Pakistan add three to squad to face SA
Pakistan have added three more players to their Test squad to face South Africa next week, expanding the group from 12 to 15 following the draw between the South Africans and Pakistan A.
Pakistan have added three more players to their Test squad to face South Africa next week, expanding the group from 12 to 15 following the draw between the South Africans and Pakistan A.
Asad Shafiq, Ahmed Shehzad, Shan Masood have been added to the set-up after they all made some runs in the practice match, which ended in a stalemate on Thursday. It wasn't a first class match, and the sides both retired their batsmen after they'd reached half tons.
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Pakistan squad: Khurram Manzoor, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Umar Amin, Adnan Akmal (wk), Saeed Ajmal, Zulfiqar Babar, Abdur Rehman, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Rahat Ali, Asad Shafiq, Ahmed Shehzad, Shan Masood
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