India, March 5 -- Former Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Amir and Ahmed Shehzad categorically told the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to "provide clarity" and give the exact reason behind dropping Babar Azam from the ODI squad for the upcoming series against Bangladesh. Pakistan's poor performance in the T20 World Cup 2026, where the Salman Ali Agha-led side failed to even make the semi-finals, was clearly taken into consideration when the ODI squad was announced, as the likes of Babar and Saim Ayub were given the axe.

In the last ODI series, Babar played for Pakistan; he scored a century and ended his international ton drought. However, the selection committee clearly mixed formats, taking the right-hander's form in T20Is into account while ...