In a media talk at Lahore, Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi Said: the team will perform well in the Asia Cup, the team’s performance will be even better. He said that the decisions of central contracts have been made based on performance, the team has to work hard and we have to stand behind them.

On the question of not including Babar Azam in the team, the PCB chairman said that he has no role in adding or removing anyone from the team, the selectors are professionals and have been asked to decide on merit, the team is made up of the best players available. Regarding Rizwan’s captaincy, he said that the selection committee will decide on the captaincy of the ODI team.