Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal, two players who have seen precious little international action in the recent past, are back in the Pakistan T20I set-up for the Sr Lanka series, recalled after 16 months and three years respectively. Their recalls were the most notable aspect of a side that also sees Faheem Ashraf, who saw himself miss out on a central contract this year, return, while Mohammad Rizwan and Abid Ali are absent. Imam-ul-Haq doesn’t form part of the squad either, though the PCB said in a press release that was due to the injury he sustained to his hand during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Karachi.
T20I squad: Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Babar Azam (vice-captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Umar Akmal, Usman Shinwari, Wahab Riaz
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo