Pakistan have named their 30-man shortlist for the
World Twenty20, with wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal returning to the set-up.
Akmal was called to appear before the
Pakistan Cricket Board's integrity committee earlier this month and
although they have yet to publicly clear him for international duty, he
is clearly under consideration again.
The initial squad for the tournament will be cut to 15 next month ahead of the tournament in Sri Lanka, which begins on September 18.
Imran Nazir, who has not featured for Pakistan in two years and is not centrally contracted, is also in the party, as is short-form specialist Abdul Razzaq.
Just three specialist spinners make the 30, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman and Raza Hasan, though former captain and all-rounder Shahid Afridi will also contribute.
Akmal's brother Umar is one of 13 batsmen but his other brother Adnan, who fractured a finger in the third Test against Sri Lanka, is not included.
PROVISIONAL SQUAD:
M Hafeez, A Shahzad, K Latif, N Jamshed, I Nazir, S Hasan, A Zia, S Khan, U Akmal, A Shafiq, H Sohail, S Malik, R Raja, S Afridi, H Azam, A Razzaq, U Gul, M Sami, S Tanvir, Y Arafat, W Riaz, J Khan, A Cheema, A Ali, S Ajmal, A Rehman, R Hasan, S Ahmed, K Akmal, A Ansar.
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