 Inzamam, the regular skipper, is back in the fold |
Pakistan will be without Yousuf Youhana for the second Test against South Africa from Friday but welcome back captain Inzamam-ul-Haq from injury. Youhana was Pakistan's stand-in captain in their eight-wicket first-Test win, but admitted he played through pain.
He said: "I played in some discomfort because Inzamam-ul-Haq was not available. But now I don't want to take any further risks with the hamstring."
A draw in Faisalabad will be enough to give Pakistan a 1-0 series win.
Shoaib Akhtar was originally named in the squad of 18, but had to pull out when he lost an appeal against a threematch ban.
The selectors have also included all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who struggles to hold down a permanent place in the side, and Mansoor Amjad, a 17-year-old right-arm wrist spinner from Sialkot.
Amjad is yet to play a first-class match but has toured South Africa with Pakistan's Academy team.
Two other leg-spinners, Danish Kaneria and Mushtaq Ahmed, both played at Lahore and are retained for Faisalabad.
Squad: Taufiq Umar, Imran Farhat, Yasir Hameed, Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain), Asim Kamal, Shoaib Malik, Moin Khan (wicket-keeper), Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami, Mushtaq Ahmed, Danish Kaneria, Faisal Iqbal, Abdul Razzaq, Mansoor Amjad, Kamran Akmal, Shabbir Ahmad, Salman Butt, Misbah-ul-Haq.
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