Farhat returns for Pakistan.10/22/2009 12:21:45 PM Imran Farhat Imran Farhat (born 20 May, 1982 in Lahore) is a Pakistani cricketer who has played 20 Tests and 26 one-day internationals for Pakistan, opening the batting in 47 of his 49 international innings. When in form, Farhat is an excellent player of the pull shot. has been recalled to the Pakistan cricket team following his international isolation after participating in the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League  This article or section contains information about a sporting event or team. .
Farhat will play in next month's series against New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . The 27-year-old left-handed batsman last played a Test against South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. in 2007 before joining the rebel ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. . He has now severed his ties with that league and Pakistan selectors responded by recalling him to their squad. Pakistan will play three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games against New Zealand in the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. before travelling to New Zealand for a three-Test series. Squads named Farhat was one of seven players named in the squads for all three formats, along with all-rounder Shoaib Malik Shoaib Malik (Urdu: شعیب ملک) (born 1 February, 1982 in Sialkot) is captain of the Pakistani cricket team. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. , batsman Umar Akmal, wicketkeeper wick·et·keep·er n. The cricket player positioned immediately behind the wicket in play. wicketkeeper Noun Cricket the fielder positioned directly behind the wicket Kamran Akmal, off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and fast bowlers Umar Gul and Mohammad Aamir. Younis Khan, who was named captain earlier this week through to the 2011 World Cup, will lead the side in ODIs and Tests while Shahid Afridi will be the skipper for the T20 games in Dubai. Out-of-touch batsman Misbah-ul-Haq was left out of the squads, but chief selector Iqbal Qasim hoped the middle-order batsman would find form before Pakistan's tour to Australia later this year. "He has been given rest because we think he is under pressure and needs time to regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. himself,'' Qasim said. Left-handed opener Salman Butt - ignored for the Champions Trophy - was named in ODI and Test squads as Qasim wanted to avoid reliance on makeshift openers. "Opening is a specialised field and we want to hand over this job to regular openers,'' Qasim said. Paceman Mohammad Asif will join the team in New Zealand for Test matches. The fast bowler is barred from entering into the United Arab Emirates as he was deported last year for possessing a small amount of opium. All-rounder Abdul Razzaq also returns in ODI and T20 teams after he was ignored for the Champions Trophy. Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and Faisal Iqbal were ignored for ODIs and T20s, but were named in the Test squad. The series begins in Abu Dhabi with a one-dayer on November 3. Squads One-day: Younis Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq Rana Naveed, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz. T20: Shahid Afridi (captain), Khalid Latif, Imran Nazir, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naveed, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir, Rao Iftikhar, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Farhat, Fawad Alam, Sohail Tanvir. Test: Younis Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Khurrum Manzoor, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal, Danish Kaneria, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamir, Abdul Rauf, Umar Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmad. Aljazeera.net 2003 - 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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