Former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has slammed the selection committee for leaving out Fawad Alam as Pakistan lost the second Test against England in Multan by 26 runs. The hosts were defeated 0-2 in the three-match series. He was also dissatisfied with the team’s decision to bench Sarfaraz Ahmed in the Multan Test.
The former spinner wants Babar Azam and his teammates to give Sarfaraz a chance in the Karachi Test. Kaneria stated on his YouTube channel: “The players who were good, you don’t want to play them. You dropped Fawad Alam without any reason. You’ve kept Sarfaraz Ahmed away, you didn’t utilize him. (Jab is tarah zyadti karoge tab aapko ese hi results milenge) When you do such things, you’ll get similar results.”
“Give opportunities to Sarfaraz. It’s useless to make him sit in the dressing room. You better give that opportunity to the youngster who can learn something. What will Sarfaraz learn on the bench? He is an ex-captain and has been scoring runs in domestic cricket,” he added.
For the uninitiated, Fawad Alam had a poor Test season. He only scored 58 runs in six innings, averaging 9.67. Last year, he scored 571 runs in nine Tests. Selector Muhammad Wasim explained the decision, saying, “He could not perform well in the previous three series, which is why we selected Saud Shakeel.”
Is this the reason why you’re not playing Sarfaraz?: Danish Kaneria
Sarfaraz Ahmed should replace Mohammad Rizwan, who failed to deliver in the second Test, according to Kaneria. He believes Babar Azam and company should give him a chance in the Karachi Test, which begins on Saturday, December 17.
“You’re playing Rizwan in Test, ODI, and T20Is. If you remove him and play Sarfaraz and if the latter performs, Pakistan will be forced to play him once again. Is this the reason why you’re not playing Sarfaraz? Bring him for Karachi Test. You’ve already lost the series,” he said.
