Khan, who was speaking to the media on Thursday amid reports of divisions within the Pakistan camp, clarified that all 'stake holders were on the same track' and team selections were not based on personal preferences of the captains.
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“Please don’t believe the rumours. I have full faith in the selection committee and their decisions. We must focus on the real reasons for our defeats which are falling fitness levels of our players,” Khan told reporters outside the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Khan also stressed the need for 'mental alertness on the field' in a reference to several comical run-outs that the Pakistan batsmen were involved in during the England series.
Khan was quick in backing embattled T20 captain Shahid Afridi when asked about the inconsistencies in team selection and England's 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan in the recently concluded series.
“All decisions that a captain takes on and off the field are purely based on cricketing reasons and sometimes they do not come off. That is the nature of cricket. There is no grouping or any such thing in the team.”
“We cannot chop and change the team too much with the World T20 around the corner. The time for experiments is up.”
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