Shahid Afridi returns to Pakistan fold after ban by AFP

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Ground:	National Stadium, Karachi
Player:	Shahid Afridi
Event:	England in Pakistan 2005/06

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DateLine: 13th December 2005

 

Pakistan Tuesday included all-rounder Shahid Afridi in their 15-man one-day squad for the last three limited internationals against England, chief selector Wasim Bari said.

 

Afridi, who holds the record of fastest one-day hundred off 37 balls he made against Sri Lanka in 1997, was banned for one Test and two one-day internationals for damaging the pitch during the second Test against England last month.

 

"The team is playing well so there was no need to have more changes. We have just recalled Afridi for he has been an important part of Pakistan's one-day team," Bari told AFP.

 

Pakistan levelled the five-match series with a comfortable seven-wicket win over England in Lahore on Monday. England won Saturday's first match in Lahore by 42 runs.

 

The remaining three matches are scheduled for Karachi (Thursday) and the last two at Rawalpindi on Saturday and Monday.

 

Squad: Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), Salman Butt, Shoaib Malik, Yasir Hameed, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Sami, Danish Kaneria, Arshad Khan, Shoaib Akhtar, Naved-ul-Hasan, Mohammad Asif.

(Article: Copyright © 2005 AFP)