Aamir Sohail may also be dropped against India (26 Aug 1997)

26 August 1997

Aamir Sohail may also be dropped against India

By Our Sports Reporter KARACHI, Aug 25: Discarded Test opener Aamir Sohail is likely to miss the three-match one-day international series against India in September. The chief executive of the PCB, Majid Khan, admitted that there was no domestic cricket before the series against India "but Aamir (Sohail) can still perform in the domestic cricket and return to the team.

"A lot of cricket is on the cards at home. The Indian series is not the end of the world," stated Majid.

Majid Khan emphasised that Aamir Sohail can only make a comeback if he excels in the domestic circuit starting a day after the third and final one-day international against India - Oct 3.

Nevertheless, Majid left a door open for him as well as the selectors when he said there may be changes in the team for the series against India. "It is not necessary that the same 14 going to Canada will play against India at home. The selectors can make changes."

Majid stressed that Aamir Sohail's exclusion was not personal. "He has been dropped purely on recent failures."

When pressed further if he tried to improve his relations with the temperamental batsman, Majid Khan replied: "I have nothing against him. He told me a few times that he wanted to talk to me but he never came."

Majid clarified that Aamir Sohail was banned for two months for misbehaving with him. "He was later given a suspended sentence of two years and fined Rs 50,000 for levelling unproven betting and match-fixing allegations against his team-mates."

Source:: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)