‘Afsos hota hai inki soch pe’: Basit Ali slams Pakistan selectors’ ‘all-pace attack’ approach for first Test | Cricket News – MASHAHER

NEW DELHI: Pakistan team management on Saturday surprisingly dropped leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed and uncapped batter Kamran Ghulam from the 17-man squad ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh at home and former cricketer Basit Ali is unimpressed with the selectors’ call.
Slamming the decision, a disappointed Basit said that a genuine spinner should have been in the squad.
With the first Test scheduled to commence from August 21, the PCB on Saturday announced they will go with an all-out pace attack, releasing the only specialist spinner, Abrar and uncapped batter Kamran.
Rain is predicted during the first Test and Shaheen Shah Afridi is expected to lead the attack with Naseem Shah, Mohammad Ali, Khurram Shehzad and Mir Hamza as the other fast bowling options, starting Wednesday.
Basit said that the management has failed to read the conditions and a specialist spinner should have been included in the side.

Released Abrar and Kamran will play for Pakistan Shaheens in a four-day game against Bangladesh ‘A’ which starts in Islamabad on Tuesday.
The board said the selectors wanted Abrar to gain some match practice ahead of the second Test, which starts from August 30.
Both Abrar and Kamran will rejoin Pakistan’s Test squad ahead of the second Test match.
Pakistan last played a Test match with an all-pace attack during the home series against Sri Lanka in 2019.
All-rounder Salman Ali Agha is the only spin option now available to Pakistan for the first test.
The off-spinning all-rounder has bowled consistently in Test matches since 2023 and picked up some crucial wickets for Pakistan.