Pakistan captain Babar Azam admitted he was blindsided by the decision to tear up his squad ahead of this week’s final cricket test against England, saying the drastic cull was “news to me.”
Babar learned of the wholesale changes only after an official statement by the Pakistan Cricket Board, he said on Tuesday, the day before the third test at Edgbaston.
“It was news to me,” Babar said in Urdu. “I found out after.
“The PCB decided it, so they will be able to explain better. The PCB’s decision must have been taken after some thought process. It’s better if you ask them why.”
Heavy defeats at Leeds and Lord’s were met with sweeping changes by the PCB, who sent seven players home and removed head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and his assistant Umar Gul.
The replacements summoned included five with no test experience, while white-ball coach Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke were drafted to take charge at Edgbaston.
Babar framed the remarkable overhaul as a fresh chance for the players “to showca
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