Times of Islamabad

Truth is bitter, Dropped pacer Junaid Khan records silent protest

Truth is bitter, Dropped pacer Junaid Khan records silent protest

ISLAMABAD – Truth is bitter, Dropped pacer Junaid Khan records silentprotest against Pakistan Cricket Board.

After he was axed from the World Cup 2019 squad, fast bowler Junaid Khan onMonday shared a cryptic photo of himself with his mouth sealed shut withblack tape.

Junaid, Abid Ali and Faheem Ashraf formed the trio that lost their spots onthe 15-man roster when Chief Selector Inzamamul Haq announced the finalsquad today for the big tournament.

They were replaced by pacers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz — the former whohas two wickets in his last 10 ODIs and the latter who has not played anODI in two years and whom coach Mickey Arthur had famously discarded “fornot winning the team any matches in years”.

Junaid did not impress in his two outings against England either, leakingruns at a high rate in both but he appears to have reservations over hisouster in favour of a duo that itself has question marks all over it.