Pakistan name Khan, Gul in Test squad
Published:Tuesday | May 3, 2011 | 12:00 AM
ISLAMABAD (AP):
Experienced middle-order batsman Younis Khan and fast bowler Umar Gul have returned to Pakistan's Test squad for two matches against the West Indies.
The selectors had rested Khan and Gul for the five-match one-day international (ODI) series against West Indies following Pakistan's loss in the World Cup semi-finals to fierce rivals India.
Left-handed middle-order batsman Azhar Ali was also included in the 15-man squad, with Misbah-ul-Haq selected as captain.
Allrounder Hammad Azam and left-arm fast bowler Junaid Khan, who made their ODI debuts against West Indies, were retained for the Test series.
Guyana will host the first Test from May 12-16. The second Test will be played at St Kitts from May 20-24.
SQUAD: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Younis Khan, Taufeeq Umar, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Mohammad Salman, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Tanvir Ahmed, Junaid Khan and Hammad Azam.