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Pakistan’s leg-spinner Usama Mir has expressed his frustration over being overlooked for the national team, citing concerns regarding his fitness.
Mir expressed frustration over selection snubs, emphasizing his past performances in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) during an interview with a sports platform.
“When I’m available, I don’t get selected—so what’s left to say about anything else? I just don’t understand it,” he said.
“I was the highest wicket-taker in last year’s PSL, yet I wasn’t picked. This year, although I didn’t perform at that level, there were still players with worse performances who got selected. It’s very clear to me now,” Usama Mir added.
The 29-year-old cricketer, who made his debut for Pakistan in January 2023, discussed his fitness and efforts to return to the national team.
“Even today, I still hold the record for the most wickets in a single PSL season over ten editions—but despite that, I wasn’t picked. If you look at my last match performance, people still say, ‘You won us that game—how did you get dropped after that?’ I can’t understand it either,” he recalled.
“After that, I worked extremely hard. They made fitness an excuse. I was told I failed the fitness test, so I trained hard.
I was captain of the Sialkot team; the trainers, the head coach—all can vouch for me. Even opposition teams were surprised by how much effort I was putting in,” Usama Mir revealed.
Usama Mir rued the things that happened to him, remaining in disbelief on how his career had progressed so far.
“These are the kind of things that happened with me, and I’m genuinely shocked as to why. I have proof of everything I’ve said,” he concluded.
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