Pakistan name two uncapped players

Pakistan have selected two uncapped teenagers in a 15-man squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka starting on October 20.

The selectors called up 19-year-old fast bowler Riaz Afridi and 18-year-old wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider on Sunday and also recalled opener Imran Farhat, middle order batsman Asim Kamal and leg spinner Danish Kaneria.

All rounder Shahid Afridi, fast bowler Rao Iftikhar and batsmen Salman Butt, Bazid Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq, who played in the triangular series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, have been dropped.

	Also Read


	Jayasuriya foils Pakistan in final

"We

have tried to strike the right balance in the Test squad and have included Riaz and Zulqarnian as a future investment," chief selector Wasim Bari told Reuters.

"Moin Khan is the number one keeper but we feel it is now time to start grooming a new keeper and also because we have long tours ahead of us."

After the Sri Lanka series, Pakistan embark on a two-month tour of Australia in late November.

Pakistan squad - Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain), Yousuf Youhana, Yasir Hameed, Imran Farhat, Asim Kamal, Younis Khan, Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Malik, Moin Khan, Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammad Sami, Riaz Afridi, Danish Kaneria, Zulqarnain Haider, Rana Naved.

Source: REUTERS
© Copyright 2024 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.