Summary Younis Khan has scored only two hundreds in the last seven years
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan Thursday announced a 16-man squad for the four-match one-day series against England starting in United Arab Emirates later this month. Senior batsman Younis Khan has been included in the 16-man squad for the one-day series against England starting later this month, despite reservations over his current form.
Younis has had a see-saw one-day career of 264 matches, having scored only two hundreds in the last seven years, a record that has lead head coach Waqar Younis and support staff to reportedly resisted selecting him.
But Rasheed defending selecting Younis.
"It s not a backward move because we have a few tough series coming up and we need to strengthen our batting. It s up to Younis to adapt to the modern needs of one-day cricket," said Rasheed
Squad: Azhar Ali (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Yasir Shah, Wahab Riaz, Zafar Gohar, Mohammad Irfan, Rahat Ali, Anwar Ali, Amir Yamin, Bilal Asif.
