I do hope people realise that AK is no longer a selector. The most recent squads for the NZ series were chosen by Bashar and Nannu. But yes, Akram Khan, along with the rest of his panel, deserves credit for rewarding performers and doing a good job overall. Although, I believe a lot has to do with the team management being open to trying out new players as well which was perhaps one of the biggest problems during Siddons' tenure as HC. Siddons had a set group of players that he did not want to look beyond and we ended up recycling the same old tried and tested failures. But now whoever is performing is getting an opportunity in the NT.
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