DUBAI: Asian country and Australia look to create up their squads within the shortest format of the sport after they meet within the lone Twenty20 International here on Sunday, however each area unit missing key men.
Pakistan, UN agency were World Twenty20 champions in 2009, are while not their key spinner Saeed Ajmal UN agency is suspended from international cricket when his bowling action was found misbr last month.
Ajmal had been single-handed shouldering Pakistan’s bowling attack, having taken eighty five wickets in sixty three Twenty20 matches — the best by any bowler during this format.
The tricksy spinner has incomprehensible solely 3 T20 matches out of the sixty six Asian country have contend since his debut in 2009.
If Ajmal’s loss wasn’t enough, spinner and expert prophet Hafeez was additionally dominated out of the Twenty20 and 3 one-days when injuring a hand throughout a game on Friday night.
Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi same Hafeez’s loss another additional responsibilities onto the team’s children.
“Hafeez continually plays a key role and it’s unfortunate to lose him,” same Afridi on Saturday at the metropolis International Cricket structure. “But this provides a chance to children to fill in and show their talent. i'm assured with the aspect we've got.”
Pakistan team manager-cum-chief selector Moin Khan same Hafeez’s loss was an enormous blow.
“Hafeez is a vital player for US in Twenty20 and one-days,” Moin same. “He burned his webbing and has been suggested to require a 2 week rest. The physio’s report advised a minimum period of time rest, that dominated him out of the limited-overs a part of the series against Australia.
“The team management had so nemine contradicente set that there was no purpose in retentive him on the tour. “
Pakistan had a miserable World Twenty20 in People's Republic of Bangladesh in Apr wherever they didn't reach the last four for the primary time in 5 editions of the tournament.
That prompted captain Hafeez to step down, handing the responsibility to expert Shahid Afridi for a second time.
Pakistan have enclosed left-arm spinner Raza Hasan to interchange Ajmal associated even have an exciting leg-spinning expert in Saad Nasim UN agency is uncrowned at this level.
Afridi hopes he are able to guide the young squad towards the 2016 World Twenty20.
“We don’t ought to reminisce, UN agency isn't offered. we've got to consider reconstruction the squad for the 2016 World Twenty20,” same Afridi.
Australia too have a brand new captain in Aaron oscine bird UN agency took over when patron saint Bailey stood all the way down to consider one-day cricket.
Australia additionally went out of the last World Twenty20 within the cluster stages however they need won six out of their 9 shorter format games this year compared to Pakistan’s 2 from four.
Finch additionally features a young squad at his disposal when toughened expert Shane Watson was dominated out of the complete tour with associate articulatio talocruralis injury.
His possible replacement Mitchell Marsh was additionally out of the tour as a result of a hamstring injury.
Paceman Pat Cummins will miss out as a result of his involvement in an exceedingly Twenty20 tournament in Republic of India, however dashing hitter John Herschel Glenn Jr. Maxwell and uncrowned leg-spinner Cameron Boyce have joined the squad.
Finch same Asian country can miss Hafeez.
“He [Hafeez] is clearly an excellent player and it's unfortunate for Asian country [to lose him],” same oscine bird on Saturday.
Australia are able to embody Phil Hughes, Steve O’Keefe and Nathan Lyons — a part of the traveling party — for Sunday’s game.
The Twentyw20 match is followed by 3 One-day Internationals in Sharjah (Oct 7), metropolis (Oct 10) and national capital (Oct 12) and 2 Tests.
Teams (from):
PAKISTAN: Shahid Afridi (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Awais Zia, Umar Akmal, Umar Amin, Sohaib Maqsood, Saad Nasim, Raza Hasan, prophet Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Bilawal Bhatti, Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir.
AUSTRALIA: Aaron oscine bird (captain), David Warner, John Herschel Glenn Jr. Maxwell, Phil Hughes, Steven Smith, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Steve O’Keefe, Nathan Lyons, Cameron Boyce
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