Pakistan squad for West Indies tour 2013

Pakistan squad for West Indies tour 2013

All-rounder Shahid Afridi, who came under immense criticism for lackluster showings with both bat and bowl and was axed from Champions Trophy squad, has now been retained for both ODI and T20 squad. 

Meanwhile, Umar Akmal has also been called for both formats. He would play as wicket-keeper batsman in T20s. 

Meanwhile, Shoaib Malik, Imran Farhat and Kamran Akmal have been shown the doors after the trio s below par showings in Champions Trophy. 

Misbah ul Haq has been retained as team s ODI captain while Muhammad Hafeez will lead the T20 side

Pakistan Squad vs Zimbabwe 2013

Pakistan Squad vs Zimbabwe 2013

Pakistan has suffered a blow ahead of their tour of Zimbabwe with dashing batsman Umar Akmal ruled out due to a back complaint. The 23-year-old suffered the injury while playing in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League, an annual Twenty20 tournament. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed Akmal being replaced by wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed.

Pakistan Test Squad

Pakistan Test Squad

Misbah ul Haq has been retained as a captain against South Africa during UAE tour. Below is the list of 15 players for the two test matches that begins Monday Oct 14, 2013.

Misbah-ul-Haq (c) Adnan Akmal (wk) Asad Shafiq Junaid Khan Mohammad Irfan Saeed Ajmal Umar Amin Zulfiqar Babar

Abdur Rehman Ahmed Shehzad Azhar Ali Khurram Manzoor Rahat Ali Shan Masood Younis Khan

Pakistan ODI Squad

Pakistan ODI Squad

Opener Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed on Saturday returned to the Pakistan squad for five one-day internationals against South Africa after being left out of the Tests due to poor form. 

Former captain Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq are still being overlooked and haven't been included. 

Haris Sohail and Anwar Ali were both axed from the one-day squad which won the one-day series 2-1 in Zimbabwe last month. 

Umar Akmal, who was withdrawn from the Zimbabwe tour following a suspected seizure, is also back in the squad after doctors cleared him last month. 

Misbah-ul Haq, Ahmed Shahzad, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanveer, Wahab Riaz, Sohaib Maqsood, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed.

Amla, Steyn return to South Africa's T20 squad

Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn have been named in South Africa's T20 squad for the two-match series against Pakistan in the UAE next month. Batsman Farhaan Behardien and the seamer Rory Kleinveldt were the two players left out of the T20 squad that toured Sri Lanka in July.

Amla last played a T20 in December 2012. Herelinquished the limited-overs vice-captaincy in February when South Africa announced separate captains for all three formats. He had asked not to be picked for T20s in 2013, but it appears as if he is willing to commit to the shortest format. He is the third opening batsman in the squad, with Henry Davids and Quinton de Kock in the mix.

"Hashim is a world-class player across all the formats," said Cricket South Africa (CSA) selection convener Andrew Hudson. "His experience and stability at the top of the order are qualities that we believe will strengthen the squad in a key area."

Steyn last played in the World T20 in Sri Lanka in 2012. With the next edition of the tournament in March-April in Bangladesh, the coach Russell Domingo had made it clear that players had to be part of the squad regularly if they wanted to be picked for tournaments. Steyn took part in the Champions League in India for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

World T20 prep begins for South Africa, Pakistan

Match facts

Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Start time 2000 local (1600 GMT)

Big Picture

In the space of 10 days, Pakistan and South Africa will play four Twenty20s, in what can be seen as the one of the longest mini-series the format has seen to date. In reality, these are two separate contests.

The first one was planned months ago, as the dessert to South Africa's ongoing UAE tour. The second was hastily arranged as a snack for South African cricket supporters who will see less of India than was originally scheduled. Together, they will script an intriguing narrative across continents that will rigorously examine the skill of both sides four months ahead of the World Twenty20.

For both teams this is the first of seven matches before the global event. Pakistan will play Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, while South Africa have three matches against Australia to fine tune.

There is still time to find combinations but they will both want to settle on them quickly and allow players time to adjust to their roles. For South Africa, the main decisions will be with the top order and the seam-bowling trio, while Pakistan will look to settle on a middle order and find an allrounder. They will be considered favourites, especially on current form, and have the added incentive of becoming the top-ranked team in Twenty20 cricket should they sweep the series. South Africa, though, have all the confidence having won the ODIs.

T20 squad 2013

Squad Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (wk), Umar Amin, Shahid Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood, Abdul Razzaq, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Abdur Rehman