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Babar Azam has not played a domestic first-class match since 2020.
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Days after early exit from ICC Championship Trophy, former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has decided to skip the National T20 Championship in Faisalabad starting this week. Earlier, he was dropped from the Pakistan T20 squad for the series in New Zealand. Besides Babar, Muhammad Rizwan and fast bowler Naseem Shah were also dropped for the five-match T20 series starting March 16 in Christchurch. However, they have been retained for the three ODIs against New Zealand. Babar has not played a domestic first-class match since 2020.
While announcing the team, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had indicated that Babar, Rizwan, Naseem, who are all centrally contracted players, would be taking part in the National T20 in Faisalabad starting this week. On Thursday, it was confirmed that Babar and Naseem had withdrawn from the National T20 event citing workload management and upcoming international commitments. A reliable source in the PCB said that with the Pakistan Super League due to begin in mid April it was obvious that they were prioritising the franchise event.
"Given the inconsistent policies of the national selectors these players are aware they will be back in the national T20 side if they just turn in a few good performances in the PSL which will also lead to them being hyped up on social media," the source said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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