Summary Junaid failed to recover from a leg injury sustained last month.
KARACHI (AFP) - Cricket s governing body Friday approved paceman Rahat Ali as a replacement player for injured Junaid Khan in Pakistan s squad for the World Cup, which starts next week.
The 26-year-old Ali played his only one-day international against Sri Lanka in June 2012, and was a surprise replacement for Junaid, announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said its technical committee for the World Cup approved Pakistan s request to replace Junaid with Ali.
"Any injury or illness-based replacement requires a written submission to the Event Technical Committee along with a diagnosis from a medical practitioner as to the extent of the injury or illness," said the ICC.
Once replaced, a player may not return to the squad save as an approved subsequent replacement for another injured or ill player, the ICC said.
Junaid failed to recover from a leg injury sustained last month.
Pakistan will play their opening match against India at the Adelaide Oval on February 15.
