Tanvir Ahmed: “Where are the selectors, where is Sajid Khan, what kind of drama is this, why is he not in the Test team, if there is any fitness issue then tell me”
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Former Pakistan speedster Tanvir Ahmed has expressed his anger over the decision to drop spinner Sajid Khan for the ongoing two-Test series against South Africa.
Sajid made his Test comeback midway through the three-match series against England in October 2024.
Picked for the 2nd and 3rd Tests, the 31-year-old took 19 wickets, which included two five-wicket hauls, at an average of 21.10.
Considering how good his form was, Tanvir admitted he cannot believe the selectors decided to axe Sajid from the Test team for the South Africa series.
“Where are the selectors, where is Sajid Khan, what kind of drama is this, why is he not in the Test team, if there is any fitness issue then tell me,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Pakistan lost the 1st Test against South Africa in Centurion by two wickets.
The 2nd Test started on January 3 in Cape Town.
Pakistan Squad for South Africa T20I Series:Â Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa ODI Series:Â Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa Test Series:Â Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha