Nawaz sharif

Pakistan Cricket Board: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has called the squad picked for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 as "a political selection" and played the national selection committee for making a few surprise decisions. In the squad announced on Friday, all-rounder Faheem Ashraf staged a comeback after two years on the sidelines. He was surprisingly included at the last minute with his picture meeting former prime minister Nawaz Sharif - although it is an old picture ­- highlighted as the route to his comeback.

"It seems a political selection," alleged the outspoken Latif while speaking to Telecomeasia.net. "Faheem has no recent performance to warrant a selection and nor is his record impressive."