Pakistan recalled wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal, all-rounder Abdul Razzaq and Imran Nazir in their 15-man squad Tuesday for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
Kamran, 30, was cleared by a Pakistan Cricket Board integrity committee last week after his name was mention at the trial in England last year of 3 Pakistan Test players over spot-fixing allegations.
Former Test captain Salman Butt and pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer were barred and jailed for contrive deliberate no-balls during the Lord's Test against England in 2010.Kamran last played for Pakistan in May last year in the semi-final of the World Cup against India, at Mohali, a match India win by 29 runs. Razzaq, 32, last played Sri Lanka in November 2011 while Nazir has not played since 2010.
Pakistan recalled wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal, all-rounder Abdul Razzaq and Imran Nazir in their15-man squad Tuesday for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.Kamran, 30, was cleared by a Pakistan Cricket Board integrity committee last week after his name was mention at the trial in England last year of 3 Pakistan Test players over spot-fixing allegations.
Former Test captain Salman Butt and pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer were barred and jailed for contrive deliberate no-balls during the Lord's Test against England in 2010.Kamran last played for Pakistan in May last year in the semi-final of the World Cup against India, at Mohali, a match India win by 29 runs. Razzaq, 32, last played Sri Lanka in November 2011 while Nazir has not played since 2010.
Mohammad Hafeez will lead the team after replacing Misbah-ul Haq -- who also lost his place in the T20 side -- in May. The 12-team tournament, in which England are the defensive champions, will run from September 18 to October 7.Chief selector Iqbal Qasim said the last squad was decided after thorough meeting between the selection committee, Hafeez and coach Dav Whatmore.We have elected the best possible squad after consultation and this Pakistan team has the ability to win the World Twenty20," Qasim told AFP.
No | Name |
1 | Mohammad Hafeez |
2 | Imran Nazir |
3 | Nasir Jamshed |
4 | Asad Shafiq |
5 | Shoaib Malik |
6 | Umar Akmal |
7 | Kamran Akmal |
8 | Abdul Razzaq |
9 | Shahid Afridi |
10 | Sohail Tanveer |
11 | Umar Gul |
12 | Saeed Ajmal |
13 | Raza Hasan |
14 | Yasir Arafat |
15 | Mohammad Sami |
Pakistan, runners-up in the 1st Twenty20 in 2007 and winners in 2009, are placed in group D of the event, next to Bangladesh and New Zealand. Qasim defended recalling Razzaq and Nazir. They are brilliant players and have experience of all international crickets so we have given them another chance, said Qasim, also backing out-of-form pacemen Mohammad Sami and Umar Gul.
Gul and Sami is experienced campaigner and their form may be in question but they have class and with their experience can deliver, said Qasim. The squad also includes 20-year-old uncapped left-arm spinner in Raza Hasan. Left-handed starter Nasir Jamshed also returned to the squad after being reserved from the limited-over squad for the Sri Lanka tour in May due to a finger injury.
The squad announce on Tuesday will also play the three T20s against Australia in the United Arab Emirates in early September. The 2 sides also meet for 3 ODI in late August and Pakistan will announce their squad for these games later.
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