his brother Umar Akmal. Kamran slammed Pakistan captain Babar Azam after Umar was not picked in the ODI squad against New Zealand.
The former cricketer accused Babar of prioritising his preferences over national selection, particularly in light of the fact that Umar is being overlooked in terms of ODI team selection.
“Keep your personal agendas aside, drafting a team should be about putting Pakistan first, not personal agendas or preferences. It’s concerning to see players being shifted between formats based on connections rather than performance. We can’t afford to treat team selection like a game of musical chairs,” said Kamran as quoted by Cricket Pakistan.
“The team selection should not be based on transitioning players between formats solely on the basis of their connections in the board. It’s not right to include someone in the ODI lineup just because they didn’t perform well in T20I. This seems like a game of musical chairs, and it’s not fair to the team or the players,” he added.
