Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has stirred debate after claiming that there was a time when players’ wives influenced the selection of the national team.

 

Shehzad made the remarks while appearing on a private media outlet and discussing issues related to Pakistan cricket.

 

During the conversation, the host mentioned that he had asked some cricketers whether they sought advice from their wives on cricketing matters.

 

“I asked some cricketers about it, and some of them said, ‘We don’t take advice from our wives, that’s not their job’,” the host said, to which Shehzad responded with a surprising claim about how things really used to be.

 

“What are you talking about? Their wives used to select the team! ‘Keep Tabish [pointing toward host], he is a good boy, keep him. He talks well, keep him, keep him, he greets us during breakfast.’ We have seen such stuff,” he said.

 

Earlier, Shehzad also criticised Green Shirts over their humiliating defeat against Bangladesh in the first ODI of the ongoing series.

 

In a post on X, the former opener expressed frustration with the team management and selection process. “I warned you beforehand about what Bangladesh can do in their back yard and how important will Babar Azam will be in the middle, but like always aapko sab pata hai [you know everything].”

 

He also questioned the approach towards squad selection.

 

“Pakistan 🇵🇰 needed a top notch selection after the worst ever WC campaign but guess what same method will be applied once again bring dozens of youngsters, expose them in the worst possible combination, humiliate them & bring back proven failures yet again. Even hopes are dying in this current setup 💔 [sic].”