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Babar, Rizwan, Afridi denied NOCs by PCB
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to deny No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to its players Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi for participating in the Global T20 Canada, citing a demanding international schedule. Recently, pacer Naseem Shah was also denied NOCs to participate in The Hundred.
"The PCB had received NOC requests from Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi for the Global T20 event, amongst other players. After taking into consideration Pakistan's busy and packed cricket calendar in the period from August 2024 to March 2025, which includes nine ICC World Test Championship matches and next year's ICC Champions Trophy 2025, and following consultations with the three players as well as the national selection committee, it has been decided to decline their requests," the PCB said in a statement.
"The three are all-format cricketers and their services are expected to be required in the upcoming eight months during which Pakistan will play nine Tests, 14 ODIs, and nine T20Is. As such, and in line with the PCB's workload management policy, it is in the best interest of Pakistan cricket and the players that they skip the upcoming event in Canada so that they are in their best mental and physical shape for the season, which commences with the two-Test series against Bangladesh," the statement noted.
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