Dubai:
After Pakistan’s performance in the ongoing Asia Cup 2033, there is a lot of anger among the country’s officials and the cricket board. That’s because such a performance has come when the team was moving ahead with World Cup 2023 preparations, but first suffered a 228-run defeat at the hands of India as if it had never happened and then won the match. Against Sri Lanka, it has gone out of hand. And after these two defeats, the situation in Pakistan cricket has become such that some senior players may have to pay the price. Captain Babar Azam, Director Mickey Arthur, Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq and Head Coach Bradburn are constantly monitoring the fitness of the players. Meanwhile, the selectors are also considering the names of other players for the team. And for this some senior players may be dropped from the team.
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Shubman Gill reasoned, “This is why winning the Asia Cup 2023 title is so important.”
According to sources, the management has already selected the team for the World Cup 2023. Players were also informed whether they would play in the tournament or not. However, it has not been officially announced. But now after failing to reach the finals of Asia Cup 2023, the situation has completely changed. According to the report, Inzamam-ul-Haq is also very worried about the team’s defeat and injuries to Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf.
Recently, the captain Babar Azam expressed the possibility that Babar Azam may be out of the opening matches of the World Cup. Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the Asia Cup 2023 after sustaining a shoulder injury during the Super-4 round match against India. The medical team has advised him to rest before the World Cup. At the same time, the worry for Pakistan is that the vice-captain and Fakhar Zaman are also out of form.
PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf also met the players at the hotel after their exit from the Asia Cup and boosted their morale, but the meeting added to the players’ headaches. According to the report, the integration and technical committee chief has decided to meet the local selectors. And chief selector Babar Azam will make changes to the team after taking Arthur and Bradburn into confidence.