Younus left out of Pakistan squad for tour of England despite overturned ban

KARACHI // Younus Khan, the former captain, has been left out of Pakistan's Test and one-day squads for the tour of England despite being eligible for international cricket again after his indefinite ban for ill-discipline was overturned. Younus, 32, who has appeared in 63 Tests and 202 ODIs and was captain until last year, has been engaged in a tussle with the Pakistan Cricket Board since he was banned in March for indiscipline on the Australian tour earlier this year.

Pakistan selectors have included several new faces in the Test squad with the batsmen Umar Amin and Azhar Ali, the pace bowlers Wahab Riaz, Tanvir Ahmed and the reserve wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider yet to play for Pakistan. Yasir Hameed, a stylish batsman who has not played since late 2007, and Umar Gul, the pace bowler who has now recovered from a knee injury, were recalled. Shoaib Akhtar, the iconic fast bowler who is making a comeback to the national team in the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka after a 14-month lay-off, was included only in the limited overs side. Pakistan play Australia and England on the tour starting next week. * Agencies

Test squad: Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Yasir Hameed, Umar Amin, Azhar Ali, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Zulqarnain Haider, Muhammad Asif, Umar Gul, Muhammad Aamer, Wahab Riaz, Tanvir Ahmed, Danish Kaneria, Saeed Ajmal Limited-overs squad: Salman Butt, Shahzaib Hasan, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Muhammad Aamir, Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz, Abdul Rehman, Fawad Alam