Amir and Haris Sohail dropped of Pakistan’s 29 men squad for England tour

Amir and Haris Sohail dropped of Pakistan's 29 men squad for England tour
Amir and Haris Sohail dropped of Pakistan’s 29 men squad for England tour

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have recently revealed their 29-men-squad for Pakistan tour of England in which M. Amir and Haris Sohail have not been included.

Pakistan is to kick off its cricket season after a long time as the Coronavirus pandemic had affected the sports across the globe adversely. The two teams will be featured in three tests and as many T20Is.

This time, the T20 side is to be led by Babar Azam whereas, Azhar Ali has a hold on test matches captaincy. The matches will be held behind closed doors in order to avoid the spreading of the Coronavirus. Along with that, many major safety precautions would be taken.

The teams will be isolated for 14-days before kicking off cricket to avoid further involvement of the Coronavirus. However, the game will continue with new guidelines for the play, i.e, ban of saliva.

The much-awaited players, Wahab Riaz and Sarfaraz Ahmed have also been included in the 29-men-squad but M. Amir’s dropping has bee questionable from T20Is.

Haris Sohail has withdrawn himself from the series because of family allowance amidst the situation, however, Amir has got some maternity issues with his wife.

Amir and Haris Sohail dropped of Pakistan’s 29 men squad for England tour

However, it is to be noted that Haider Ali, the youngest batting sensation, has been included in the squad. He has got his maiden international call to play for the Pakistan Cricket Team. The man has earlier featured in U-19 and domestic cricket whereas, his performance in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for Peshawar Zalmi was also considerable.

Here is the list of 29 men squad for Pakistan tour of England:

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