LAHORE: The Pakistan selection committee, after hours of deliberation at the Gadaffi Stadium yesterday, decided against naming the One-Day International (ODI) squad for the tour of New Zealand as well as the preliminary squad for next year’s World Cup which is due to start in February.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) meeting included members of the Integrity Committee and according to officials, the failure to get clearance for Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik from the International Cricket Council (ICC) forced the delay.
While the board had not set yesterday as the announcement day but the two squads were widely expected to be named.
According to details received by The Express Tribune, the PCB is ensuring all the necessary measures to include the duo in the squad, ICC clearance permitting.
The PCB, according to officials, has been advised by the ICC against picking the duo as well as leg-spinner Danish Kaneria in the 30-man preliminary squad. All three players appeared before the committee headed by the PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt pleading their case following a strong performance in the Quaid Trophy this season. Akmal and Malik were overlooked for the series against South Africa in the UAE while Kaneria was stopped from joining the squad for the Test series without any reason a day before his departure.
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