Pakistan have left an unfit Shoaib Akhtar out of their 16-man squad for the tour of Bangladesh.
Pace ace fails to prove his fitness
Pakistan have left an unfit Shoaib Akhtar out of their 16-man squad for the tour of Bangladesh.
Pakistan are due to play two Twenty20 and five One-Day Internationals during the tour, which starts on March 10.
However Shoaib will not play after failing to prove his fitness to selectors, with the fast bowler, who has struggled with a knee problem, failing to take part in a domestic game.
"There are question marks on the fitness of Shoaib Akhtar for a long time now," chief selector Abdul Qadir said.
"He told me that now he didn't require operation on his knee, but the main thing is he can only comeback to international cricket if he proves his fitness by playing in domestic matches."
Uncapped pacemen Mohammad Amir has profited from the absence of Shoaib by being called in as one of three new faces in the squad.
Opening batsman Ahmed Shahzad and leg-spinner Yasir Shah will also look to make their debuts on the tour.
There were also recalls for Shahid Afridi, Sarfraz Ahmed and Nasir Jamshed.
Squad: Younus Khan (capt), Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shahzad, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Fawad Alam, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanver, Mohammad Aamir, Yasir Arafat, Yasir Shah, Rao Iftikhar, Sarfraz Ahmed.
