Times of Islamabad

Veteran duo Hafeez and Shoaib dropped from National Squad, Still have a good news from PCB

Veteran duo Hafeez and Shoaib dropped from National Squad, Still have a good news from PCB

ISLAMABAD – Although Pakistani Veteran duo Mohammad Hafeez and ShoaibMalik have been dropped from National Squad, Still they have a good newsfrom Pakistan Cricket Board.

PCB has given NOC to both the players for playing the ongoing CarreabeanPremier League.

Earlier both Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik were left out of thesquad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.

Previously, the board did not offer either of the players a centralcontract, which was an indication that PCB will no longer keep relying onexperienced players for the sake of including them in the team.

Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad are the two players who have replaced theveteran duo in the 20-player probables list for the limited-over series.

A press released by the PCB read: Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik have notbeen named in the probables as they have been granted NOC until October 12to participate in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).