 Asif's pace and accuracy with the new ball will be sorely missed |
Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series in India after failing to recover from his chronic elbow injury. The 24-year-old has been struggling with the problem since the beginning of October and chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed said: "It's still an issue.
"He will go to Australia for a complete rehabilitation process in the hope he can return for the series after India."
Mohammad Sami, Faisal Iqbal and Danish Kaneria have been added to the squad.
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The trio replace Imran Nazir, Fawad Alam, Rao Iftikhar and all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who will return home after the final match of Pakistan's one-day series in India on Sunday.
India have an unassailable 3-1 lead in the one-day series after winning the fourth match in Gwalior on Thursday.
Pakistan squad: Shoaib Malik (capt), Younis Khan (vice-captain), Salman Butt, Yasir Hameed, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (wk), Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Sami, Abdur Rehman.
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