The exclusion of former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed from the ODI team probably irked veteran cricketer Rashid Latif who took a jibe at the selection committee by wearing huge-sized glasses.
He took to his Twitter account soon after the Pakistani squad was announced for One Day Internationals (ODIs) with New Zealand.
Although he didn’t say mention who he was referring to, the record suggests that Rashid Latif hit the committee in a roundabout manner on the non-selection of Sarfaraz.
Glasses for only selection 😎🙈🏏 pic.twitter.com/0BqM0tqpmV
— Rashid Latif 🇵🇰 (@iRashidLatif68) September 1, 2021
The 20-member squad for the 3-match ODI series with the kiwis has drawn criticism as key players have been left out.
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Haris Sohail, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and Sohaib Maqsood have failed to secure their place in the 50-over format. All of them were part of the squad in the ODI series against England in July.
On the other hand, Iftikhar Ahmed and Khushdil Shah have been recalled in the team who last represented in the 50-year format against Zimbabwe in April.
Meanwhile, uncapped wicket-keeper Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim, Shahnawaz Dahani, and spinner Zahid Mahmood have been called in the team.
Pakistan ODI squad for NZ
Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir and Zahid Mahmood.