PCB shows Shaheen Afridi the way out, sword hanging over Babar Azam too!

The second match of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh is to be played in Rawalpindi. It will start on August 30, for which the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squad. The board has announced the names of 12 players for the second Test. The name of the team's main fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is missing from this list. The board has decided to make him sit in the second and last match of the series. Left-arm fast bowler Mir Hamza and spinner Abrar Ahmed have been given his place. One of these players will play in the second match.

No reason has been given for not being selected for the second Test against Bangladesh. However, there could be many reasons for not playing him. The first reason is his performance. Pakistan's team relied on its fast bowlers in the first Test. Captain Shan Masood had prepared a green top wicket and sent 4 fast bowlers. However, the pitch did not help the fast bowlers.

There were a lot of expectations from Shaheen Afridi, but he disappointed a lot. There was no edge in his bowling. Shaheen was not getting any swing. Also, his pace was very low. Shaheen is known for swinging the new ball, but he could not do this either. He bowled 32 overs in this match and could take only 2 wickets.

A clip of Shaheen went viral in which he was seen shaking off captain Shan Masood's hand. During this match, he also became the father of his first child. After the match was over, he left to meet his family. Later, some of his videos also surfaced in which he was seen feeding children. It is possible that due to this he has taken leave from the second match. However, PCB has not confirmed any of these reasons from its side.

After Shaheen's ouster, speculations have started about Babar Azam being dropped from the team as well. He has not been able to score a single century or half-century in the last 14 innings of the Test. During this time, he could score only 161 runs. Let us tell you that in the first match, Babar could score only 22 runs. He scored 0 in the first innings and 22 runs in the second innings.Bangladesh created history by defeating Pakistan by 10 wickets. Now Pakistan needs to win the second match to level the series 1-1. For this, it will have to play its squad wisely.