No More T20Is for Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen? Pakistan Selectors say 'they're not needed'

3 Big Named Players Are Not Needed In T20 Internationals Says The Pakistan Cricket Broad

Pakistan will play the series again West Indies and Bangladesh without the three stalwarts of the game and since five to six years, these three players who will be not selected in the upcoming series away and at home, were the pillars of their national side once upon a time. The PCB selectors and the new coach of Pakistan Cricket, Mike Hesson have also informed those three legends of Pakistani Cricket that they are no more needed in the side of the shortest form of the game.

As of now the three legends who will be ignored for the T20I series will have to concentrate only on the other two formats of the game. Pakistan will also host Afghanistan for a series of the shortest form of the game. But this is not officially confirmed. The Men in Green will also play the Asia T20 in 2025 and the ICC T20 World Cup in 2026.

The PCB selection pannel and Mike Hesson, the new coach of Pakistan wants to give a longer rope to the youngsters in the T20 International squad to prepare for two events, Asia Cup 2025 and T20 World Cup 2026. These three legends were also ignored for the T20I series against New Zealand, which they lost and the series versus Bangladesh, which they won.

However, the doors for these three Pakistani players are still open and if they give strong performances in the T20 matches in the domestic circuits, than they can make a comeback in the T20 format. Here Are The Names Of Those Big Name Players Of Pakistan, Whose Career In The Shortest Format Might Be Over Due To This Decision Made By PCB.

1. Babar Azam 

The former skipper of Pakistan, Babar Azam is the senior pro of Pakistani cricket team in all three forms of the game. But now Azam will be overlooked for the upcoming matches of the T20I format. He wasn’t selected for the series against The Aussies, Proteas and Zimbabwe. Babar has scored 4223 runs from 128 matches and 121 innings with 36 half centuries and three centuries for Pakistan. Azam had an average of 39.84 and a strike rate of 129.23 in his T20I career.

2. Shaheen Shah Afridi 

The pace bowler of Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi will also be left out from the T20 International squad of Pakistan. Shaheen has the pace, accuracy of right lines and lengths. His experience would be boosted the bowling line up of the Men in Green. But now, the PCB and the new coach Hesson will part ways with this pace bowler. Afridi. In 79 matches and 79 innings, Shaheen has picked up 102 scalps to his name with an average of 22.13, an economy rate of 7.9 and a strike rate of 16.8.

3. Mohammad Rizwan

The wicketkeeper and the opening batsman of Pakistani side, Mohammad Rizwan too has been snubbed from the T20 International side of the Men in Green. Rizwan is the current ODI captain of Pakistan while Salman Ali Agha will lead the T20 International side of Pakistan. In his T20I career, Rizwan has scored 3414 runs in 106 matches and 93 innings with an 46.77 and a strike rate of 125.38. Rizwan has scored 30 half centuries and one century in the shorter version of the fame for Pakistan.