National cricket selectors Monday included five fast bowlers in a 16-man squad to take part in next week's one-day tri-series in Bangladesh.
Fit-again Mohammad Asif leads the strong pace attack, which also includes Umar Gul, Sohail Tanveer, Rao Iftikhar and rookie left-arm paceman Wahab Riaz.But suspended paceman Shoaib Akhtar was not considered.
said chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed.
The squad for the Asia Cup, which Pakistan will host from June 24 to July 6, will be announced later, Salahuddin said.
The 25-year-old Asif suffered a hand injury while playing in Indian Premier League in India but has since recovered well for Pakistan's hectic season ahead.
He has played in only four one-day matches for Pakistan this year after undergoing elbow surgery in Australia late last year.
The 32-year-old Shoaib Akhtar was banned for five years on charges of indiscipline in April this year -- a ban suspended for one month to allow him to feature in the Indian event. His appeal against the ban will resume next week.
The tri-series, also featuring India, will be held in Dhaka from June 8-14, with each side playing the other once in a league before the June 14 final.
Pakistan will play Bangladesh in the opening match on June 8 and then come face to face with archrivals India two days later. India meet Bangladesh on June 12.
Squad: Shoaib Malik (captain), Salman Butt, Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Asif, Sohail Tanveer, Umar Gul, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz, Fawad Alam, Bazid Khan, Naumanullah Khan.
Fit-again Mohammad Asif leads the strong pace attack, which also includes Umar Gul, Sohail Tanveer, Rao Iftikhar and rookie left-arm paceman Wahab Riaz.But suspended paceman Shoaib Akhtar was not considered.
"Shoaib Akhtar was not considered as he was suspended and the team is a balanced one which we hope can do well in the tri-series,"
The squad for the Asia Cup, which Pakistan will host from June 24 to July 6, will be announced later, Salahuddin said.
The 25-year-old Asif suffered a hand injury while playing in Indian Premier League in India but has since recovered well for Pakistan's hectic season ahead.
He has played in only four one-day matches for Pakistan this year after undergoing elbow surgery in Australia late last year.
The 32-year-old Shoaib Akhtar was banned for five years on charges of indiscipline in April this year -- a ban suspended for one month to allow him to feature in the Indian event. His appeal against the ban will resume next week.
The tri-series, also featuring India, will be held in Dhaka from June 8-14, with each side playing the other once in a league before the June 14 final.
Pakistan will play Bangladesh in the opening match on June 8 and then come face to face with archrivals India two days later. India meet Bangladesh on June 12.
Squad: Shoaib Malik (captain), Salman Butt, Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Asif, Sohail Tanveer, Umar Gul, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz, Fawad Alam, Bazid Khan, Naumanullah Khan.
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