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Sami called up; Afridi is out with injury

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Pakistan have faced a dent ahead of the 4th ODI at Multan as they lost Shahid Afridi due to a rib injury. Afridi was in pain all the while during the 3rd ODI with a strap around his rib cage area. He was in pain while batting and also had struggled during his three overs spell where he couldn’t put much of his body into his deliveries. The homeside had already lost Shoaib Akhtar and the Selectors have called up Mohammad Sami for the last two One Dayers. Pakistan are in a do-or-die situation on Thursday as they have to win the Multan match to have any chance of winning the Hutch Cup.

Speedster Mohammad Sami played in the 1st Test at Lahore and was wicketless in the 12 overs he had bowled and was subsequently dropped. Pakistan’s bowling has come under severe scrutiny except to Mohammad Asif who had stood up well in all the three matches. Rana Naved has failed to live upto the expectations in the series. Although he came back strongly in the death stages of the Indian innings at Peshawar, Rana Naved has been an utter disappointment overall. Pakistan would now look upto Mohammad Sami to deliver the goods with his express pace yorkers during the middle stages of the Indian innings and provide good support to Mohammad Asif.

Pakistan Squad for the last two ODIs : Salman Butt, Imran Farhat , Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan (Vice Captain), Inzamam Ul Haq (Captain), Mohammad Yousuf , Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (Wicket Keeper), Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Akhtar, Naved ul Hasan, Arshad Khan, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat, Mohammad Sami