Cricket

Pakistan cricket board has announced its 14-man squad for the two Twenty20 matches against England.

Coach Intikhab Alam and wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal have been left out from the squad. Shoaib Malik will lead the team in the twenty20 matches, to be played in Dubai on February 19th and 20th . Pakistan's original twenty-20 captain Shahid Afridi will be part of the squad but cannot play in the first match following a ban of two twenty20 matches. Pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir are also not part of the team. The squad includes Shoaib Malik (captain), Imran Nazir, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Umer Akmal, Fawad Alam, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Sarfraz Ahmad, Umar Gul, saeed Ajmal, Yasir Arafat, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Talha. There will be no head coach but Former batsman Ijaz Ahmed, who coached Pakistan's Under-19 team, will be batting and fielding coach.




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