A final no-go for Inzy

According to a clause in participating nations agreement with ICC, the Pakistan captain can’t play in the final should his team qualify

NEW DELHI: A technicality has dented Inzamam-ul-Haq’s chances of playing in the ICC Champions Trophy even if his team Pakistan made it into the final of the elite tournament.

As per the Participating Nations Agreement (PNA), a player who is replaced in a squad cannot be reinstated during the tournament. That effectively means that Inzamam, who is serving a four-match ban and was replaced by youngster Faisal Iqbal, cannot take part in the 10-nation meet.

All the participating nations have signed the PNA and Clause 6.9 of the agreement, dealing with the issue of replacements, clearly debars a replaced player from taking part in the tournament — thereby sealing the fate of the veteran Pakistani batsman.