Pakistan Star Set To Be Penalised For Outburst Over Asia Cup Omission: Report

Pakistan pacer Shahnawaz Dahani expressed his frustration after being left out of the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023. Dahani and Shan Masood missed out on selection for the continental tournament, with all-rounder Faheem Ashraf recalled to the side after almost two years. Disappointed with his omission from the squad, Dahani slammed former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper-batter Rashid Latif, who shared the List A stats of Pakistani fast bowlers. The list, however, did not have Dahani's stats on it.

"Seems as if Dahani is not a Pakistani pacer??," Dahani responded to Latif's post on X, formerly Twitter.

Notably, Dahani has 56 wickets to his name in 31 List A games. Among the current crop of players, only Shaheen Afridi (75) and Faheem Ashraf (92) have more wickets than him.

PCB will Take Action Against Shahnawaz Dahani for criticising journalists or the selection Committee for no reason. pic.twitter.com/9khHSbiGG9

Dahani also slammed the journalists over his omission, adding that no one had dared to raise questions or bring attention to the stats that support his inclusion in the squad.

"Not even single journalist or cricket analyst even dared to ask questions or show these stats to selectors," Dahani wrote in a post on X.

Shahnawaz Dahani isn't happy with the Selection of Asia Cup Squad #Cricket #Pakistan #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/4Ub14CBOku

However, Dahani later deleted his tweets. It has been reported that the pacer is likely to penalised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over his outburst.

On Wednesday, former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, the head of the national men's selection committee, announced squads for the ACC Men's Asia Cup and the three-match One-Day International series against Afghanistan.

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