India, March 14 -- Pakistan selector Aaqib Javed on Saturday dropped a bombshell, revealing that Babar Azam sustained an injury during the T20 World Cup 2026, which was the main reason he was kept out of the ODI squad for the three-match series against Bangladesh. He also revealed that the former ODI captain wanted to play in the domestic T20 tournament, but the injury prevented him from doing so. Javed also threw head coach Mike Hesson and the physio under the bus for seemingly not managing Babar during the tournament.

Not just Babar, Fakhar Zaman also faced an injury during the tournament, where Pakistan crashed out of the Super 8s stage, failing to make the semi-finals for the fourth ICC event in a row. However, during his media inter...