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Pakistan names squad for ODI series against Australia

| | Dec 30, 2016, at 09:20 pm
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday named 15-member squad for the ODI series agaiunst Australia.

Azhar Ali has been named the skipper of the team.

Pakistan is all set to play five ODI matches in the tour from Jan 13 to Jan 26.

“The ODI team has been selected keeping in mind the conditions in Australia and the performances of players in the recent ODI series against West Indies and in the domestic cricket. The team is a fine blend of experience and youth, and the selectors have stick to the same combination of players selected against West Indies series earlier and believe that team will do well in the tour," Pakistan's chief selector Inzamam ul Haq was quoted as saying by the board's website.

The Selected players are:

1)   Azhar Ali (Captain)

2)   Sharjeel Khan

3)   Baber Azam

4)   Shoaib Malik

5)   Asad Shafique

6)   Umer Akmal

7)   Sarfraz Ahmad (Vice Captain) WK

8)   M. Rizwan

9)   Immad Wasim

10) M. Nawaz

11) M. Amir

12) Wahab Riaz

13) Hassan Ali

14) Rahat Ali

15) M. Irfan

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