Pakistan drop Usama Mir for Ireland and England T20s, bring back Haris Rauf
The Hindu
Pakistani selectors drop Usama Mir, recall Haris Rauf for T20 series in Ireland and England World Cup squad based on performance
Pakistani selectors on May 2 dropped leg-spinner Usama Mir for the T20 series in Ireland and England while recalling fast bowler Haris Rauf.
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Selectors Muhammad Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz told a media conference that Pakistan’s World Cup squad would be picked based on the performances of the matches against Ireland and England.
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The three-match series in Ireland begins May 10 before Pakistan move to England for four games from May 22.
“They are a few fitness issues with Muhammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Azam Khan and Irfan Khan Niazi but there has been a significant improvement in their fitness and we are confident they will play in the coming matches,” Wahab said.
Wahab also justified recalling pacer Hasan Ali for the coming tour and said that he was already under consideration and basically he is a back up for Haris.