LAHORE: Shahid Afridi was not happy with the composition of the Pakistan squad for the World T20 Championships in the West Indies, as the skipper said had the selectors asked his opinion he would have insisted for the inclusion of Mohammad Sami and Shahzaib Hasan.
''I would have suggested fast bowler Mohamamd Sami and opening batsman Shahzaib Hasan,'' said Afridi, adding that there are four to five players who can play a vital roles for the team.
He, however, played down Imran Nazir's inclusion in the squad and said he failed to impress during the domestic Twenty20 Cup.
''I had closely observed his last match (against Faisalabad Wolves in the Final of RBS T20 Cup) but he again botched to find runs,'' Afridi said.
Nazir could only score 54 with an average of 13.50 in the recently concluded national Twenty20 cup.
''I wished Sami and Shahzaib, who were outstanding (in the RBS T20), should have been in the squad. However, the selectors automatically picked up my third likely player (Mohammad) Hafeez,'' he added.
Afridi was also upset as the squad was named without an input from the captain, which even forced the captain to meet the selector and coach ''who revealed that PCB chairman Ijaz Butt assured them to have captain's say next time''.
''I talked to Mohsin Khan (Chief Selector) and Waqar Younis (Coach) and discussed about the team (15-man squad), they said next time captain's input will be considered prior to the team's announcement,'' Afridi said.
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