Pakistan names squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2012

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced squad for the T20 series against Australia in UAE and also for ICC World Twenty 20, 2012 scheduled in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan has named Mohammad Hafeez as its captain for the ICC World Twenty20 2012.

Wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal, all-rounder Abdul Razzaq and opener Imran Nazir have made the squad.

Left-hand opener Nasir Jamshed also returned to the squad after being withdrawn from the limited-over squad for the Sri Lanka tour in May due to a finger injury.

Khalid Latif, Ahmed Shahzad, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail and Shakeel Ansar all miss out on the event, despite having been involved in the T20 squad on the recent tour to Sri Lanka.

Pakistan T20 World Cup 2012 Squad

Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal (wk), Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Sohail Tanvir.