Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood named the experienced spin duo of Noman Ali and Sajid Khan as the key players in their 125-run victory in the second Test against England.
Pakistan ended its 11-match winless streak in Test format on home soil with a thumping 152-run victory in Multan to level the series at 1-1 against England on Friday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reconstituted the new selection committee an hour after Pakistan's historic loss by innings and 47 runs in the opening Test, the star quartet featuring Babar, former captain Sarfraz Ahmed and speedsters Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah were left out of the team
Former cricketer Basit Ali slammed Pakistan's pitch curator Tony Hemming by claiming that the Australian doesn't know how to "prepare for a pitch" ahead of the second Test in Multan.
Shan Masood suffered sixth consecutive defeat as Pakistan Test captain since his appointement at the end of the last year. With each passing game, the significance of defeat continues to alter the record book of cricket and Pakistan.
Kamran, who struggled to digest the way the hosts performed, labelled them as a 'locality team' and claimed that Pakistan can conjure up wins only against the small sides.
On Day 2, Salman Ali Agha's explosive show towards the tail end propelled Pakistan's total to 556. A swashbuckling performance from the 30-year-old allowed Pakistan to exude control over the visitors.