No Place for Younis in ODIs

No Place for Younis Khan in ODIs there as PCB has announced the ODI Squad against South Africa schedule to be starts from 30th October 2013. Pakistan have moved towards younger players in the shorter forms with the likes of batsman Umar Amin and recently, Sohaib Maqsood, preferred over older hands such as Younis. Pakistan's batting struggled in the Champions Trophy but they recovered well in series against West Indies and Zimbabwe, both of which they won.

Younis Khan delivered his assessment on the selection of the ODI squad with a smile on his face and no malice in his voice and he seemed to be making his statements out of curiosity over his exclusion and not criticism. He went on to clarify he is not targeting the 2015 World Cup but will be happy if he makes his place

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal and seamer Wahab Riaz have been recalled to the One Day squad for the 5 matches ODI series against South Africa in the UAE. Sohaib Maqsood, the right handed batsman who played two T20s in Zimbabwe recently, has also been included in the 16 member squad.

Pakistan ODI squad

Misbah-ul-Haq (capt) Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Sohaib Maqsood, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed
In - Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz
Out - Anwar Ali, Asad Ali, Haris Sohail