Younis Khan named in squad for final Bangladesh ODI

LAHORE - Temperamental Pakistan batsman Younis Khan, who displays wild swings of every now and again, has returned to the Pakistan fold as the squad was announced by the PCB for the final one-day international against Bangladesh to be played at Karachi on April 19. Younis opted out of the team after the second ODI citing personal problem while the board stated that the player wanted rest. However, Younis was believed to be angry over the board's attitude in the wake of the questioning by the ICC Anti Corruption and Security Unit member Allan Peacock. The player has adopted several times come in and go out attitude earlier also. Younis had asked to be left out for the remainder of the series, a wish the selectors granted for the subsequent two ODIs. The selectors have made one more change, bringing in Wahab Riaz, the left-arm seamer, in place of Sohail Khan, who took career-best figures of 3 for 30 in Pakistan's seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the fourth ODI. Reports suggest that the selectors were satisfied with Sohail's performance and were looking to "nurture" him for the future, but wanted to give an opportunity to Wahab, who had made his ODI debut in the home series against Zimbabwe. The fifth ODI, which will be a day-night encounter, will be played in Karachi on April 19. Squad Shoaib Malik (capt), Salman Butt, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal (wk), Sarfraz Ahmed, Fawad Alam, Bazid Khan, Naumanullah, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz

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