Re: Pakistan announce World Cup 15
the only justification for kaneria is that he is a "strike" bowler. whether or not he has justified that mantle is questionable, but in a scenario where all of your other bowlers are newbies/support bowlers you do need someone who looks like taking wickets, or atleast puts that idea in the oppositions mind that he could potentially one day take a wicket, which is more than you can say for rao/rana/razzaq.
abdul rehman does not have that image yet, and its worth having kaneria in just so there is atleast one bowler in your team who doesnt make the opposition ask "whos that?".