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Selector Explains Naqvi’s Drastic Move After West Indies Tests
Mohsin Naqvi made major changes to a cricket team.
Coaches were sacked and some players were released.
Selector Aaqib explained why the changes were made.
The team had played two Tests in the West Indies.
Those matches took place in July and August.
Aaqib said the players were out of form.
He also said they were not performing or competing well.
Because of this, the selectors decided they had to do something.
Mohsin Naqvi made a drastic move involving coaches and players.
Selector Aaqib defended changes to the 17-member squad.
The squad had played two Test matches in the West Indies in July-August.
Aaqib said the players were out of form and not performing.
He said the team was unable to compete, making action necessary.
- Who
- Mohsin Naqvi, selector Aaqib, the coaches, and the 17-member squad.
- What
- Coaches were sacked and players were released after concerns about the squad’s performances.
- Where
- The two Tests were played in the West Indies.
- When
- After two Test matches played in July-August.
- Why
- Aaqib said the players were out of form, not performing, and unable to compete.
Key facts
- Decision
- Coaches were sacked and players were released.
- Squad size
- 17 members
- Tests played
- Two Test matches
- Location
- The West Indies
- Timing
- July-August
- Selector’s explanation
- The players were out of form, not performing, and unable to compete.
Quotes
Aaqib
Selector discussing concerns about the squad’s performances and composition
“But when you have played two Test matches in the West Indies (in July-August), and after those two Tests you are out of form, you are simply not performing, and you are not even able to compete, then we have to do something.”
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“The 17-member squad… I don’t think anyone had any doubts that there was something wrong with the players’ performances or that there was some deficiency in the squad”
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Sources
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