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Pakistan have included two uncapped players, Mohammad Aamer and Shahzaib Hasan, in the 15-member squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in England in June.
Aamer, the left-arm fast bowler, was included after a very strong showing in his maiden domestic season, taking 56 first-class wickets in ten games for Rawalpindi. The 17-year-old Aamer also took 25 wickets in 15 one-dayers and was initially included in the squad for the Bangladesh tour which was postponed.
He was also a part of the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia last year but his tournament was cut short by illness. For the greater part of last year, he has been - alongside Mohammad Talha - the most talked-up pace prospect in Pakistan circles, a stamp of approval from fellow leftie Wasim Akram no doubt helping.
Hasan, 19, is a diminutive opening batsman, and he too has enjoyed very healthy returns in his debut first-class season, scoring 607 runs in ten matches for Karachi Blues at the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In one-dayers, he has scored 250 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 96.11.
There are few surprises in the squad otherwise. No doubt, Shoaib Akhtar’s inclusion, in light of his tired displays against Australia - he didn’t once bowl ten overs in the four games he played - will be debated. Rao Iftikhar Anjum, who’s been one of Pakistan’s leading ODI bowlers over the last two years in the one-dayers: in the last 12 months he has taken 21 wickets in 14 games. However, a wicketless showing in the two matches he played against Australia in the UAE ultimately hindered his case. Squad: Younis Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Ahmed Shehzad, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal (wk), Fawad Alam, Shoaib Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Yasir Arafat, Saeed Ajmal, Shahzaib Hasan
Pakistan would badly miss Razzaq and Yousuf thanks to ICL and ICC. I disagree with those who say that Yousuf has no place in T-20 cricket because of his weak fielding. I maintain that limited overs games including Tulla Tulla matches are won by batsmen. Unless your batters are good enough to post a decent score (170+) and chase a reasonable target under pressure this emphasis on fielding is wholly misplaced and purely academic IMO
Pakistan would badly miss Razzaq and Yousuf thanks to ICL and ICC. I disagree with those who say that Yousuf has no place in T-20 cricket because of his weak fielding. I maintain that limited overs games including Tulla Tulla matches are won by batsmen. Unless your batters are good enough to post a decent score (170+) and chase a reasonable target under pressure this emphasis on fielding is wholly misplaced and purely academic IMO