Pakistan leave out Rehman, Jamshed for SL Twenty20sESPNcricinfo staff
December 1, 2013
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Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman and batsman Nasir Jamshed have been left out of Pakistan’s squad for the Twenty20s against Sri Lanka in the UAE later this month. Left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar, who was not picked for the recently-concluded home and away limited-overs games against South Africa, has been named in the 14-man squad, which will also play a one-off T20 against Afghanistan in the lead-up to the Sri Lanka series.
Middle-order batsman Haris Sohail, who has been on the fringes of the national team but has not played in it since August, makes a comeback. Uncapped Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited batsman Sharjeel Khan also earns a call-up.
Veteran allrounders Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib Malik who were ruled out of the South Africa games with injury have not been named.
Offspinner Saeed Ajmal will not play the T20 against Afghanistan on December 8, but will join the team ahead of the two matches against Sri Lanka, scheduled for December 11 and 13. More to follow Squad: Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Ahmed Shahzad, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Zulfiqar Babar, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Anwar Ali, Saeed Ajmal, Haris Sohail In: Haris Sohail, Sharjeel Khan, Zulfiqar Babar Out: Nasir Jamshed, Abdul Rehman, Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Malik
Re: Pakistan leave out Rehman, Jamshed for SL Twenty20s
My T/20 eleven
Sharjeel Khan,
Ahmed Shahzad,
Sohaib Maqsood,
Umar Akmal (wk),
Haris Sohail,
Mohammad Hafeez ,
Bilawal Bhatti,
Shahid Afridi,
Anwar Ali,
Saeed Ajmal,
Junaid Khan.
Pakistan leave out Rehman, Jamshed for SL Twenty20s
It's a fair decision to drop Jamshed. He's been out of touch for quite a long time now. He needs to go back to domestic level and regain his form. I hope they don't play hafeez up the order. He brings the whole team under pressure by getting out in a few min. Oh wait, there's no Steyn lol.
Re: Pakistan leave out Rehman, Jamshed for SL Twenty20s
Nice Squad and correct batting order.
My T/20 eleven
Sharjeel Khan,
Ahmed Shahzad,
Sohaib Maqsood,
Umar Akmal (wk),
Haris Sohail,
Mohammad Hafeez ,
Bilawal Bhatti,
Shahid Afridi,
Anwar Ali,
Saeed Ajmal,
Junaid Khan.
Hafeez is Captain and thinks of himself as a International opener. So I think he'll continue at No.3, and as we saw in SA series, he played U. Akmal at 4 and Maqsood at 5. I think he'll continue to do that. Although, Maqsood deserves to play at 3/4 in my opinion.
and his list A record (batting ave: 51.44, SR 107.80) means that his selection is on merit. Hope he can take his excellent domestic form into the international games as well
Re: Pakistan leave out Rehman, Jamshed for SL Twenty20s
What about Yasir Hameed? :D ... he has a century in T20.
Yasir Hameed will never play for Pakistan again. His name is tainted with the whole England 2010 tour - along with the ones who were convicted.
On a side note, Shahzaib Hassan, who was part of our winning WC T20 team, has 2 Centuries in the domestic T20 tournament. He's a forgotten Karachi kid.