Younis back in Pak Test team

Pakistan on Friday recalled experienced pacer Waqar Younis to the 15-member squad for the second Test against England starting in Faisalabad on November 29.

Younis, with 308 wickets in 67 Tests, was left out from the initial squad of 14 for the first Test.

Leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed was axed after he failed miserably in the first drawn Test in Lahore, taking one wicket for 164 runs.

"Ahmed disappointed in the first Test and Kaneria is included as we want to groom youngsters in the home series," chief selector Wasim Bari said.

Ahmed, who has taken only 27 wickets in his last 13 Tests, will be replaced by teenage leg-spinner Danish Kaneria who is likely to make his Test debut.

Off-spinner Arshad Khan is also back in the squad. All rounder Azhar Mahmood, 12th man in the Lahore Test, twisted his ankle during practice on Friday and is out for six weeks.

Pakistan squad: Moin Khan (captain), Inzamam-ul-Haq (vice captain), Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Salim Elahi, Yousuf Youhanna, Abdur Razzak, Wasim Akram, Danish Kaneria, Saqlain Mushtaq, Arshad Khan, Imran Nazir, Qaiser Abbas, Waqar Younis and Faisal Iqbal.

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