Ghani pauses Afghanistan profession after alleging corruption in administration, choice
Ghani final represented Afghanistan in March towards Pakistan, scoring 7 and 15, and within the final two years performed 11 T20I innings at a median of 23.50 and a strike charge of 99.15. His worldwide debut was in 2014 and he final performed an ODI in 2022 earlier than dropping his place within the 50-over format. With his latest exclusion from T20Is in Bangladesh, he’s successfully dominated out of white-ball cricket. Ghani has by no means fairly been thought of for red-ball cricket.
“After careful consideration, I have decided to take a break from Afghanistan Cricket,” Ghani wrote on Twitter. “The corrupt leadership in the cricket board has compelled me to step back. I will continue my hard work and eagerly await the right management and selection committee to be put in place. Once that happens, I will proudly return to play for Afghanistan. Until then, I am backing myself from representing my beloved nation.”
“Shahzad’s selection is based on domestic performance and we want to see him up there,” chief selector Asadullah instructed ESPNcricinfo. “We are basically looking at the 2024 T20 World Cup and trying out players. With Shahzad, we feel he can contribute with this opportunity for him to prove how well he can do. He is not part of our ODI plans but the focus is to go with him to the T20 World Cup. Also, it was the captain and coach’s demand to see Shahzad as an option and how it goes. We don’t have anyone other than [Rahmanullah] Gurbaz in the top order so we want to build a backup.”
“We have plenty of time for the T20 World Cup, so it’s not an end for anyone. We have plenty of cricket coming ahead and will keep including youngsters. We have invested a lot in youngsters and they are part of the pool like Sediq Atal is there as well. So we also want to make sure we have more options. Our plan is to build a bigger pool and we have players for every role to gain benefit in different conditions against different opponents. We must have different options on the bench to counter the strength of opponents.”
On Ghani’s allegations, although, the ACB provided no remark. Afghanistan play three ODIs and two T20Is in Bangladesh beginning Wednesday.