Shahid Afridi pulls out of Pakistan series in Ireland

Former captain Shahid Afridi has withdrawn from Pakistan’s squad for two one-day internationals in Ireland because his father is ill.

A Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman said:“Afridi informed us his father has been admitted to hospital for liver treatment and he wants to be with him.”

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Salman,Junaid and Azam get Test call-ups

Wicket-keeper Mohammad Salman,allrounderHammad Azam and left-arm seamer Junaid Khan are the new faces in Pakistan’s 15-member squad for the upcoming two-Test series against West Indies.

Misbah-ul-Haq who led the Test side creditably in the aftermath of the spot-fixing scandal,remains in charge. Salman,Azam and Junaid have all been,in effect,kept on after being blooded . . . →Read More:Salman,Junaid and Azam get Test call-ups