Misbah to lead Pakistan in series vs Bangladesh

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Misbah to lead Pakistan in series vs Bangladesh

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The Pakistan Cricket Board retained Misbah-ul-Haq as captain on Monday for the tour to Bangladesh.

21 November,2011 03:14 pm

The tour would start later this month.Misbah will also captain in the lone Twenty20 international at Mirpur on Nov. 29 and for the three-match limited-overs series starting Dec. 1.The selectors retained all 16 players in the ODI squad who helped Pakistan win the current one-dayer series against Sri Lanka.When the team is doing well you dont want to make changes, interim chief selector Mohammad Ilyas told reporters. We (selectors) think Bangladesh is a strong team in their own backyard and thats why we havent changed our winning combination that did well against Sri Lanka.Last year, Bangladesh surprised New Zealand when it won the ODI series 4-0.Misbah will remain in charge for the two-test series that starts Dec. 9 at Chittagong.Fast bowler Mohammad Talha replaced Wahab Riaz in the only change to the test squad from the team that defeated Sri Lanka 1-0 in the United Arab Emirates.Pakistan leaves for Bangladesh from Abu Dhabi later this week after a T20 international against Sri Lanka.Twenty20 and one-day squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik. Sarfraz Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq.Test squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Taufiq Umar, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Adnan Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul.