Wahab misses out on Bangladesh series
Left-armer replaced with Talha as Pakistan’s squads announced.
LAHORE:
Wahab Riaz was the only casualty in the Test squad as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named all three squads for the tour of Bangladesh comprising one Twenty20, three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Tests.
Riaz, who has also been overlooked for the limited-overs leg of the UAE series, was replaced by Mohammad Talha who made his Test debut in 2009. Riaz, whose name was mentioned in the spot-fixing hearing, was part of the Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka but did not play any matches.
The squads were announced by acting chief selector Mohammad Ilyas in Lahore yesterday, who confirmed that no changes were made to the limited-overs squad that is currently in the UAE.
“The selection committee is content with the team’s performance in the UAE and we are not considering Bangladesh an easy opponent and are sticking with the same combination,” said Ilyas.
Pakistan will depart for Bangladesh directly from the UAE on November 25 with the tour starting with the one-off Twenty20 on November 29 followed by the three ODIs. Misbahul Haq, who has yet to lose a Test series as captain since taking over last year, will lead Pakistan in all three formats.
ODIs/T20s
Misbahul Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Shahid Afridi, Younus Khan, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq
Tests
Misbahul Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Imran Farhat, Younus Khan, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Adnan Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul, Mohammad Talha, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid Khan
Published in The Express Tribune, November 22nd, 2011.
Wahab Riaz was the only casualty in the Test squad as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named all three squads for the tour of Bangladesh comprising one Twenty20, three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Tests.
Riaz, who has also been overlooked for the limited-overs leg of the UAE series, was replaced by Mohammad Talha who made his Test debut in 2009. Riaz, whose name was mentioned in the spot-fixing hearing, was part of the Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka but did not play any matches.
The squads were announced by acting chief selector Mohammad Ilyas in Lahore yesterday, who confirmed that no changes were made to the limited-overs squad that is currently in the UAE.
“The selection committee is content with the team’s performance in the UAE and we are not considering Bangladesh an easy opponent and are sticking with the same combination,” said Ilyas.
Pakistan will depart for Bangladesh directly from the UAE on November 25 with the tour starting with the one-off Twenty20 on November 29 followed by the three ODIs. Misbahul Haq, who has yet to lose a Test series as captain since taking over last year, will lead Pakistan in all three formats.
ODIs/T20s
Misbahul Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Shahid Afridi, Younus Khan, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq
Tests
Misbahul Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Imran Farhat, Younus Khan, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Adnan Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul, Mohammad Talha, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid Khan
Published in The Express Tribune, November 22nd, 2011.