Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has requested the Pakistan selection committee to include right-arm batsman Iftikhar Ahmed in the men’s ODI side.
Iftikhar was in rich form in the recent Bangladesh Premier League-final, hitting his maiden T20 century. The right-handed batsman also hit the left-arm spinner, Wahab Riaz, for six in an over recently in an exhibition match between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators in Quetta.
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Speaking at a post-match press conference on Tuesday, the entire team said that Iftikhar can be a key member of Pakistan’s ODI side in the 2023 World Cup. Cup in India.
“I would like to use this opportunity to request Iftikhar Ahmed to be a part of Pakistan’s ODI squad. The ODI World Cup is just around the corner and I have seen him play, the he is playing very good cricket.The level he is playing in, we need a batsman like him at that level in ODIs.
Malik also clarified that he has no intention of returning to the long series of the game and is happy to play in the series. very short.
“I want to make it clear that I have taken retirement from Test and ODI cricket. I have no focus on those formats,” he clarified.
“I am still available in the T20 format and my job is to entertain. I want to play for Pakistan again, but I have no expectations from anyone. I want to score 15000 runs in T20s before I retire. Happy to play cricket,” he added.
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