Salman Butt said that Team India’s pacer Mohammed Shami targeted former player Inzamam-ul-Haq by commenting on the selection process of Pakistan. He opined that Shami took a dig at Inzamam, suggesting that he played a key role in his nephew Imam-ul-Haq’s selection during his tenure as chief selector.
“I don’t understand why people target others. Talent is there in Pakistan but they don’t select a good team. They can make a family team if they want to run the squad based on personal relationships,” Mohammed Shami had said on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast.
Butt didn’t like what Shami said, as he felt that the Indian seamer was hitting out at Inzamam-ul-Haq.
“Shami accused Pakistan of selecting team based on personal relations. This is wrong. He was targeting Inzamam. Imam-ul-Haq played for Pakistan because of his performance. There was no influence of Inzamam in his selection. Imam was dropped after he failed to perform. Shami’s comment was below the belt and he shouldn’t have said such things,” Salman Butt said.
During the podcast, Mohammed Shami also slammed Inzamam-ul-Haq for accusing Arshdeep Singh of ball-tampering in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
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