Another rookie batsman, Iftikhar Ahmed, who will also replace the retired Younis Khan in the one-day global squad for the remaining three ODIs against England, was picked for the T20s.
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According to Chief Selector Haroon Rasheed, Umar was dropped for violating the code of conduct issued by PCB while Peshawar city’s Riffatullah Mehmand and Iftikhar Ahmed are included in the squad owing to their recent good performance at domestic level.
The middle order batsman of Pakistan team is nowadays seeing the worst days of his life as the scandal about his dance party attendance in Hyderabad came under the radar of media, following it Pakistan Cricket Board didn’t include him in the T20 series against England, which is soon to be played in UAE.
Umar Akmal has been omitted from Pakistan’s Twenty20 squad to face England, but veteran batsman Rafatullah Mohmand is in contention for an worldwide debut nearly two decades on from his maiden first-class appearance.
Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, said: “I am disappointed what Saeed said recently and we have taken a minimum action against him by suspending [his contract] and held his monthly retainer”.
A assertion on the PCB’s web site learn: “Umar Akmal was in rivalry for a spot within the T20 squad, however he was not thought-about following the board issuing him a present trigger discover after the press stories revealed that he had introduced PCB and Pakistan Cricket into disrepute”.
But following his subsequent widely-reported remarks, the PCB has cancelled his already downgraded contract.
“We supported him a lot, invited (former Pakistan off-spinner) Saqlain (Mushtaq) to correct his action – so his comments were sad”. “He was considered to have potential to feature in an global T20 competition as an opener”, said Rasheed.
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