Pakistan add Wahab, Shahzaib in limited over squad
Pakistan selectors were Monday forced to add opener Shahzaib Hasan
and paceman Wahab Riaz to their limited over squad for the series
against South Africa.
Hasan, 20, was declared as the best batsman in the National Twenty20
tournament which concluded in Lahore on Saturday, while Riaz, 25, was
named the best bowler at the same event.
But neither had been included in the limited over squad when it was
announced beforehand.
Pakistan play two Twenty20, five one-day and two Tests against South
Africa starting on October 26. The series will be held in Abu Dhabi and
Dubai.
Riaz is already part of the Test team announced earlier this month.
Pakistan's chief selector Mohsin Khan said both the players have been
chosen after their extra-ordinary performance.
"Both Hasan and Riaz were outstanding in the Twenty20 national event
so we recommended their names, which were approved by Pakistan Cricket
Board chairman Ijaz Butt," Khan told reporters.
Former Pakistan players, including Abdul Qadir, had criticised the
naming of the team before the National Twenty20 event.
"Why the selectors announced the team before the Twenty20 event is
hard to understand," Qadir had said.
Limited over squad: Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahzaib Hasan,
Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam,
Shahid Afridi (captain), Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz,
Abdur Rehman, Shoaib Akhtar, Tanvir Ahmed, Zulqarnain Haider
LAHORE, Pakistan, Tuesday AFP
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