Senior players Shoaib Malik and Kamran Akmal were ignored while fast bowler Sohail Khan made a comeback after nearly three years in the wilderness in Pakistan’s 15-member squad for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, starting on February 14.
de Kock named
At Cape Town, injured wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock was on Wednesday named in South Africa’s squad for the World Cup.
de Kock, 22, a free-scoring left-handed opener and capable wicketkeeper, tore ligaments in his right ankle while warming up during the first Test against the West Indies on Dec. 19.
The squads:
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt.), Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Ehsan Adil, Yasir Shah.
Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt.), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake.
South Africa: A.B. de Villiers (capt.), Hashim Amla, Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, J.P. Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Vernon Philander, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn.
Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (capt.), Sikandar Raza Butt, Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams, Hamilton Masakadza, Chamu Chibhabha, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Regis Chakabva, Craig Ervine, Prosper Utseya, Tawanda Mupariwa, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Solomon Mire, Tinashe Panyangara, Tendai Chatara.
