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Veteran Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has expressed his disappointment over the decision taken by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection committee to sideline all-rounder Imad Wasim from Pakistan’s Twenty20 International squad for the series against South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Speaking to the media he said, “He deserved a place in the T20 squad as he is too good to be dropped from the T20 team.”

Imad was not part of any of the three national squads announced on Friday for the African tour scheduled in April.

Akhtar also urged the PCB to support and invest in club cricket. “I myself am a product of Club cricket. We need seasoned sports administrators to organize Club cricket and help groom talent,” he said.

Shoaib also said that revival of cricket series between India and Pakistan will be beneficial for both countries. “That is a good thing. We definitely need to mend our relations. That would help us promote games as well as the economy in the region.”