The source said that January 1 was the deadline given by the ICC for the participating teams to submit their provisional squads, and the PCB completed the process within the given timeframe

Ramiz said he admired the way Babar had preferred not to respond to all the criticism directed at him on any forum. He was PCB chairman when Babar was made captain for all three formats in 2021, and his liking for the batsman is well documented