The selection committee picked a jumbo squad of 35 players to play three T20Is and two Test matches in New Zealand. However, Malik was a notable exclusion.
Shoaib Malik stated that only the chief selector can answer the question about his exclusion.
Head Coach Misbah-ul-Haq had said earlier that the team had decided to focus on youngsters who would be available for all formats of the game. He highlighted that as the reason behind the exclusion of senior players like Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Amir.
After announcing his retirement from Test cricket in 2015 and ODIs in 2019, Shoaib Malik plays only the T20 format.
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“There will be big names in the LPL from the next season.”
The 38-year-old Malik, who is currently playing in the Lanka Premier League (LPL), feels that the quality of cricket in the league is “very good”. He also thinks the tournament could see bigger names from the next season.
Shoaib Malik does not want to think about his exclusion from the national team and instead, wants to focus on the LPL. The Pakistani all-rounder plays for the Jaffna Stallions in the ongoing season of the LPL.
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