Malik to skipper Pakistan for UAE series by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:	Shoaib Malik
Event:	Pakistan in United Arab Emirates 2009/10

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DateLine: 8th February 2010

 

Pakistan named Shoaib Malik as the captain for the upcoming two Twenty20 match against England in Dubai, UAE.

 

However wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal was dropped after his patchy performance both with the gloves and with the bat during the tour of Australia. Sarfaraz Ahmed will don the gloves during the tour.

 

Regular captain Shahid Afridi, who is serving a two match ban, will be available for the second T20 and finds his place in the squad.

 

Pakistan is also traveling to Dubai without head coach Intikhab Alam instead former batsman Ijaz Ahmed, who is the batting and fielding coach, is likely to shoulder the extra responsibility.

 

Squad : Imran Nazir, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Umer Akmal, Shoaib Malik (captain), Fawad Alam, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Sarfraz Ahmad, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Arafat, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Talha.