Inzamam-ul-Haq: “These players needed rest before the World Cup and we have a hectic schedule in England going into the tournament”

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Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq has revealed that numerous high-profile players were rested for the recent ODI series against Australia since they needed time to recuperate ahead of the World Cup.

Pakistan decided to rest captain Sarfraz Ahmed, Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali for the series in the United Arab Emirates.

With Pakistan losing the series 5-0, many former players questioned the selectors’ decision to rest so many key players.

However, Inzamam stood by the decision that was made and firmly believes it was the right move.

“These players needed rest before the World Cup and we have a hectic schedule in England going into the tournament,” he was quoted as saying by PakPassion. “That is why we rested them and we also wanted to try out our bench strength.”