By Tasawwar Abbas
LAHORE, Pakistan
(TheSportsNEXT) November 15, 2012: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on
Thursday barred three of the country’s top Twenty20 stars Umar Akmal, Saeed
Ajmal and Shahid Afridi from participating into next month’s KFC Big Bash
League to prepare for the upcoming India series.
There was a growing criticism on the PCB for letting the key
players participate in the Australian domestic Twenty20 competition ahead of
the all-important series against India.
Former skipper Shahid Afridi was due to represent Sydney
Thunder while the world’s best Twenty20 bowler Saeed Ajmal and hard-hitting Umar
Akmal had signed contracts with Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers, respectively.
Pakistan will play two Twenty20 Internationals and three One
Day Internationals during the course of two weeks long tour to India which
happens to be their first full series since 2007. Pakistan cricket team will
land on Indian soil on December 22 with first match on Christmas Day.
Talking to local media persons, Chairman PCB Chaudhry Zaka
Ashraf said, “Since the Big Bash League was clashing with our Twenty20
tournament we have asked the players to feature in the national event so that
selectors can check their form and fitness for the selection of the squad for
India.”
It is important to mention here that Shahid Afridi has
already presented his services for the domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament
which will be played either in either Multan or Karachi from December 2, 2012.
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