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Inzamam swings the axe - dillinger10 - 05-03-2016
It didn't take long for Inzi to make some major changes to the Pakistan team, axing the likes of Shahid Afridi, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal and Mohammad Irfan from a list of 35 players that will feature at an upcoming training camp ahead of their tour of England.
Quote:Thirty-five players have been named for a three-week training camp starting later this month in the northern city of Abbottabad, home to the Pakistan Military Academy.
The prospect of a military-style camp was raised a month ago as part of a report by a Pakistan Cricket Board-appointed Special Committee, which was formed after questions about the team’s performance by the Pakistan Government.
Pakistan will start their tour of England with the first of four Tests from July 16.
PAKISTAN TRAINING SQUAD
Muhammad Hafeez*, Sami Aslam, Iftikhar Ahmed, Azhar Ali, Sharjeel Khan, Khurram Manzoor, Shan Masood, Younis Khan, Misbah Ul Haq, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Babar Azam, Harris Sohail*, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam, Akbar Ur Rahman, Asif Zakir, Anwar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, Mohammad Amir, Rahat Ali*, Imran Khan, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Hasan Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed, Muhammad Rizwan, Adnan Akmal, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Muhammad Ashgar, Imad Wasim*, Bilal Asif, Zohaib Khan
* subject to fitness
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/pakistan-selector-inzamam-ul-haq-shahid-afridi-umar-akmal-ahmed-shehzad/2016-05-02
Given Waqar's scathing report in the aftermath of the World Cup, it is not too surprising that both Akmal and Shehzad have been left out of the squad in light of their discipline problems.
Salman Butt was also omitted from the squad as Inzi believes he needs to play more first-class cricket before he could be counted on for selection.
Re: Inzamam swings the axe - ketchim - 05-03-2016
Good move Inzi : you da Man !
we have a neutered Coach begging the ill disciplined to stay !