LAHORE, Sept 22: Former Pakistan skipper Moin Khan will lead ‘A’ side in the second Test against Sri Lanka ‘A’ at Multan Stadium from Monday in place of Faisal Iqbal, who has been called up for the senior squad.

The junior selection committee also called up Qaiser Abbas, Kamran Sajid, Yasir Arafat, Bilal Asad and Saeed bin Nasir to replace Imran Farhat, Hasan Raza, Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan, Danish Kaneria and Taufiq Umer, who all being named in senior squad for  the Test  series against Australia.

Meanwhile, all-rounder Azhar Mahmood is unavailable for Multan Test after failing to recover from an injury suffered in first Test in Faisalabad.

Pakistan won the first ‘Test’ by nine wickets, the victory that was dominated by a spectacular century by Hasan Raza and excellent bowling by Danish Kaneria.

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