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Saqlain, Afridi recalled

AFP, Karachi
Pakistan Friday recalled popular allrounder Shahid Afridi and experienced off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq to its 16-member squad for the first two one-day matches against India starting next week.
"We feel that we needed more allrounders to cope against the Indian batting powerhouse and thats why we have included three all-rounders with Afridi top in it," Pakistan's chief selector Wasim Bari told AFP.
Indian players will arrive in Lahore Wednesday for their first tour of Pakistan in years, as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals thaw.
They play a warm-up match there on Thursday ahead of the first of five one-day matches in Karachi on March 13.
Wily off-spinner Saqlain has fallen out of favour with the selectors after playing against South Africa last year.
"Saqlain is handy in both forms of the game and has a good record
against India and we think this is the best side we could choose against India who are playing well in the one-day matches," said Bari, a former wicketkeeper and captain.
Saqlain, who also plays for English county Surrey, last year criticized coach Javed Miandad for omitting him and had to apologise before a disciplinary committee for his outburst.
The second one-day match will be played at Rawalpindi on March 16, the third in Peshawar on March 19, followed by two day-night matches in Lahore on March 21 and 23.
Afridi, who has played 176 one-day matches against India, said he would do his best to come good against India.
"I know the importance of playing against India and will do my best to come good and help the team win," said Afridi.
The 24-year-old holds the world record for the fastest century in a one-day match, scoring 100 runs off 37 balls against Sri Lanka in 1997.
Another all-rounder in the squad is Rana Naveedul Hassan, who played two one-day games in Sharjah last year.
Pacer Rao Iftikhar, the second highest wickettaker behind Hassan
in Pakistan's current domestic season, is uncapped.
"We have taken into account the performances in the domestic seasons and thats why we have brought Hasan and Iftikhar," Bari said.
India announced its 15-man squad on Monday, with experienced leg-spinner Anil Kumble and allrounder Ajit Agarkar out due to injuries.
Pakistani selectors also named the squad to face India in the warmup match in Lahore on March 11 with Test opener Taufiq Umer as captain. Other members of the squad are: Imran Nazir, Fai-sal Iqbal, Bazid Khan, Nauman-ullah Khan, Kamran Akmal, Yasir Arafat, Junaid Zia, Umer Gul, Zahid Saeed, Mohammad Khalil, Ashar Zaidi, Qaiser Abbas.
SQUAD
Inzamamul Haq (captain), Yousuf Youhana (vice captain), Imran Farhat, Yasir Hameed, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Moin Khan, Shoaib Akhtar, Shabbir Ahmed, Mohammad Sami, Saqlain Mushtaq, Misbahul Haq, Rana Naveedul Hassan, Rao Iftikhar.