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World Cup 2019: Junaid Khan shares cryptic photo after being axed from squad

The 29-year-old pacer was initially named in the preliminary squad to feature in the competition starting on May 30.

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Published : May 21, 2019, 8:46 AM IST

Hyderabad: After being left out of the 15-member for the 2019 World Cup squad, Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan shared a cryptic photo of himself with his mouth sealed shut with black tape.

Also Read: World Cup 2019: Spasmodic Bangladesh; the dark horse

The 29-year-old pacer was initially named in the preliminary squad to feature in the competition starting on May 30. However, following a poor series in England PCB selection committee led by Inzamam-ul-Haq decided to drop him along with Faheem Ashraf and Abid Ali as Pakistan's final World Cup squad has been announced.

Junaid Khan posted this photo on twitter.
Junaid Khan posted this photo on twitter.
The trio has been replaced by Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Asif Ali. After the PCB released their final list of players for the tournament, the pacer posted a picture of himself on Twitter with black tape across his mouth and wrote, “I don't want to say anything. Truth is bitter.”

Also Read: 2019 World Cup: 5 cricketers who played most WC matches

Junain had played an instrumental role in Pakistan's Champions Trophy 2017 victory. He picked up eight wickets from four games at an average of 19.37 and an economy rate of 4.58.

However, the left-arm pacer finished the recently concluded five-match ODI series against England, which the visitors lost 4-0, with just two wickets in as many games, which could have led the selectors to prefer the experienced Riaz and Amir.

Hyderabad: After being left out of the 15-member for the 2019 World Cup squad, Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan shared a cryptic photo of himself with his mouth sealed shut with black tape.

Also Read: World Cup 2019: Spasmodic Bangladesh; the dark horse

The 29-year-old pacer was initially named in the preliminary squad to feature in the competition starting on May 30. However, following a poor series in England PCB selection committee led by Inzamam-ul-Haq decided to drop him along with Faheem Ashraf and Abid Ali as Pakistan's final World Cup squad has been announced.

Junaid Khan posted this photo on twitter.
Junaid Khan posted this photo on twitter.
The trio has been replaced by Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Asif Ali. After the PCB released their final list of players for the tournament, the pacer posted a picture of himself on Twitter with black tape across his mouth and wrote, “I don't want to say anything. Truth is bitter.”

Also Read: 2019 World Cup: 5 cricketers who played most WC matches

Junain had played an instrumental role in Pakistan's Champions Trophy 2017 victory. He picked up eight wickets from four games at an average of 19.37 and an economy rate of 4.58.

However, the left-arm pacer finished the recently concluded five-match ODI series against England, which the visitors lost 4-0, with just two wickets in as many games, which could have led the selectors to prefer the experienced Riaz and Amir.
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Hyderabad: After being left out of the 15-member for the 2019 World Cup squad, Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan shared a cryptic photo of himself with his mouth sealed shut with black tape. 

The 29-year-old pacer was initially named in the preliminary squad to feature in the competition starting on May 30. However, following a poor series in England PCB selection committee led by Inzamam-ul-Haq decided to drop him along with Faheem Ashraf and Abid Ali as Pakistan's final World Cup has been announced. 

The trio has been replaced by Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Asif Ali. 

After the PCB released their final list of players to appear at the tournament, the pacer posted a picture of himself on Twitter with black tape across his mouth and wrote, “I don't want to say anything. Truth is bitter.”

Junain had played an instrumental role in Pakistan's Champions Trophy 2017 victory. He picked up eight wickets from four games at an average of 19.37 and an economy rate of 4.58. 

However, the left-arm pacer finished the recently concluded five-match ODI series against England, which the visitors lost 4-0, with just two wickets in as many games, which could have led the selectors to prefer the experienced Riaz and Amir.


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