Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman, Mohammad Shahzad was ruled out of the ICC world cup due to his knee injury. He was ruled out from the World Cup squad by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) due to his injury.
Shahzad had an injury on his left knee during the world cup warm-up clash against Pakistan but after that, he played two games with Australia and Srilanka. Even then the organizers announced that he was ruled out from the world cup before the match with New Zealand on June 8, due to his knee injury.
“I still don’t know why I was ruled unfit when I was fit enough to play. Some people on the board (ACB) have conspired against me. Only manager, doctor and the captain knew that I was going to be replaced. Even the coach (Phil Simmons) found out much later. It was heart-breaking.”
“I had finished my training (ahead of the New Zealand game) and only after I checked my phone, I found out that I have been ruled out of the World Cup due to a knee injury. None of the players in the team bus knew about it and just like me, they were in shock (at the news).” – Mohammad Shahzad
Asadullah Khan, CEO of Afghanistan Cricket Board, told that the team cannot compromise on individual fitness.
“What he is saying is completely wrong. A proper medical report to the ICC was submitted and then only his replacement was announced. The team could not have fielded an unfit player. I understand he is upset at not being part of World Cup anymore but the team could not have compromised on his fitness,” – Asadullah Khan.
Even though he managed to play well in the world cup after his injury in the two matches against Australia and Pakistan, he was shocked by the statement given by ACB.
“I have had knee issues for a while now but it gets fine with a little bit of icing. I took proper rest after the Pakistan warm-up and was fit to play again and I did come back to play the first two games and was looking forward to the New Zealand game until I received the shocking news from my manager.
“Suddenly I was replaced and I had no inkling of that. This is not the way to treat a senior player. Under the current dispensation at ACB, I see more senior players getting a raw deal like I did. I really feel hard done by,” – Shahzad.
Shahzad was feeling very bad about his removal from the game. Both the manager and captain made the decision without even consulting the coach and even team members don’t know about this.
Afghanistan cricket board to hold a press conference tomorrow (12th June 2019) over recent issues blasted in social media regarding team defeats and the injury of Mohammad Shahzad which turned into a drama on social media.
Some serious issues in Afghan cricket. Mohammad Shahzad in his new video where he’s seen crying. He was sent back even while being fit to play. pic.twitter.com/0KrqHBgJnb
— K Sudarshan (@SudarshanEMA) June 9, 2019
What's happening in @ACBofficials ?
Without an injury, Why #MohammadShahzad was ruled out from #CWC19 ? pic.twitter.com/ZGcBlOLLTF
— Rajasekar (@ItsSekarAK) June 10, 2019
'Emotional' Mohammad Shahzad blames Afghanistan Cricket Board for ruling him out of the World Cup 2019@ACBofficials #CWC#Cricket pic.twitter.com/3Fqs19sM0i
— Ooyye _Abdullah (@bdullah_Says) June 10, 2019
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad has accused the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) of removing him from the World Cup squad even though he was fully fit.
Shahzad’s shocking accusation comes after he was ruled out for the remainder of the World Cup with a knee injury. pic.twitter.com/Jzppm8y99i— ShamshadNews (@Shamshadnetwork) June 9, 2019
Mohammad Shahzad is in trouble now, he says @ACBofficials conspired to throw him out of WC Squad even when he was fit enough to play but ACB say What he is saying is completely wrong.A proper medical report to the ICC was submitted, then only his replacement was announced #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/Y4FkhJ4kxq
— Abhijeet ♞ (@TheYorkerBall) June 10, 2019
Mohammad Shahzad blames ACB for his withdrawl from CWC’19 squad https://t.co/fRGTnhEs36 pic.twitter.com/P9qC7jFKTj
— Khabri7 (@Khabri72) June 10, 2019
'If they don't want me to play, I will quit cricket' – Mohammad Shahzad https://t.co/lCVdqODd12 pic.twitter.com/U5DqjqVWon
— Íņñxêńţ ( ÂŚÀĐ ) (@asadazmi78) June 10, 2019
Mohammad Shahzad insists he was incorrectly declared unfit during the World Cup
#CWC19 #Cricket 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/FZ7ZpPDW5Y— #CrickeTweets!🏏 (@asadjaved609) June 10, 2019
Afghani Opener Mohammad Shahzad Threatens to quit cricket after being dropped from ongoing World Cup https://t.co/rjAAm0oWz5 https://t.co/yHuOQBW5Ro pic.twitter.com/ghXQLM8XrS
— Sports Corner (@sportscorner100) June 11, 2019
What's happening with Afghanistan Cricket Board at 1st they sacked Asghar_Afghan from captaincy and now this one,yep he may be slow in field but this is very bad.If this is true definitely the respect will be lost.
Stay strong brother-Mohammad Shahzad pic.twitter.com/xG84qf8GzK— Vee (@veeru_1810) June 11, 2019
Mohammad Shahzad makes a shocking revelation!
Afghanistan wicket-keeper batsman #MohammadShahzad alleges that the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) pulled him out despite he being fit. pic.twitter.com/e7s9czg1HS— India Fantasy (@india_fantasy) June 10, 2019
