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Former women’s team captain Sana Mir has expressed concerns over the decision to exclude Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from Pakistan’s T20I side.
Expressing her views during a sports show, Mir highlighted the national team’s inconsistent decisions
“Your main team comes under pressure when you corner players through forced selections,” she said.
“When we suggested that maybe one of them should come in between, that didn’t happen. And then suddenly, both were rested or dropped,” she added.
Sana Mir stated that the decision to drop the senior duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan has added pressure on the team.
“Now, the pressure of that decision has shifted onto this team. There’s a need to justify somehow that team selection by proving that they [Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan] are not part of the team because they did not play modern-day cricket, and that these players do.
So the entire burden has now fallen on this current team, whether they accept it or not,” Sana Mir concluded.
For the unversed, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in the second T20I by eight runs a day earlier in Dhaka, clinching their first-ever series in the format against Green Shirts.
Pakistan demonstrated a shambolic batting display, losing half of their side in the powerplay. However, Faheem Ashraf provided late resistance with a gusty half-century, but it was not enough as the hosts sealed a memorable win.
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