Shahid Afridi criticises PCB's England Test overhaul
Shahid Afridi calls PCB's mid-series squad overhaul the most shocking decision in Pakistan cricket after seven players and two coaches were removed following Lord's defeat.
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has criticised the PCB's decision to overhaul the Test squad during the England tour. Seven players and two coaches were removed after Pakistan's 194-run loss at Lord's, which sealed the series 2-0 for England.
The overhaul included the addition of five uncapped players for the final Test. Misbah-ul-Haq has also offered his resignation from the selection committee following the changes.
Afridi called the move the most shocking decision he had seen in Pakistan cricket. The team now faces the task of avoiding a series whitewash in the final Test.
CricHubb Take
Afridi's criticism carries weight because he represents a generation that experienced both Pakistan's 1992 World Cup success and subsequent administrative instability. His reference to the most shocking decision suggests the current overhaul breaks even recent patterns of mid-tour adjustments.