Pakistan announce Twenty20 squad, captain to be named later
March 12th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANSKarachi, March 12 (IANS) Holders Pakistan Friday announced their final 15-man squad, without naming the captain, for the World Twenty20 championship in the West Indies.
Chief selector Mohsin Hasan Khan told reporters here that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will name the captain later.
Pakistan cricket plunged into a turmoil earlier in the week when the PCB banned and fined several leading cricketers, including former captains Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi.
While Younis and Yousuf are not part of the preliminary squad, Malik has been sidelined because of the one year ban slapped on him for indiscipline. However, Afridi, and Akmal brothers, Kamran and Umar, who were handed hefty fines, have been picked.
All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez makes a comeback after his good showing in the National Twenty20 Cup. The selectors have also chosen young all-rounder Hammad Azam taking into account his performance in the under-19 World Cup in New Zealand.
Pakistan are the defending champions of the World Twenty20 which gets underway in the West Indies from April 30.
Pakistan squad: Salman Butt, Khalid Latif, Muhammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam, Yasir Arafat, Hammad Azam, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Saeed Ajmal.
- Afridi in, Malik out of PCB's squad for T20 World Cup - Mar 13, 2010
- Afridi, Akmal not in new PCB contracts - Aug 08, 2011
- Kamran, Razzaq, Younus omitted from Pak squad for West Indies tour - Apr 06, 2011
- Akmal rejoicing return to Pakistan team - Jan 05, 2011
- Misbah replaces Afridi for Ireland ODI series - May 19, 2011
- Pakistan drop Riaz over spot-fixing links - Nov 21, 2011
- Pakistan ignore Younis for Test series against Australia - Dec 08, 2009
- Kamran, Naved in 30-man preliminary Pak World Cup squad - Jan 05, 2011
- Malik axed from Pakistan's Asia Cup side; Jamshed, Sarfraz recalled - Mar 03, 2012
- No Shoaib Akhtar in list of 30 probables for ICC T20 World Cup - Feb 27, 2010
- Pakistan drop Razzaq, Kamran from ODIs, T20 side - Apr 06, 2011
- No PCB contracts for Younis, Yousuf, Malik - Mar 19, 2010
- Azam, Adnan, Taufeeq may replace Razzaq, Kamran, Shahzad in Pak team: Afridi - Apr 06, 2011
- PCB snubs Afridi by ignoring Younis for ODI series against England - Aug 25, 2010
- Asia Cup: Pakistan elect to bat against India - Mar 18, 2012
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