ISLAMABAD – Pakistan cricket team coach Mickey Arthur has revealed thereason for dropping Muhammad Hafeez from the national squad against WestIndies T20 series.
He said the reason behind Mohammad Hafeez’s non-selection in the T20 squadfor the West Indies series, saying that his being unable to bowl due toillegal bowling action went against his favour.
“If Hafeez is bowling, that’s great. But if not, then that’s a problem,”Arthur told reporters at the National Stadium, where the team took part ina training session ahead of the T20 series starting April 1.
Asked about Kamran Akmal’s continued absence from the national squaddespite blistering performance in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Arthurreiterated that he will not compromise on fielding standards.
“Kamran Akmal is a very good batsman, but unfortunately he can’t field. We[already] have Sarfraz Ahmed as our wicketkeeper. Fielding isnon-negotiable. If you can’t field, you can’t play for Pakistan. Simple asthat.”