The exchange began after Tauseef questioned Shadab\u2019s inclusion and suggested his recent performances did not justify continued selection.<\/p>\n
Former Pakistan spinners Tauseef Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq have traded criticism over Shadab Khan\u2019s place in the national side, reigniting debate over the all-rounder\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n
The exchange began after Tauseef questioned Shadab\u2019s inclusion and suggested his recent performances did not justify continued selection.<\/p>\n
He argued that Pakistan should prioritise players who are consistently delivering with either bat or ball rather than relying on reputation or past performances.<\/p>\n
Saqlain responded by defending Shadab and criticising what he described as unfair scrutiny of individual players.<\/p>\n
He maintained that selection decisions should be viewed in the context of team requirements, conditions and the roles assigned to players.<\/p>\n
The former off-spinner also stressed that experienced players can remain valuable even when they go through periods of inconsistent form.<\/p>\n
Tauseef, however, stood by his position and said performances at international level must remain the primary benchmark for selection.<\/p>\n
The debate comes as Pakistan continue to assess combinations ahead of upcoming international assignments.<\/p>\n
Shadab has remained a regular part of Pakistan\u2019s limited-overs setup for several years, contributing as a leg-spinner, lower-order batter and fielder.<\/p>\n
His form and role in the side have repeatedly become subjects of debate, particularly when Pakistan\u2019s bowling balance or middle-order performances have come under pressure.<\/p>\n
The latest exchange between the two former spinners has added further attention to the broader question of how Pakistan should balance experience, versatility and current form when selecting its squad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The exchange began after Tauseef questioned Shadab\u2019s inclusion and suggested his recent performances did not justify continued selection.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":898235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-898234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=898234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/898235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}