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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt exercised his powers and said that the opinion of the skipper, coach and chief selector have no value. He said that he has undone the decisions previously taken.According to PCB sources, injured fast bowler Umar Gul and all-rounder Yasir Arafat would be replaced with pacer Mohammad Sami and spinner Abdul Rehman in the Pakistan squad for the ICC World Twenty20 starting later this month. On Sunday Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, coach Waqar Younis and chief selector Mohsin Khan had told reporters that fast bowlers Sami and Mohammad Irfan would be the replacements. They said that Sami and Irfan had been approved by the PCB chief. But after half an hour the board issued a press release, saying Ijaz was yet to give his assent. The PCB said the selectors did not follow the procedure for replacements. This confusion between the administration and the selectors made Pakistan cricket a laughing stock.
