SA ODI: Pakistan sends 5 Players to Johannesburg
'Pakistan Times' Sports Desk

LAHORE: Five players including Shabbir Ahmed, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Rehman and Imran Nazir who were earlier selected as replacements by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have flown to Johannesburg to play one-day matches against South Africa.

Batsmen Faisal Iqbal, Asim Kamal, spinner Danish Kaernia, medium pacer Shahid Nazir and Imran Farhat will be returning home soon.

The selection committee had approved the replacements in view of players performance and those who will be playing in the one-day matches are the best available choice", a PCB spokesman said.

Shabbir Ahmed and Abdul Razzaq have passed the fitness test whereas as Imran Nazir was selected on the basis of his impressive performance in domestic cricket, he added.●