Yousuf left out of Pak squad
Jan. 18: Pakistan on Tuesday left out experienced batsman Mohammad Yousuf from their final 15-man squad. The selectors also surprisingly deferred naming the squad’s captain, raising doubts over whether all-rounder Shahid Afridi will lead the side after Pakistan’s 2-1 defeat in the Twenty20 series against New Zealand last month.
Thirty-six-year-old Yousuf was deemed not fit enough to warrant a place in the squad after he was last month named in the 30-man preliminary team. Pakistan will be without key players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer who were all provisionally suspended on charges of spot-fixing.
Another player, Kamran Akmal, who was also under suspicion of match-fixing, was included after being reportedly cleared by the ICC, but all-rounder Shoaib Malik and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria failed to get clearance.
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