LAHORE: Discarded all-rounder Sohail Tanvir on Wednesday was named to lead Pakistan ‘A’ as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 15-member squad for a three-match one-day series at home against Afghanistan.
Sohail burst onto the world stage with an impressive show at the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 in South Africa before shining with the leather in the first Indian Premier League (IPL) but later failed to maintain his fitness required at the highest level. He has been asked to lead the team in a low-profile series against the visiting Afghans, just to prove his fitness.
Several left-handed batsmen including Shan Masood, Sharjeel Khan, Umar Amin and Naved Yasin have been named in the side, which will take on Afghanistan in the first match at Faisalabad (d/n) on May 25. The second match is scheduled to be held in Rawalpindi on May 27 while the third in Abbottabad two days later.
Squad:
Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Sharjeel Khan, Umar Amin, Naved Yasin, Usman Salahuddin, Rameez Raja, Mansoor Amjad, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper), Zulfiqar Babar, Yasir Shah, Sohail Tanvir (captain), Sohail Khan, Mohammad Talha, Sadaf Hussain.
