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Shehzad launched a scathing attack during the televised debate, questioning Shadab’s place in the national team and accusing him of undue support. He argued that the all-rounder had not done enough in domestic cricket to justify his selection and hinted at preferential treatment.“Firstly, you came in through the back door (Ek to aap chor raastey se aaye ho). You are neither an artist nor a regular player in domestic cricket. Even though you don’t perform at all, you get support. You haven’t even done rehabilitation after injury. Hasan Ali has been taken out of central contracts but not you. If it doesn’t look good, it is not good.” statements like that and you compare with the 90’s team, they had their problems and lost to India in the World Cup but they were much better than them at that time because two former players criticized the team, so you learn to respect your seniors.The debate also featured former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir and former wicketkeeper Rashid Latif joining the fray.Amir expressed disappointment at Shadab’s timing and suggested that such remarks were inappropriate during the ongoing tour.“If you’re on tour, criticism will come. So you don’t have the right to say such things when you’re on tour. Even we were criticized during the tour, but I focused on silencing those critics with my performances. So if you’re not performing, you should be quiet,” remarked Amir.Meanwhile, Latif offered his own sharp response.“Shadab should get credit for showing the courage to say what he said. Everyone has a right to speak so it’s fine,” Latif added in a sarcastic tone.