Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has refused to grant 'No Objection Certificates" to all-rounder Faheem Ashraf and fast bowler Usman Shinwari to play in Australia's Big Bash League.
Ashraf and Shinwari had recently signed up for the upcoming season of the Big Bash League (BBL).
File image of Usman Shinwari. Twitter @ICC
Ashraf, who was dropped from the final World Cup squad in May and has not played for the national side since then, was signed up by the Melbourne Renegades for their first eight games, while Shinwari was picked up by the same team for the first five matches.
A PCB source said that Ashraf has now been asked to focus on playing domestic cricket, while Shinwari has been called up for national duty for the home series against Sri Lanka.
The two players were due to fly out to Australia next week.
The Renegades have decided to replace Ashraf and Shinwari with English pacers Richard Gleeson and Harry Gurney.
The PCB has come under-fire in recent times due to its inconsistent policy on issuing NOCs for foreign leagues and is now apparently working on a new document which will allow players to feature in only two leagues in a season.
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The 75-year old legendary leg-spinner complained of tiredness and fatigue on Friday evening and his speech became a little bit cluttered.
Last week, Amir had also talked about a desperate need for a change in the environment of the Pakistan dressing room.
The changes were forced after Pakistan lost both Tests in their tour of New Zealand where they failed in all three departments of the game.