- Coach Hesson and Aqib Javed interfered in selection matters: sources.
- Dar complains that they selected 20 players, but the captain and coach chose the wrong 15.
- Salman Agha showed no resistance in selection matters, says Dar
KARACHI: Following Pakistan’s poor performance in the Super Four stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and the team’s exit from the event, a member of the national selection committee, Aleem Dar, has decided to resign.
According to very reliable sources, the ICC Elite Panel referee resigned due to extraordinary interference in selection matters by head coach Mike Hesson and the silence of influential selection committee member Aaqib Javed.
Aleem Dar complains that the selectors had announced Pakistan’s top 20 players, but then the captain and coach picked the wrong 15, followed by wrong selections in the playing XI. As a result, the selectors only have to face criticism.
During the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Aleem Dar had expressed reservations over the inclusion of former captain Babar Azam and all-rounder Shadab Khan in the team despite their lack of performance. However, captain Salman Ali Agha, who, according to Aleem Dar, did not even deserve a place in the team as captain along with Aaqib Javed, showed no resistance. Coach Mike Hesson openly had the final say in selection matters.
Aleem Dar had also proposed that experienced goalkeeper Mohammad Rizwan should play at number six instead of goalkeeper Usman Khan. His stance was that if Shadab and Babar could make the team despite their poor performance, then Mohammad Rizwan also deserved another chance.
Under the current circumstances, Aleem Dar’s resignation is considered a decision of principle. He believes that Allah has given him great respect through cricket and does not wish to work as a puppet; Therefore, it is better that you resign.
