Afridi And Razzaq Return For Sri Lanka ODIs

Afridi And Razzaq Return For Sri Lanka ODIs

Shahid Afridi has been named in Pakistan's ODI squad following the withdrawal of his international retirement

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Experienced all-rounders Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq have been recalled to Pakistan's squad for the five-match One-Day International series against Sri Lanka.

Afridi withdrew his retirement last month while Razzaq was dropped following the World Cup, when Afridi captained the side to the semi-finals.

Wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed also makes a comeback, having not featured for his country since February 2010, and he replaces Adnan Akmal.

Akmal's brother, Umar, was dropped from the Test squad but remains in the ODI squad while young batsman Ramiz Raja and leg-spinner Yasir Shah who toured Zimbabwe, make way for the return of Afridi and Razzaq.

Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman, who was rested for the Zimbabwe series, is back as Sohail Khan, Azhar Ali and opener Taufeeq Umar also miss out.

The series begins in Dubai on 11th November.

Pakistan ODI squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Younus Khan, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq

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