Sohail and Latif drafted into Pakistan squad
Cricinfo staff
January 24, 2008
Pakistan have called up Sohail Khan and Khalid Latif, both of whom are uncapped, to their squad for the third ODI in Multan against Zimbabwe on January 27.
Sohail, a right-arm fast-bowler, replaces an unimpressive Samiullah Khan, who failed to pick up any wickets in the two ODIs, and Latif has been called up in place of Sarfraz Ahmed, the reserve wicket keeper.
Sohail was widely tipped to make his ODI debut in Karachi after grabbing 65 wickets in nine first-class matches this season, while also impressing in the four-day tour match against the Zimbabweans. He troubled batsmen with both pace and bounce in that match but was advised a week’s rest after feeling a slight niggle in his right shoulder while throwing the ball.
Sarfraz has been sent to a specialist wicket-keeping camp taking place in Lahore as the selectors are keen to persist with Kamran Akmal for the third ODI. They, however, have not ruled out Sarfraz’s return to the squad if Pakistan wrap up the series at Multan.
The inclusion of opener Latif will put pressure on Salman Butt, who has failed to impress in the series so far. Run out for four in Karachi, Butt made only 17 in Hyderabad.
For the second match running, he was overshadowed by the 18-year-old Nasir Jamshed, who has marked his start in international cricket with consecutive half-centuries. Latif scored 593 runs in the recently-concluded Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and was part of the Patron’s XI squad that took on the Zimbabweans in the tour match.
Squad - Shoaib Malik, Salman Butt, Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Iftikhar Anjum, Fawad Alam, Yasir Arafat, Kamran Hussain, Khalid Latif, Sohail Khan
Match schduled to start at 0600 GMT.
Good to see Samiullah dropped as he was useless but sad to see Sarfraz go and the joker Akmal still there. But there is a chance once Pakistan wins this game, more youngsters including Sarfraz will be tried for the last 2 games. Hopefully he’ll show the idiot Akmal how to keep wickets. Sohail Khan is definetly gonna play but I doubt Khalid Latif will get a chance as im sure Butt will be presisted with and Nasir Jamshed is on fire. Im excited to watch Sohail Khan in action…hopefully he doesnt dissapoint like Samiullah. 
why is he still here? 
(only one today for a weak performance this time).