Mohammad Amir. PHOTO: AFP
Amir has been in the limelight ever since he returned to the domestic fold after his five-year ban; recently making waves at the Bangladesh Premier League where he dismissed established batsmen and compatriots Shahid Afridi, Misbahul Haq and Mohammad Hafeez.
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The left-armer’s inclusion may not go down too well with Hafeez, who has voiced concerns over sharing a dressing room with Amir, claiming that the 23-year-old let his country down during the spot-fixing scandal.
Senior bowler Umar Gul is also back in contention after doing well in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (QAT) for HBL. Gul’s career has been plagued by a recurring knee injury but he seems to have finally overcome it.
Meanwhile, rookie left-arm pacer Rumman Raees has been called up as well after impressing for Pakistan A against the English Lions in their five-match T20 series.
The main objective of the camp is to improve the players’ overall physical fitness and enhance their technical aspects in order to prepare them for upcoming international assignments.
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The players who are engaged in the QAT Super Eight Round have been granted permission to play their domestic matches scheduled between December 20 and December 23, but have to join the camp no later than December 24.
The selected 26:
1. Ahmed Shehzad
2. Mohammad Hafeez
3. Sharjeel Khan
4. Azhar Ali
5. Shoaib Malik
6. Babar Azam
7. Iftikhar Ahmed
8. Umar Akmal
9. Asad Shafiq
10. Shahid Afridi
11. Sarfraz Ahmed
12. Mohammad Rizwan
13. Bilal Asif
14. Sohaib Maqsood
15. Amir Yamin
16. Wahab Riaz
17. Anwar Ali
18. Mohammad Irfan
19. Umar Gul
20. Rahat Ali
21. Junaid Khan
22. Rumman Raees
23. Imad Wasim
24. Yasir Shah
25. Saad Nasim
26. Mohammad Amir
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