What did PCB Chairman said to Muhammad Abbas

(Crics Point) Test cricketer Muhammad Abbas says that he is the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in the history of Pakistan's Test cricket, but only the PCB selection committee can answer why he was dropped from the national team.

In a special conversation with private TV Geo News, Mohammad Abbas said that he is the sixth Pakistani to take more than 700 first-class wickets and the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in the history of Test cricket.

He said that in 2021 I suffered a shoulder injury while playing, I was shifted from Sialkot to Lahore NCA for rehab, recovered from the injury, now fully fit, playing first class cricket, 3 years fast. Not played as a bowler but still has the second best bowling average in Test cricket. 

Mohammad Abbas said that I was dropped from the national test squad but was not told about the future, while the PCB gives a plan regarding the workload to the players with central contracts.

The Test cricketer added that why was he dropped from the national team? Only the PCB selection committee can answer, after the drop, the chairman PCB called and said that your bowling speed has decreased, never bowled at 140 km per hour, was always a seam bowler. Former Australian fast bowlers Glenn McGrath and Mohammad Asif did not bowl at a speed of 145 kmph.

Mohammad Abbas said that it is very important to have good pitches for good cricket, Test cricket pitches should be such that the batsmen, fast bowlers and spinners should get help, every fast bowler has different abilities, my ball is on the pitch. It is fast.

Regarding red ball cricket, he said that just as white ball cricket was given priority, red ball cricket also has to be given priority. By playing red ball cricket, the true nature of fitness and abilities is known. By playing red ball cricket, white ball cricket is very easy. It happens

Mohammad Abbas requested ICC to give more test matches to Pakistan cricket team because Pakistan gets less test matches and Pakistani players have played less red ball cricket.

Regarding the county championship, he said that there is a big difference between the first-class cricket of Pakistan and the county championship of England. There are many facilities in the county championship. While there is a need to work in domestic cricket in Pakistan.