Misbah retained until MRI report comes
Moin Khan: “Despite fitness issues dogging key players, a pretty strong side”
LAHORE–December 13, 2014: Chairman PCB Shaharyar M. Khan has approved the 16-member squad for the remaining three one-day internationals against New Zealand, following its recommendation by the six-member selection committee headed by former captain Moin Khan.
Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has gone through an MRI scan on his hamstring injury and has been retained until his medical report comes.
“Umar Gul and Bilawal Bhatti have been dropped owing to fitness issues, while all-rounder Anwar Ali and leg-spinner Yasir Shah have been included”, said chief selector Moin Khan.
The ODI squad (In alphabetical order):
1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Anwar Ali
3. Asad Shafiq
4. Mohammad Hafeez
5. Haris Sohail
6. Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain)
7. Mohammad Irfan
8. Nasir Jamshed
9. Sarfraz Ahmad (Wicket-keeper)
10. Shahid Afridi
11. Sohail Tanvir
12. Umar Akmal
13. Wahab Riaz
14. Yasir Shah
15. Younis Khan
16. Zulfiqar Babar
Moin Khan Quotes:
“With fitness issues ruling them out for the duration of the next three ODIs, Umur Gul (Injury to left tendon), Bilawal Bhatti (Stitches in the right hand webbing) are being sent back home to go through recovery and rehabilitation, and pace bowler Anwar Ali and leg-spinner Yasir Shah have been recalled.
“With all-rounder Anwar Ali coming over, our strength in pace would be restored while Yasir Shah has performed very well in recent matches and his presence would give our attack a well-rounded look. The leggie is also a good prospect for us for the ICC World Cup 2015, so more exposure would do him a world of good.
“Despite fitness issues dogging many key players, it still remains a pretty strong side. And I am positive that it would perform to its potential in the three remaining ODI games”.
