KARACHI, May 20: Dropped from the list of centrally contracted cricketers, Pakistan pacers Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali have left a WhatsApp group formed by head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq to advise players on fitness issues and training.
Though the Pakistan Cricket Board has played down the decision by Amir and Hasan to leave the group after they were not given central contracts, but it has become a talking point in the country.
�It is not unusual for players to not be in the group if they are not given central contracts,� one source in the board said.
But at the same time critics pointed out that there are several other players in the group who don�t have central contracts.
�One thing is clear that Amir and Hasan are not happy at being snubbed for the central contracts,� one former Test player said.
He said Hasan leaving the group was all the more strange since he is presently unfit and struggling with a back injury.
�Why would he want to leave the group at this time when he needs advice on his fitness from the PCB trainers all the time,� he said.
Hasan is said to be facing at least six to eight months out of the game as he waits for an expected surgery for his back problem. � PTI
