Ex-KCCA official laments over lack of Karachi cricketers in national squad

Former president of Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) Prof Siraj-ul-Islam Bukhari on Saturday called for the inclusion of cricketers from Karachi in the national squad for the home limited-overs series against Zimbabwe. 

Bukhari said that not a single player from Karachi was included in the 22-member squad which was unprecedented despite there being some deserving players. 

“It’s for the first time in the history of Pakistan cricket that such biased and prejudiced treatment has been meted out to cricketers of Karachi, having a population of more than 25 million, which has given outstanding players to the country,” he remarked.

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He was critical of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for ignoring the cricketers from Karachi and appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is also the Patron in Chief of the PCB, to hold an enquiry for what he described as a biased action.

He pointed out that the non-inclusion of Danish Aziz, who came up with exceptional performances in the recently held National T20 cricket tournament, in which he earned Man of the Match award two times, was unjust.

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He said the selectors also ignored Hassan Khan, Azam Khan, Khurram Manzoor and Sohail Khan who performed consistently in the tournament.

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