Geo Super Sources say that Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi are permanently out of the T20 squad.
Geo Super is one of the most accurate sources for sports-related matters in Pakistan. It has been suggested that PCB does not want to include Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi, who are permanently out of the T20 squad due to several issues and past issues with them. It is reported that both Azahar Ali and Asad Shafiq have also been removed from the selection committee due to the bad performance of the Pakistan cricket team in the past year or so. It was rumored that two new appointments would be made regarding the selection committee, and it is reported that Sarfarz Ahemd and Sikandar Bakht have been given the spots of national selectors. It is reported that PCB does not have any plans to include Babar Azam, Mohmmad Rizwan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi in the T20 squad due to past issues and behavior issues of these players in the dressing room as well as with PCB.
Geo Super says that PCB has not forgotten that this trio of players took advantage of PCB's situation and sided with the agents to blackmail PCB to agree with their terms for the central contract. For the national team's interest, PCB agreed with the terms of the central contract and increased the salaries of these players. However, it was reported that after the central contract agreement, these players' performance went from bad to worse and that this was the point where PCB decided to find a replacement for the Pakistan team. PCB has accepted the fact that if they include these players, the result will be losing against average cricket teams as well. Therefore, it was decided to select a team that will be groomed by a highly professional coach like Mike Hesson. Therefore, PCB does not want to consider Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi back into the team regardless of their performance, due to past issues and behavioral issues with these players.
