Ahmed Shehzad accuses former Pakistan coach Waqar Younis for his career decline

Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad has opened up on his exodus from the nationwide staff, accusing former head coach Waqar Younis for his profession decline. The appropriate-handed batter has expressed his frustration at not having the ability to current his case correctly.

Notably, Shehzad reached fairly a couple of heights in his profession earlier than accidents and a poor run of kind sidelined him from the squad. The opening batter, who final performed for the nationwide aspect in 2019, blamed Younis for his departure from the Take a look at and ODI staff in 2016, claiming it was a pre-planned method to throw him out of the aspect.

Shehzad spoke in regards to the report that Waqar introduced in 2016, which remarked that Umar Akmal and Shehzad should play within the home circuit to reclaim their spot on the aspect. Shehzad reckoned that these discussions ought to be performed face-to-face however was not allowed to current his case.

“I’ve not seen the report myself, however a PCB official advised me that these remarks have been stated relating to me. However I consider these items ought to be mentioned face-to-face, and I’m able to tackle that problem. Then we are going to see who is correct and who’s incorrect. Their phrases damage my profession, particularly since I used to be not allowed to current my case. This was a pre-planned method, they usually wished to kill two birds with one stone,” stated Shehzad in an interview to Cricket Pakistan.

Shehzad additional cited the instance of Virat Kohli, stating his profession was picked off due to senior gamers like MS Dhoni, however in Pakistan, senior gamers cannot digest the success of junior cricketers.

“I’ve stated this earlier than, and I’ll say it once more, Kohli’s profession picked off amazingly as a result of he discovered MS Dhoni however sadly, right here in Pakistan, your individuals can’t stand your success. Our senior gamers and ex-cricketers can’t digest seeing somebody succeed within the cricketing world, which is unlucky for Pakistan cricket,” Shehzad added.