 What is our fault?What is our fault?
The national team is playing its first Test match in Sri Lanka, but ever since the announcement of the final XI, the chief selector has been criticized for ignoring many young players from Karachi, including Fawad Alam and Sarfraz Ahmed.
After 12 years, no cricketer from Karachi or Sindh has participated in any Test match of Pakistan. Fawad Alam, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Nouman Ali, Saud Shakeel and Shaan Masood have been given the task of watering the Gall Test. Questions are being asked by cricket fans and analysts, are the cricketers from the biggest city of the country no longer able to be represented on the playing field at the national level?
Only Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim can answer this question because if Fawad Alam has been left out this time considering his performance in the previous series, then has Azhar Ali's performance been impressive in the recent series.
Of course, Azhar Ali has also failed to play big innings consistently but he is part of the final XI while Fawad Alam is out of the team after a poor series. Young player Salman Ali Agha has been given debut in place of Fawad Alam. It would have been good to keep Fawad Alam in the team and win this test match and give a chance to the young player in the next match.
Noman Ali, Saud Shakeel and Shaan Masood also didn't pass the Chief Selector's eye or let's say they are not in his good book, Shaan Masood performed brilliantly in the county but he was also dropped from the team. Similarly, Nauman Ali, Saud Shakeel are also not part of the final XI despite showing excellent performance in domestic.
If we look at the final XI, the middle-order batting looks weak. If the out-of-form Azhar Ali does not play any big innings, then how long will Muhammad Nawaz and debutant Salman Ali Agha be able to lead the team forward. Could have added more runs.
Former fast bowler Tanveer Ahmed even said that why Sarfraz Ahmed is tolerating this kind of attitude of PCB who has given the C category of the contract to the team that won the Champions Trophy.
It can be hoped that Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim will give opportunity to Fawad Alam, Sarfraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Nouman Ali, looking at the performance in the upcoming series.