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THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 22:12 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 22:12 |
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Pakistan on Monday left out coach Intikhab Alam and wicketkeeper batsman Kamran Akmal from its 14-man side to face England in two Twenty20 matches. There is speculation Alam will be sacked over Pakistan's humiliating 3-0 Test and 5-0 one-day series whitewash in Australia last month, but a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official denied he had been dismissed. "Alam is not sacked," PCB chief operating officer Wasim Bari told AFP. "There is no decision on Alam's future as yet, but it will be taken subsequently," he added. PCB has ordered a six-man evaluation committee to look into why Pakistan was routed in Australia, summoning Alam, team manager Abdul Raqeeb and captain Mohammad Yousuf to appear for questioning on Friday and Saturday. Changes in leadership Chief selector Iqbal Qasim has already resigned following the defeat in Australia, refusing to reverse his decision despite a request from the PCB. A panel of four selectors, without any chief selector, chose the team for the two Twenty20 matches, said Bari. "Akmal is our main player and since we want to groom other players as well we have rested Akmal," said Bari. Akmal was criticised for poor wicketkeeping in Australia, dropping several important catches. Shoaib Malik, sacked as captain in January last year after Pakistan's 2-1 home series defeat against Sri Lanka, will lead the team in the Twenty20 matches, to be played in Dubai on February 19 and 20.  CONTINUES BELOW Pakistan's original Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi will be part of the squad but cannot play in the first match following a ban of two Twenty20 international matches for ball-tampering. Afridi was caught on television cameras biting the ball during the fifth and final one-day international against Australia at Perth, which is against the rules of the game. The team will be managed by Yawar Saeed, who relinquished his post after the Champions Trophy in October last year. Saeed replaced Raqeeb who managed the team on Australia tour. There will be no head coach but former batsman Ijaz Ahmed, who coached Pakistan junior team to runners-up spot in the Under-19 World Cup last month, will be the batting and fielding coach. -- AFP TOPICS IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Left outKamran Akmal is the surprise exclusion from the Pakistan squad for the upcoming Twenty20 matches against England. Client Media Releases
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