Batting stars Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were overlooked by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for next month’s Asia Cup in the UAE, with fellow seniors such as Shaheen Afridi and Fakhar Zaman getting included,

My request to Babar Azam and Rizwan is that if you feel your respect is not intact, then consider retiring from international cricket.'

Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez said Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are no longer “key players,” stressing they must re-prove themselves. He praised youngsters like Salman Ali Agha, Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz,