Yousuf dropped; Kamran, Kaneria ignored

KARACHI: Pakistan cricket continues to go through a turbulent period as the national selectors today dropped former captain and senior batman Mohammad Yousuf and ignored wicketkeeper Kamran Ak
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KARACHI: Pakistan cricket continues to go through a turbulent period as the national selectors today dropped former captain and senior batman Mohammad Yousuf and ignored wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria for the upcoming tour to New Zealand. In another intriguing decision the selectors also ignored the performance of another former captain Shoaib Malik in the ongoing domestic season and did not select him in either squad.

"Right now we have announced the T20 and Test squads and the team for the one-day matches would be announced later on for the tour," a Pakistan Cricket Board official said. The official clarified that the delay in announcing the ODI squad was because three T20 matches and two Tests would be played first.

However, he said that the decision to ignore Kamran, Kaneria, Malik and also seasoned opener Imran Farhat was linked to the PCB still awaiting clearance from the International Cricket Council (ICC). "There are question marks over the behaviour of these players and their alleged ties with bookmakers and unless these suspicions are removed neither the ICC nor the PCB is keen to select them in the team," a well placed source told PTI. Kamran was dropped after the tour to England and not picked for the South Africa series, while Kaneria was named in the team for the Tests against South Africa in the UAE but stopped from joining the squad by the PCB at the last moment last month.

"There is a clear will to implement reforms in Pakistan cricket and do some cleaning up. That is why any player about whom there is even a little doubt is not being considered for selection.

But the delay in announcing the ODI squad means the board is waiting for clearance from the ICC," the source said.

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