Former cricketer bemoans PSL's failure to unearth new batting stars

Basit Ali, former Pakistani cricketer, expressed his view that despite the appointment of Babar Azam as the T20I captain, the team's composition will remain largely unchanged due to the dearth of talent in the country.

Basit lamented the lack of new batting stars emerging from the Pakistan Super League (PSL), suggesting that this shortfall in talent discovery contributes to the stagnation in the team's lineup.

“I don’t think there will be any grouping in this team because there is lack of talent in this country. We are calling players from UAE, like Usman Khan, to come and play for Pakistan. The PSL could not produce any new batter. So, I don’t think there will be any problem,” Basit said on his YouTube channel.

He speculated that while there may be some minor alterations in the squad, such as the inclusion of players like Imad and Abrar, the core composition of the team will largely remain unchanged.

“When Babar was captain five to six months ago, the same team was playing. Maybe Imad and Abrar will come in and Nawaz will get dropped for the series against New Zealand but the rest of the team will be the same,” he added.