Pakistan name up Saud Shakeel instead of Tayyab Tahir for Asia Cup
Saud Shakeel has been added to Pakistan’s squad for the 2023 Asia Cup. Tayyab Tahir, who had initially been named within the 17-member squad, misses out however will probably be a part of the touring reserves.
Shakeel has solely performed 5 ODIs to date however made a powerful begin to his Test profession. He has amassed six fifties and two a whole bunch in seven Tests together with a match-winning 208* against Sri Lanka in Galle after Pakistan’s high order was dismantled by the house spinners. He has 2489 runs in List A matches at a mean of 44.44.
Faheem Ashraf was initially picked forward of Shakeel for the match. Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s new chief selector, had mentioned that they most well-liked Faheem’s all-round skills over Shakeel’s specialist batting expertise. He was solely named within the 18-member squad for the Afghanistan sequence.
Shakeel was a part of the final ODI against Afghanistan, the place he made 9 of 6 earlier than being run out. He will journey together with the staff to Multan on Sunday.
The Asia Cup-bound gamers who performed in opposition to Afghanistan in Sri Lanka are set to reach in Multan on Sunday. A PCB launch mentioned that Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq and Naseem Shah will journey to Lahore on Sunday and be a part of the facet on Monday night.
Pakistan are scheduled to play Nepal within the Asia Cup opener in Multan on August 30.
Pakistan Asia Cup squad: Babar Azam (capt), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim. Travelling reserve: Tayyab Tahir