Pakistan announce World T20 and Asia Cup squads

Pakistan Team

Pakistan  wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal makes a comeback into the squad for the World Twenty20, which starts in Bangladesh in March.

Former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik also finds a spot in the Twenty20 World Cup squad.

The Pakistani captain for the One Day Internationals Misbah-ul-Haq is not included in the World Twenty20 Cup. Mohammed Hafeez leads Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup.

The left-arm orthodox spinner Zulfiqar Babar, who has been recently introduced into the national test side and Twenty20 side, finds a spot only in the World Twenty20 Cup squad.

Pakistan squad for Asia Cup: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Fawad Alam, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Junaid Khan, Umar Gul, Anwar Ali, Bilawal Bhatti, Mohammad Talha.

Pakistan squad for World Twenty20: Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Junaid Khan, Bilawal Bhatti, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Zulfiqar Babar, Mohammad Talha, Kamran Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad.