The 22-year-old Ahmed, who scored Pakistan's first-ever T20 hundred in the same tournament against Bangladesh in the pool fixture at Dhaka, was tipped by many to be Hafeez's successor but disciplinary issues involving the temperamental opener have dented his case.
On Friday, PCB chairman Shaharyar Mohammad Khan told a media conference in Karachi that Ahmed could face disciplinary action for an off-the-cuff religious remark made at former Sri Lankan skipper and veteran opener Tillakaratne Dilshan during the final One-day International in Dambulla on Aug 30.
After Sri Lanka had sealed a series-winning seven-wicket victory, Ahmed was spotted on TV as saying to Dilshan: “If you are a non-Muslim and you turn Muslim, no matter whatever you do in your life, straight to heaven.”
Dilshan, who was coming off after scoring an unbeaten 50, didn't pay any attention to what the Pakistan fielder had uttered and even said that he had no issues at all. But in the next moment, Ahmed retorted: “Then be ready for the fire.”
