Although the current Pakistan squad is missing the services of veterans Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan, it has the bright young talents of Umar Akmal and Mohammad Aamer available well into the future.
Opening batsman Salman Butt seems to have set his place into concrete, despite causing a number of rather embarrasing run outs in the past few months. As far as the other opening slot goes, Fahwad Alam would be a fantastic foil for Butt. Alam has been played in the middle order of the ODI squad recently but originally was played as Test opener against Sri Lanka last year, where he made an impressive 168 on debut.
In terms of the middle order gap left by Younus Khan and Yousuf, the fighting Khurram Manzoor would be a excellent suggestion- the toiler having made a fighting 77 from 139 deliveries during his last Test against Australia. Despite the fact that it was a dour innings in an attempt to save the Test match for Pakistan, the knock was still enriched with 8 fours.
In terms of bowling, while Asif and Aamer are certain selections, the final pace spot will be a fight between workhorse Abdur Rauf, speedster Mohammmad Sami and the ever-economical Umar Gul.
As for spin, Danish Kaneria should be preferred over Saeead Ajmal, who has recently made his name as a limited overs bowler.
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