{"id":72147,"date":"2024-03-17T08:51:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T08:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/shadab-khan-explains-significance-of-imad-wasims-return-to-pakistani-national-squad\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T08:51:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T08:51:08","slug":"shadab-khan-explains-significance-of-imad-wasims-return-to-pakistani-national-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/shadab-khan-explains-significance-of-imad-wasims-return-to-pakistani-national-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadab Khan explains significance of Imad Wasim&#8217;s return to Pakistani national squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"featuredimg\">\n <\/p>\n<p class=\"captionimg\">Shadab Khan explains significance of Imad Wasim\u2019s return to Pakistani national squad<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Shadab Khan underscored the significance of Imad Wasim\u2019s return to Pakistan team.<\/li>\n<li>Shadab mentioned he personally implored Imad not to retire.<\/li>\n<li>Imad played a crucial role in United\u2019s triumph over Zalmi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shadab Khan, the captain of Islamabad United and a renowned all-rounder for Pakistan, underscored the significance of Imad Wasim\u2019s return to the national team, noting his invaluable contributions to the squad.<\/p>\n<p>In a post-match press conference, Shadab disclosed that he had personally implored Imad not to retire from international cricket. He also expressed hope that Imad might reconsider his decision, particularly with the T20 World Cup just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to, in fact, when Imad made the decision, I had also talked to him that I didn\u2019t want him to leave. Because Pakistan needs players like him. God willing, if there is a discussion with him, hopefully he will come back because the World Cup is approaching and the way he is performing and his experience in CPL, Pakistan definitely needs him,\u201d Shadab conveyed.<\/p>\n<p>Imad, who last played for Pakistan in May 2023, announced his retirement from international cricket in November of the previous year. However, his outstanding performance in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 has sparked conversations about his potential comeback to the national team.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s noteworthy that Imad\u2019s crucial role in United\u2019s recent triumph in the PSL 9 eliminator against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/sports\/cricket\/psl\/2024\/03\/babar-azam-opens-up-about-peshawar-zalmis-loss-to-islamabad-united-in-psl-9-eliminator-2\/\">Peshawar Zalmi<\/a> further demonstrated his capabilities on the field. Alongside Haider Ali, Imad engineered a record-setting seventh-wicket partnership that catapulted Islamabad United into the tournament final. His unbeaten score of 59 runs off 40 balls, adorned with nine boundaries, highlighted his talent and resolve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alsoread\">\n<h4 class=\"text-uppercase mb-10 mt-20 fs-18\">Also Read<\/h4>\n<div class=\"post-box sty22\">\n<div class=\"post-frame js-ratioHtP\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FotoJet-3-5-254x144.jpg\" alt=\"WATCH: Daughter of Imad Wasim accepts father\u2019s POTM award in an adorable moment\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<h5 class=\"title\">WATCH: Daughter of Imad Wasim accepts father\u2019s POTM award in an adorable moment<\/h5>\n<p>Imad Wasim&#8217;s daughter took her father&#8217;s POTM award. Imad took 3 wickets&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/sports\/cricket\/psl\/2024\/03\/watch-daughter-of-imad-wasim-accepts-fathers-potm-award-in-an-adorable-moment\/\" class=\"post-link\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shadab Khan explains significance of Imad Wasim\u2019s return to Pakistani national squad Shadab Khan underscored the significance of Imad Wasim\u2019s return to Pakistan team. Shadab mentioned he personally implored Imad not to retire. Imad played a crucial role in United\u2019s triumph over Zalmi. Shadab Khan, the captain of Islamabad United and a renowned all-rounder for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FotoJet-6-4.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}