ICC World Cup 2011: PCB announce 30-member initial squad
Selection Committee of Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the initial squad of 30 players for the ICC World Cup 2011.
Shoaib Malik and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Danish-Kaneria-c1314 failed to break into the probables whereas wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal and former captain Mohammad Yousuf were included in the squad.
According to the sources, Shoaib Malik and Danish Kaneria were not successfully able to declare their assets and as a result the selection committee did not get the clearance from the PCB for both players. But Kamran Akmal did declare his assets and that
was the reason why he has been named in the initial world cup squad.
Shoaib Malik has performed exceptionally well in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2010-11 Division One as he scored 725 runs in only four matches with an extraordinary average of more than 120 runs per innings. Pakistan cricket fans would be very disappointed
as they were hoping that Shoaib Malik would be able to make it to the national team.
On the other hand, Kamran Akmal has also performed brilliantly in domestic cricket and would be hoping that he is named in the One Day squad for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 series.
Controversial all-rounder Rana Naved has also been included in the initial world cup squad. Selection committee has also named six uncapped players in the 30-man squad which include Naved Yaseen, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Junaid Khan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961 and
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163 Ahmed.
Dashing opening batsmen Imran Nazir and Nasir Jamshed have also made a comeback in the probables. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s initial squad of 30 players is as follows:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yasir-Arafat-c98241, Abdul
Razzaq, Shoaib Akhtar, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Tanvir Ahmed, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid Khan, Rana Naved, Naved Yaseen, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Zulfiqar Babar, Yasir Shah.
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