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Pakistan have reposed faith in their leg spinner Danish Kaneria to include him in the 17-man squad for the 3-ODIs Series against Sri Lanka. Danish Kaneria was not selected in any of the 5 One Day Internationals in the recent series against India. Fast bowler Mohammad Sami has been dropped following his moderate performance in recent times. Arshad Khan who did play in the India Series has also been dropped and Pakistan have included two fresh faces in off spinner Tahir Khan, the 25-year-old from Karachi with a decent average of around 30.00 in first class cricket and Abdur Rehman, a 26-year-old all rounder who bowls slow left arm orthodox. Pakistan start off their tour by playing the 1st One Day International at the R.Premadasa Stadium on 17. The tour comprises of 3 One Day Internationals and 2 Tests. Below is the 17-man squad selected for the three One Day Internationals:
Pakistan One Day Squad : Salman Butt, Imran Farhat , Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan (Vice Captain), Inzamam Ul Haq (Captain), Mohammad Yousuf , Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (Wicket Keeper), Abdul Razzaq, Naved ul Hasan, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Shahid Afridi, Danish Kaneria, Iftikhar Anjum, Abdur Rehman, Tahir Khan