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Dashing Left handed opening batsman Imran Farhat has been included in the 15-man Pakistan squad to play the 1st Test against India at Lahore. Imran Farhat would open the batting with Salman Butt in the 1st Test. The 23-year-old Farhat forced his way into the Test Squad following a dashing 107 in the ongoing 3-day match between Pakistan A and the Indian team. Farhat had earlier played 15 Tests with 2 hundreds and 4 fifties but he doesn’t have a great batting average. The left hander has also played ODIs for Pakistan and had scored a hundred also. Yasir Hameed was ruled out due to typhoid. Out of form, Asim Kamal has lost his place in the side and young fast bowler Umar Gul, who has recovered his full fitness was also ignored. The Selectors have picked up 1-Test Match-old Mohammad Asif ahead of Gul. The 1st Allianz Cup Test Match between Pakistan and India begins on the 13th at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore.
Pakistan Squad for the 1st Test : Salman Butt, Imran Farhat , Younis Khan (Vice Captain), Inzamam Ul Haq (Captain), Mohammad Yousuf , Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal (Wicket Keeper), Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Sami, Shoaib Akhtar, Naved ul Hasan, Danish Kaneria, Arshad Khan, Mohammad Asif