Salman Butt has lashed out at the Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and team management for “resting” Mohammad Nawaz and Haris Rauf for the two-match Test series against the West Indies, starting on Thursday (August 12) at Sabina Park.

Babar had said Nawaz and Rauf have been both sent back home to spend some time with their families to return fresh for the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka next month, but Butt was not satisfied with the skipper’s comments over the move.  

The veteran batsman has asked Babar to reveal the real reason behind the decision to send Nawaz and Rauf home from the West Indies just before the Test series.

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Butt said on his YouTube channel: “Babar Azam said Mohammad Nawaz and Haris Rauf play all three formats and that they are being rested because they have played many games. Haris Rauf has not even made his Test debut.

How many matches did he play in West Indies? Three T20Is were washed out due to rain. Are you ashamed to say that this person is not in form so he is being sent back?”

He added, “Let the boys also know that they need to work on their game. Has Haris Rauf played 150 matches? Or has he played non-stop cricket for the last six months? Rauf has hardly played any games and you are saying he needs rest. You must be very clear at this level when you talk. The clarity is missing.”

The former skipper further questioned, “How many matches did Nawaz play on the England tour? Even in West Indies, he was mostly sitting outside. If you are sending back players from a tour, it is important to reveal the real reason so everyone in the set-up knows what’s happening.”

Butt signed off by saying, “The way it was announced it seemed like two seniors who will be sorely missed were being given a break. Everything was so illogical.”