PCB chief not happy with Junior selectors

Karachi, Jan 4: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ad hoc committee chairman Lt-Gen Tauqir Zia said on Tuesday he was not happy with the junior selection committee that picked the squad for the Youth World Cup starting in Sri Lanka from Jan 12.

He said he received a number of complaints against the selectors where certain objections were made.

He said when he investigated, he found out that at least two deserving players were left out.

"But I didn't interfere because the team had been selected and if I had made changes, it would have left a bad impression. But at least one player who was omitted was asked to attend the junior camp," he said.

Controversy erupted when Ashar Zaidi was named to replace Shoaib Malik. Zaidi was not named in the reserves list. His inclusion meant no place for off-spinner Tahir Khan who was not only named in the stand-byes but four out of the five selectors had voted for his selection. But the chairman of selectors Agha Zahid took a unilateral decision to include Ashar Zaidi.