T20 World Cup 2022: Pakistan's best XI among non-selected players for mega event
Some of the seasoned players like Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Haris Sohail, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, among others have not been included in Pakistan's 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup 2022.
7. Shoaib Malik
Having played in different franchise leagues across the globe, Shoaib Malik is the most experienced campaigner for Pakistan who is still going strong at 40 . However, he has not been in the selectors' and the team management’s scheme of things since the end of 2021.
Malik’s presence could have been very handy for the middle-order, but Pakistan selectors were not interested in giving the veteran a chance in the next month’s showpiece event down under. Moreover, he was neither selected for the Asia Cup 2022 nor in the ongoing T20I series against England.
While Shoaib Malik did have a good outing in the National T20 Cup 2022 for Central Punjab, it is highly unlikely that he would be recalled into the T20 World Cup squad especially after his controversial tweet in the Asia Cup 2022 final where he had accused PCB of practicing internal politics and favouritism.
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