Misbah applauds Afridi for selecting young players

Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq applauded the chair of Men’s Interim Selection Committee Shahid Afridi for selecting three young players in Pakistan Test squad on Tuesday. 

“Very good initiative by Shahid Afridi and the interim selection committee to attract youth in longer format of the game in the era of T20 and T10,” the 48-year-old tweeted. 

“This will definitely encourage youngsters to play red ball cricket which is the most important format for their development.”  

Very good initiative by @SAfridiOfficial and the interim selection committee to attract youth in longer format of the game in the era of T20 and T10.This will definitely encourage youngsters to play red ball cricket which is the most important format for their development. https://t.co/QDNStZcnGE

— Misbah Ul Haq (@captainmisbahpk) December 27, 2022

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Earlier on Tuesday, the selection committee added three high-performing youngsters – Arafat Minhas, Basit Ali and Mohammad Zeeshan - to the Test squad to provide them international exposure and experience. 

Arafat Minhas was adjudged best all-rounder of the Pakistan Junior League when he scored 178 runs and took nine wickets for Gwadar Sharks, while Bahawalpur Royals’ Basit Ali was named player and best batter of the PJL after finishing as the top-scorer with 379 runs. He also featured in the U19 series against Bangladesh in Multan in November.

Zeeshan, Basit’s team-mate at PJL, was declared the best bowler of the tournament with 14 wickets.