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Logic has gone for a six

Mohammad Yousuf’s exclusion is bathed in innuendo, with reporters winking, nudging and whispering, as no doubt will many followers
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Osman Samiuddin
Nothing illustrates more lucidly the mysterious, whimsical workings of Pakistan selection committees than the decision not to select Mohammad Yousuf in the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa.
They tried, bless ‘em, to justify the decision to drop him but they came up empty. Yousuf was, in the words today of Salahuddin Ahmed, the chief selector, “a world-class player, no two ways about it.” He is also currently Pakistan’s best batsman and, as Ricky Ponting proves every day, a good batsman is a good batsman is a good batsman, be it over five days, 50 overs or 20. Yet, Yousuf did not make it into a 15-man squad with only two specialist middle-order batsmen.
First the selectors claimed […]

Original post by Nishi Narayanan and software by Elliott

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