Published 17:14 IST, January 17th 2020
Salman Butt trolled for 'match-fixing' on Twitter after mocking Kamran Akmal's exclusion
Salman Butt was trolled on Twitter for his comment on Kamran Akmal's post after the latter expressed his disappointment on not being selected in the team.
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) anunced T20I squad for upcoming home series against Bangladesh. Pakistan have lost 8 of ir last 9 T20I games, including 5 in a row after ICC Cricket World Cup last year. This could be reason why Pakistan team manment has axed as many as 7 players who toured Australia last year.
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Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Amir, Asif Ali, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Irfan and Wahab Riaz are seven players who were axed from team. Pakistan also recalled experienced campaigners Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik into 15-man squad, while also naming three uncapped players - Ahsan Ali, Amad Butt and Haris Rauf.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal, who was once a regular in Pakistan team, was overlooked yet again. Many believe that after omission of Sarfaraz Ahmed, Kamran Akmal deserves a chance.
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Taking to his official Twitter account, Akmal expressed his disappointment over t getting selected.
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Kamran Akmal expresses disappointment over tweet
A lot of comments started flooding post but one table comment was of former Pakistan captain, Salman Butt. Butt poked fun at Akmal in a way for being out of Pakistan team for so long. He also mocked Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as well for igring a player of Akmal's stature.
Salman Butt takes a sly dig at PCB
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But Salman Butt's comments backfired as he was trolled for advising Kamran Akmal. Let's have a look at a few reactions.
Salman Butt gets trolled by Twitterati
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IM COURTESY: PAKISTAN CRICKET TWITTER
17:14 IST, January 17th 2020