Babar Azam: PCB dropping 7 players was "Mujhe bhi baad mein" — Watch

Home / Cricket News Cricket News Watch: "Mujhe bhi baad mein" — Babar Azam breaks his silence on PCB dropping Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq and five others ahead of the Edgbaston Test, saying he only found out after the decision was made Babar Azam looks on during the pre-match press conference ahead of the Edgbaston Test against England Get instant score alerts, fantasy tips and predictions before every match — straight to your phone. Join WhatsApp 2.4M followers Join Telegram 980K members The Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, expressed that he was fully unaware of the board's overall squad change, in which they replaced seven players from the original squad ahead of their third Test against England, beginning on September 09 at Edgbaston. Babar pointed out that it would be a golden chance for the incoming players. --Advertisement-- Pakistan, on the back of their drawn Test series against West Indies by a 1-1 margin, lost the opening Test of the England series by an innings and 103 runs at Headingley before facing a 194-run defeat during the second red-ball encounter at Lord's. "It was news to me too" — Babar Azam denies any role in PCB's nass player cull Babar admitted that he was blindsided, like everyone on the outside, as it was only after the release of the official statement that he got to know about the changes . The day after their Lord's Test defeat, the board announced that they had let seven players go from the squad, as well as the head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umal Gul. Watch Babar Azam's press conference here- 'It was news to me. I found out after. The PCB decided it, so they'll be able to explain better. The PCB's decision must have been taken after some thought process. It's better if you ask them why.' Pakistan's captain Babar said in the pre-match press conference. 'The series is lost, but we have nothing to lose. We should play freely and believe in ourselves as a team. We've practiced a couple of days and explained things to the new boys. Any young player who comes in is excited, and that excitement is visible. I believe that will be visible in the match, too.' He revealed. Babar, however, defended the team's decision. 'We didn't play well in all three facets as a team. And when you don't get results, then you'll get plenty of criticism from outside. But we did what we thought was best at the time. The way we read the pitch and conditions, the XIs we went with were what we thought was best at the time.' He informed in the same press conference. Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq and 5 others dropped as PCB overhauls squad for Edgbaston T he Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) brought their two capped Test players, batters Saim Ayub and Abdullah Fazal, while the uncapped group comprises pace-bowling all-rounders Razaullah Khan and Mohammad Imran, left-arm spinner Arafat Minhas, wicketkeeper Saad Baig, and left-arm pacer Mohammad Imran Junior w ere also included into the side. The biggest issue for Pakistan with the bat in the series was not getting to 200 runs in the four innings. Their biggest aim will be to bring improvement in that aspect and end the series on a high. Follow us on 9M+ fans across platforms --Advertisement--