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Inzamam brought back

Pakistan name three rookies for first Test

AFP/REUTERS, Karachi
Cricket
Pakistan recalled experienced middle-order batsman Inzamamul Haq for next week's first cricket Test against Bangladesh, selectors said Saturday.
Inzamam, 33, was one of eight players dumped after Pakistan's first round exit from this year's World Cup in southern Africa and was ignored for one-day series in Sharjah, Sri Lanka and England.
"We never had any doubts in our minds about the credentials, experience and talent of Inzamam and we believed that he deserved rest as he had been playing non-stop cricket in the last 18 months," said Aamir Sohail, the chairman of Pakistan's cricket selectors.
"We are sure he will be the same great, elegant run-scoring machine as he has been in the past."
A burly batsman from Multan, Inzamam adds valued experience to a revamped Pakistan team that is still missing key batsman Younis Khan due to personal reasons.
Pakistan were forced to summon
express pacer Shoaib Akhtar from England where he was playing county cricket for Durham after frontline pacer Mohammad Sami fell unfit.
Inzamam, who has played 85 Tests and 290 one-day games for Pakistan, said he was anxious to resume playing cricket for Pakistan.
"It is great to be back in the team. Once I was called to the camp I was confident I would be picked in the Test squad," Inzamam said from Lahore.
"I am eagerly looking forward to the forthcoming international commitments. It was difficult to watch matches from outside."
Inzamam will be playing his first Test in Pakistan since his recordbreaking 329 against New Zealand in April 2001 at Lahore.
"I am back with a mission. I am motivated for the game and I want to make a comeback with a bang."
Inzamam has emerged as Pakistan's most prolific batsman in recent years scoring 6214 runs at an average of 48.92.
Pakistani selectors have named seven uncapped players to the 15-man squad: all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez; batsmen Yasir Hameed, Saeed Bin Nisar and Farhan Adil; and pacers Umer Gul, Shabbir Ahmad and Mohammad Khalil.
Hameed, Hafeez, Shabbir and Umer have played one-day internationals since the World Cup earlier this year.
"It is a combination of youth and experience and we are basically looking at forming the right combination for the South Africa series," Sohail told Reuters.
"The series against Bangladesh is the ideal opportunity for the younger players to establish themselves at the Test level," Sohail said.
Bangladesh play three Tests and five one-day internationals.
Pakistan are also to host South Africa and New Zealand this season for six Tests and 13 one-day internationals.
SQUAD
Muhammad Hafeez, Taufiq Umar, Yasir Hameed, Inzamamul Haq, Yousaf Youhana, Misbahul Haq, Rashid Latif (captain), Shoaib Akhtar, Umer Gul, Shabbir Ahmed, Danish Kaneria, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Bin Nasir, Muhammad Khalil and Farhan Adil.