http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 name squad for the upcoming ODI series – Cricket News Update
Pakistan named the squad for the upcoming One Day Internationals and T20 fixtures against England, with the notable inclusion of flamboyant former captain Shahid Afridi, while the most conspicuous omission remains of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623.
The Rawalpindi batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665 were unsuccessful in claiming a place for
themselves in the team, while all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Razzaq-c41689 has been omitted due to fitness concerns.
The Men in Green’s record at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 has been outstanding so far; they have won a series against Sri Lanka, and recently defeated England 3-0, clean sweeping them in the Test series. The team morale is undoubtedly sky-high.
However, interim coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohsin-Hasan-Khan-c77595 is not taking any chances, and has prepared the side to face a difficult battle in the upcoming series which is scheduled to commence next Monday. “England have a very strong and balanced combination both in bowling and
batting,” http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohsin-c77587 said. “In one-day and T20 too, they are a formidable team and I’m expecting tough opposition from them in the limited-over series.”
The English batsmen, who have been ranked amongst the best in Test matches, were unable to tackle the Pakistani spin bowlers. Keeping this in view, the Men in Green spinners, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691, are predicted to play a key role in the upcoming
matches. Shahid Afridi returns for the limited overs, and this is sure to boost the team.
Earlier, England also made changes to their ODI line-up, omitting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s T20 team.
The series is scheduled to kick-off with a warm up match between England XI against the England http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808, which will be followed by four ODIs (beginning on the 13th of February) and three T20 internationals (from 23rd to 27th
February).
Misbah-ul-Haq will captain the Pakistan team in both formats.
ODI squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Younis Khan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Wahab Riaz, Hammad Azam, Azhar Ali
Twenty20 squad: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 (captain), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal (wk), Junaid Khan, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Wahab Riaz, Hammad Azam, Awais Zia
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