Shahid Afridi was dropped for the champions trophy match. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
All-rounder Shahid Afridi – who was dropped from the team prior ICC Champions Trophy – has been added to the national team.
The announcement was made during a press conference in Lahore.
The ODI team includes Nasir Jamshed, Ahmad Shehzad, Muhammad Hafeez, Misbahul Haq, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz, Shahid Afridi, Junaid Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Asad Ali, Umar Ameen, Muhammad Rizwan, Abdur Rehman and Haris Sohail
While the T20 squad comprises Nasir Jamshed, Ahmad Shahzad, Muhammad Hafeez, Arif Sohail, Umar Akmal, Hammad Azam, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanveer, Wahab Riaz, Muhammad Irfan, Asad Ali, Umar Ameen, Zulfikhar Babar and Junaid Khan.
During the press conference, PCB chief selector Iqbal Qasim said the selection was made on technical basis and all the standards were maintained.
Emphasising the need to strengthen the middle order, Qasim said the board has selected many youngsters for this tour.
COMMENTS (42)
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ
I still maintain that Mr '' tuk tuk'' has no place in the one day squad.There is a inherent problem with Misbah and that is, he can't score fast. Even in the Test match he can at best help his team to draw the game rather than wining it. I have no personal grudge against the gentleman but time has come for him to say goodbye to cricket and make place for a younger player.
Hi Why aren't the selectors thinking about Anwar Ali The reverse swinger who did well in the Under 19's world cup against India why aren't the selectors looking at Imran nazir Wake up and start promoting talent not politics
Two of Afridi's records will never be broken
Number of times he has 'voluntarily' retired from various forms of cricket Number of times he has been dropped and recalledMisbah should have been given a complete young team. I don't know when we will get rid of Shahid Afridi. He did not play a single game yet he is back in the team. Pathetic.
This act explains Pakistan cricket team fate. Pakistani selector has few choices and even those are limited to abandoned/old cricket players
i miss umar gul
@Bilal: afridi is much better than many players despite his failures he has also raised the team in many events and made the country proud . so plz donot insult players without knowing anything
We need Imran Khan to make a return to ODIs. We could do with his exceptional batting skills and agility in the midwicket area. He can also do the reverse-swing thing and stuff. Bring back Fazal Mahmood too - he can hit the stumps from the boundary etc.
Welcome Back Boom Boom , AFride. Hoping you perform well against West Indies give your contributions in Batting as well as in bowling to make this series win by Pakstan. SO Do Perform well specially with the Bat. ALL THE NATION EYES ON YOU . ALL THE BEST TO U AND BE FIT AND KEEP WELL. IN THE SERIES. PAKISTAN ZINDABAD.
Here is one for you all...M Rizwan....wicket keeper.... Does anyone know much about him and any info??
asad shafiq should be drop from odi squad beacause asad is test batsman
The team is still balanced even after inclusion of Afridi, but there is one man in the team, because of whom we wont perform according to our true potential, and that man is Misbah. It's simple commonsense that our team lacked motivation & fighting spirit in the CT just because they know that they are playing under a captain who is a guest of few days & he wont be the one leading them in the coming Worldcup.They are just simply not getting motivated under his regimen.Every series looks like it's going to be the last for Misbah and the players seems to be ready to give him a farewell but despite so many debacles PCB is still persisting with him, which is frustrating for players.They are not sure who will lead them in the WC & this is creating politics in the dressing room, as potential candidates are trying to influence other players & this is causing grouping in the team.Either PCB announce that Misbah is the captain for world cup 2015 or immediately drop him from the team & announce the captain for WC 2015 who will lead the team for the next two years.This will end the psychological hangover that our players are suffering from.It would be foolish to think that in the coming months Misbah will create a strong team & then will retire & handover the captaincy to someone else.
Just one bad series and Imran Farhat is out. He is very talented and should be in the team. He is our main player.
@joker 885: Best comment. Let's all pray nafil namaz now :).
Positive attitude from captain can change everything ! Shahid Afridi should be the captain, and he has a shot at changing the face of pakistani team..
look what happened to my indian team without dhoni, i bet if he was there in the second innings of first match and second match, india would have won both matches of the tri series.
I am glad to see some new faces in the team.They really needed to start building for the 2015 World Cup.
Ali Khan
haris sohail is a nice inclusion umar amin has to avail chances he is good player but has to show his potential now
I wonder what happened to Reza Hassan.he looked very impressive in previous one days.Was he injured or did not have enough clout.
Afridaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy .we loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooveeeeeee youuuuuuuuuu. boooooooom boooooooom booooooom
Forget the inclusion of Afridi guys, celebrate the exclusion of Farhat and Malik. YAY!!!!
Right, so now.. give Hammad Azam a proper chance in both, ODI and T20. He has the skill to establish himself as a permanent member of the playing 11. Once that happens, players like afridi, malik, akmal, and farhat won't be able to make comebacks.
The teams for both the format of the game look balanced. However there is no place for Misbah in the one day squad. He is too slow and too old for the job. Misbah may have scored runs recently but due to his slow strike rate his efforts have never contributed toward winning a match. He has also never scored a century in one dayers. He has also not won very many man of the match awards.A new one day captain is urgently needed who can take the team upto and beyond the next world cup.
If only Shahid Afridi performed as well on the cricket ground as he does on the Pakistani TV channels...
About time - Najam Sethi said that there were board members who were trying to suspend PCB from cricket - Imagine what if that had happened!
Afridi brings Life in to the team - we need his agression and his presence - If you go back and look at the records - he was won the Maximum number of man of the match awards by any Pakistani and yet again I see ppl criticising!
Let him come - Give him a chance to get back in to his form!
Cheers!
@Bilal: hatters gonna hate........Welcome Back Boom Boom
Alhamdulilah Afridi and Akmal selected.
great...here we lose again.
Afridi should not have been included. If you wanted experience and previous players then call in Zaheer Abbas, Asif Iqbal, Wasim Akram, Wasim Bari, Rameez Raja and Wasim Bari. Imran Khan would have been available too, but for his injury.
Gambling boom boom
This Afridi is like Herpes infection.... Keeps coming back!
Misbah should have been dropped too, his style of batting has affected the whole team especially when chasing a target... PCB must groom someone young to lead Pakistan in next World Cup, I hope they are not planning to stretch Misbah till World Cup..
Thank the Lord!!! no more imran farhat !!
So why bring back Afridi ? Do you honestly think that he is likely to have any positive impact on the team or field ? I think not ! What the board should have done is wipe the slate clean and sent out a young team with no senior baggage, as then perhaps they would have moulded and learn to play for future and gained experiance, even if they lost !
"PCB chief selector Iqbal Qasim said the selection was made on technical basis and all the standards were maintained."
Is that why Shahid Afridi is back despite averaging 19 with the bat and 57 with the ball over the last 18 months? Not sure how Iqbal Qasim can say the above with a straight face.
A real cricket team would be investing in young guys like Raza Hasan, etc to make sure they're ready for the world cup in two years. But in Pakistan, Iqbal Qasim keeps picking duds like Shahid Afridi. Maybe the plan is to take Shahid Afridi to the 2015 World Cup in a wheelchair?
The only cricket team on this planet where you can have a comeback by 'only' performing well in the media!
I think Hammad Azam should be given proper chance rather than just making him a part of the squad. They guy showed his talent in the under-19 world cup and can go a long way if groomed properly.
Umar Akmal has disappointed us way too many times. Lets see if he makes use of this chance. Also, Azhar Ali should also be a part of the team. Though he scores slowly but atleast he makes some runs.
How about making Afridi the 'coach, manager, captain and czar' of the team ?
I am really sorry to say but the truth is that on what basis Afridi and Akmal made comeback? Any performance at domestic level? PCB could not wait a bit instead of preparing the proved failures.
Yahooooo, Cricket is nothing without you Boom Boom, Hope you will perform well....
Finally PCB have seen sense. No Malik, Farhat and Kamran. I question whether Afridi should have been recalled but cannot ignore the fact that we r going forward with Youth. Azam should also have been in the one day squad.
Boom Boom, Welcome Back LaLa, We Love U
On what basis Afridi and Akmal was dropped in CT and now selected without playing a single domestic match???????? if they fail in coming tour, can we expect Malik, Kami back in the next tours ?????