Tanvir Ahmed: “100% selfish inning by Saud Shakeel very poor thinking”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed has slammed middle order batsman Saud Shakeel for being selfish during the recent three-Test series against England.
In particular, Tanvir was not a fan of the way Shakeel played in the first innings of the first Test, where he made 82 runs off 177 balls, which included eight boundaries.
He noted that the 29-year-old, who is Pakistan’s Test vice-captain, did not properly think about what his team needed him to do at that point in time.
“100% selfish inning by Saud Shakeel very poor thinking,” Tanvir said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Despite Tanvir’s criticism, Shakeel ended up being Pakistan’s top run-scorer in the series with 280 runs, which included a century and a fifty, at an average of 56.
Pakistan beat England 2-1, which gave them their first Test series victory on home soil since 2021.
The men in green will be back in action from November 4 to 18 when they take on Australia in three ODIs and three T20Is.
Following this, Pakistan will tour Zimbabwe for three ODIs and three T20Is from November 24 to December 5.
Pakistan Squad for Australia ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistan Squad for Australia T20I Series: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe T20I Series: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan