IPL performance won8217;t get you selected: PCB

Ahmed said the 15-member side to be picked up 8220;purely on merit8221; ignoring Pakistan cricketers8217; performance in the ongoing Twenty20 tournament.

8220;This is because we believe that Twenty20 is a different ball game and you can8217;t compare it to proper One-day Internationals where you have to play 50-over games,8221; Ahmed said.

The tri-nation series, involving hosts Bangladesh and India, will begin on June 8 and all the matches will be played in Dhaka.

Interestingly, young pacer Sohail Tanvir, playing for Rajasthan Royals, is among the best bowlers of the IPL with an enviable economy rate of 5.97. Other than Tanvir, most of the other Pakistani players, including captain Shoaib Malik Delhi Daredevils, have failed to make their mark in the IPL.