Karachi
Pakistan on Thursday left out experienced but out-of-form pacer Muhammad Aamir from its 15-member World Cup squad while including batsman Abid Ali in the line-up.Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq, announcing the World Cup squad and two reserve players, said the 11 from the 2017 Champions Trophy had been retained in the selection process.\u201cWe are hopeful and confident that Pakistan will give a good account of itself in the World Cup,\u201d Inzamam said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The selectors while not showing faith with \nleft-armer Aamir, who has taken just five wickets in his last 14 ODIs \nsince the Champions Trophy two years back, have reposed confidence in \nseniors Shoaib Malik and Muhammad Hafeez.Inzamam said Hafeez\u2019s final \ninclusion in World Cup was subject to him being 100 per cent fit before \nthe tournament as he is still recovering from a thumb injury.\u201cDoctors \nhave advised him not to bowl or bat now but when his rehab is over he \nwill be back in action in two weeks time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inzamam said\n hard-hitting batsman Asif Ali and Aamir were in the reserves for the \none-day series against England and the side matches before the World \nCup.Pakistan World Cup squad: Sarfaraz Ahmed (Capt), Fakhar Zaman, \nImam-ul-Haq, Abid Ali, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail, Muhammad \nHafeez, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah \nAfridi, Junaid Khan, Muhammad Hasnain.
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