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Umar Akmal, who was withdrawn from the Zimbabwe tour following a suspected seizure, is also back in the squad after doctors cleared him last month.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

Malik, Razzaq return in Pakistan T20 squad

Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq have been recalled in Pakistan's Twenty20 squad for the two-match series against South Africa in the UAE. The selectors left out Asad Ali, Anwar Ali, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed and Zulfiqar Babar from the squad that featured in the T20s against Zimbabwe.

Malik was part of the squad that played the solitary T20 match during the South Africa tour and played the Champions Trophy in England, but he was dropped from the team for the tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe. In August, he played in the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League and finished as the leading run-getter.

Razzaq, 33, has been out of favour since the 2012 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka following his outburstagainst captain Mohammad Hafeez after which he was fined Rs. 1 lakh and sidelined from the squad. Overall, Razzaq has played 30 T20s during which he has scored 383 runs at a strike rate of 119.68 and has taken 20 wickets.

Men's Twenty20 International captains

Men's Twenty20 International captains

his is a list of cricketers who have captained the Pakistani national cricket team for at least one Twenty20 International (T20I).^[1]Mohammad Hafeez is named as a new T20I captain for the 2012 tour against Sri Lanka replacing Misbah-ul-Haq.^[2]

Player Career

Full name Shoaib Akhtar

Born August 13, 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab

Current age 38 years 92 days

Major teams Pakistan,Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan, Asia XI,Chittagong Division, Durham, ICC World XI,Islamabad Leopards, Khan Research Labs,Kolkata Knight Riders, Pakistan International Airlines,Rawalpindi, Somerset, Surrey, Worcestershire

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	46	82	8143	4574	178	6/11	11/78	25.69	3.37	45.7	10	12	2
ODIs	163	162	7764	6169	247	6/16	6/16	24.97	4.76	31.4	6	4	0
T20Is	15	15	318	432	19	3/38	3/38	22.73	8.15	16.7	0	0	0
First-class	133		20460	12265	467	6/11		26.26	3.59	43.8		28	2
List A	221		10627	8522	338	6/16	6/16	25.21	4.81	31.4	13	7	0
Twenty20	38	38	804	978	44	5/23	5/23	22.22	7.29	18.2	2	1	0

Full name Shahid Khan Afridi

Born March 1, 1980, Khyber Agency

Current age 33 years 257 days

Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Deccan Chargers,Dhaka Gladiators, Fly Emirates XI, Griqualand West,Habib Bank Limited, Hampshire, ICC World XI, Karachi,Leicestershire, Melbourne Renegades, South Australia

Playing role Allrounder

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak googly

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	27	48	1	1716	156	36.51	1973	86.97	5	8	220	52	10	0
ODIs	367	340	22	7413	124	23.31	6462	114.71	6	35	674	317	117	0
T20Is	63	59	7	939	54*	18.05	657	142.92	0	4	78	35	19	0
First-class	111	183	4	5631	164	31.45			12	30			75	0
List A	466	434	26	10181	124	24.95			8	54			141	0
Twenty20	134	120	12	2083	80	19.28	1356	153.61	0	7	172	96	36	0

Full name Saeed Ajmal

Born October 14, 1977, Faisalabad, Punjab

Current age 36 years 30 days

Major teams Pakistan, Dhaka Gladiators, Faisalabad,Faisalabad Wolves, Islamabad Cricket Association,Khan Research Labs, Water and Power Development Authority,Worcestershire

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	30	57	9557	4221	159	7/55	11/111	26.54	2.64	60.1	9	9	4
ODIs	97	96	5100	3528	157	5/24	5/24	22.47	4.15	32.4	5	2	0
T20Is	54	53	1200	1252	73	4/19	4/19	17.15	6.26	16.4	4	0	0
First-class	120		27200	12327	464	7/55		26.56	2.71	58.6		30	5
List A	203		10605	7708	311	5/18	5/18	24.78	4.36	34.0	10	3	0
Twenty20	115	114	2537	2677	158	4/14	4/14	16.94	6.33	16.0	6	0	0

Full name Mohammad Irfan

Born June 6, 1982, Gaggu Mandi, Punjab

Current age 31 years 160 days

Major teams Pakistan, Baluchistan Bears,Khan Research Laboratories, Multan Tigers, Pakistan A

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Left-arm fast

Height 7 ft 1 in

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	4	6	712	389	10	3/44	4/86	38.90	3.27	71.2	0	0	0
ODIs	27	27	1361	1058	39	4/33	4/33	27.12	4.66	34.8	1	0	0
T20Is	5	5	102	129	3	1/25	1/25	43.00	7.58	34.0	0	0	0
First-class	40	70	6606	3826	141	7/113	11/123	27.13	3.47	46.8	5	8	1
List A	54	53	2712	2086	83	5/67	5/67	25.13	4.61	32.6	1	1	0
Twenty20	22	22	473	537	27	3/8	3/8	19.88	6.81	17.5	0	0	0

Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi

Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab

Current age 39 years 169 days

Major teams Pakistan, Faisalabad Wolves,Khan Research Labs, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sargodha,St Lucia Zouks

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	43	75	13	2854	161*	46.03	6927	41.20	4	22	308	30	37	0
ODIs	133	122	29	4130	96*	44.40	5627	73.39	0	32	280	61	59	0
T20Is	39	34	13	788	87*	37.52	715	110.20	0	3	45	26	14	0
First-class	188	308	37	13592	284	50.15			36	73			179	0
List A	248	227	51	8589	129*	48.80			11	58			114	0
Twenty20	102	92	28	2365	107*	36.95	1982	119.32	1	9	150	93	37	0

Full name Sohail Tanvir

Born December 12, 1984, Rawalpindi, Punjab

Current age 28 years 336 days

Major teams Pakistan, Federal Areas,Federal Areas Leopards, Hampshire,Khan Research Laboratories, Lions, Rajasthan Royals,Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Rams, South Australia, Sylhet Royals,Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	2	4	504	316	5	3/83	3/109	63.20	3.76	100.8	0	0	0
ODIs	55	53	2603	2232	65	5/48	5/48	34.33	5.14	40.0	3	1	0
T20Is	31	31	633	741	25	3/12	3/12	29.64	7.02	25.3	0	0	0
First-class	59		11977	6519	265	8/54		24.60	3.26	45.1	8	17	3
List A	91	89	4507	3864	135	7/34	7/34	28.62	5.14	33.3	7	2	0
Twenty20	139	136	2863	3445	153	6/14	6/14	22.51	7.21	18.7	3	1	0

Full name Nasir Jamshed

Born December 6, 1989, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 23 years 342 days

Major teams Pakistan, Lahore Lions, Lahore Region Blues,National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Under-19s

Batting style Left-hand bat

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	2	4	0	51	46	12.75	107	47.66	0	0	8	0	1	0
ODIs	41	41	3	1357	112	35.71	1756	77.27	3	8	147	18	12	0
T20Is	15	15	1	307	56	21.92	256	119.92	0	2	25	12	4	0
First-class	75	131	8	5117	182	41.60			15	23			64	0
List A	100	99	5	3152	128	33.53	3766	83.69	7	15			35	0
Twenty20	71	68	6	1696	86*	27.35	1354	125.25	0	11	179	42	23	0

Full name Mohammad Younis Khan

Born November 29, 1977, Mardan, North-West Frontier Province

Current age 35 years 349 days

Major teams Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, Nottinghamshire,Peshawar Cricket Association, Rajasthan Royals,South Australia, Surrey, Warwickshire, Yorkshire

Also known as Younus Khan

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium, Legbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	86	152	13	7114	313	51.17	13735	51.79	22	27	802	43	95	0
ODIs	253	243	23	7014	144	31.88	9307	75.36	6	48	560	53	131	0
T20Is	25	23	3	442	51	22.10	364	121.42	0	2	31	12	12	0
First-class	184	304	36	13353	313	49.82			42	53			189	0
List A	322	306	33	9233	144	33.82			11	61			179	0
Twenty20	67	62	11	1355	70	26.56	1163	116.50	0	5	101	25	27	0

Full name Mohammad Junaid Khan

Born December 24, 1989, Matra, North-West Frontier Province

Current age 23 years 324 days

Major teams Pakistan, Abbottabad, Abbottabad Rhinos,Lancashire, Pakistan Under-19s

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Left-arm fast

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	13	24	2614	1226	42	5/38	6/115	29.19	2.81	62.2	1	3	0
ODIs	35	35	1632	1338	56	4/12	4/12	23.89	4.91	29.1	3	0	0
T20Is	5	5	90	136	3	2/23	2/23	45.33	9.06	30.0	0	0	0
First-class	58	107	11552	5787	259	7/46	13/77	22.34	3.00	44.6	11	18	3
List A	73	72	3449	2871	111	4/12	4/12	25.86	4.99	31.0	8	0	0
Twenty20	36	36	797	851	37	3/12	3/12	23.00	6.40	21.5	0	0	0

Full name Mohammad Hafeez

Born October 17, 1980, Sargodha, Punjab

Current age 33 years 27 days

Major teams Pakistan, Faisalabad, Faisalabad Wolves,Guyana Amazon Warriors, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sargodha,Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan

Playing role Allrounder

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	34	66	5	2061	196	33.78	3837	53.71	5	8	261	12	24	0
ODIs	134	134	7	3635	139*	28.62	5126	70.91	6	18	394	42	44	0
T20Is	47	45	1	1093	86	24.84	925	118.16	0	6	121	27	15	0
First-class	167	287	11	9560	196	34.63			20	46			143	0
List A	228	228	12	7241	139*	33.52			11	44			89	0
Twenty20	120	114	9	2910	102*	27.71	2249	129.39	2	18	330	85	46	0

Full name Abdul Razzaq

Born December 2, 1979, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 33 years 346 days

Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Duronto Rajshahi, Hampshire,Hampshire 2nd XI, Hyderabad Heroes, ICL Pakistan XI,Khan Research Labs, Lahore, Lahore Lions, Leicestershire,Melbourne Renegades, Middlesex,Pakistan International Airlines, Surrey, Worcestershire,Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited

Also known as Abdur Razzaq

Playing role Allrounder

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	46	77	9	1946	134	28.61	4741	41.04	3	7	230	23	15	0
ODIs	265	228	57	5080	112	29.70	6252	81.25	3	23	382	124	35	0
T20Is	30	27	10	383	46*	22.52	320	119.68	0	0	20	21	2	0
First-class	122	192	27	5318	203*	32.23			8	28			33	0
List A	332	286	67	6479	112	29.58			3	34			49	0
Twenty20	135	119	27	2514	109	27.32	1901	132.24	1	9	218	107	19	0