Selectors Have The Proper…: Mohsin Naqvis Massive Remark On Khushdil, Faheems Inclusion In Pakistan Squad For Champions Trophy 2025

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi mentioned that the choice committee “will overview” the nationwide squad picked for the Champions Trophy whilst he defended the controversial picks of batter Khushdil Shah and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf.

The PCB prime boss assertion was in full contradiction to skipper Mohammed Rizwan’s assertion that no change is warranted within the 15-member squad.

Each cricket board has time until February 12 to make any modifications to their provisional squads picked for the ICC occasion which shall be held in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates.

“The selectors have the best to overview any squad they announce. Khushdil Shah and Faheem Ashraf have been included within the squad with the best intentions,” he replied to a query.

The selectors have come beneath hearth from many former gamers and analysts after they recalled Khushdil and Faheem for the Champions Trophy though the duo had not performed worldwide cricket for some time.

Whereas Faheem, who has a batting common of 10 and bowling common of 47, performed final of his 34 ODIs in September, 2023, Khushdil, who has failed to attain even a single half-century in his 10 ODI appearances, has not performed for the nationwide group since August, 2022.

Naqvi mentioned that he didn’t intervene within the selectors’ work and no matter they felt was the most effective for the group they did.

“Sure they’re now reviewing the squad as a result of they’ve time till February 12 to make modifications if they need,” he mentioned.

This may not be the primary time if the selectors determined to alter the squad as a result of even earlier than the 2021 T20 World Cup the selectors had made a number of modifications to the introduced squad.