Fit-again Asif recalled for Bangladesh ODI
Bureau Report

LAHORE—Pakistan named paceman Mohammad Asif in a 16-man squad for the fourth one-day international against Bangladesh after a five-month lay-off due to injury.
The penultimate game of the five-match series will be played at Multan on Wednesday. Pakistan beat Bangladesh in the first three matches to take an unassailable 3-0 lead.
The 25-year-old Asif underwent an operation in Australia in December after an elbow problem recurred during the one-day series against South Africa two months earlier.
Asif missed Pakistan’s tour of India late last year before being ruled out of the five-match home series against Zimbabwe.
Experienced batsman Younis Khan opted to rest in the last three matches while opener Nasir Jamshed was not considered for selection after missing the third match in Lahore on Sunday due to a hand injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board said.
Jamshed’s place went to middle-order batsman Naumanullah (one name). Squad: Shoaib Malik (captain), Salman Butt, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir, Rao Iftikhar, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Fawad Alam, Bazid Khan, Naumanullah, Sarfraz Ahmed.
Pace bowler Muhammad Asif and batsman Naumanullah are the two additions in the 16-member Pakistan squad named for the fourth one day international on April 16 at Multan.
Asif who is hopefully recovered from an elbow injury, will be making a come back after almost six year, playing against South Africa in a ODI at Multan in October last.
He underwent surgery in Australia and recently gone through rehabilitation at National Cricket Academy.
Karachi based batsman Naumanullah was among the top scorers last year in the domestic season ,scoring nearly 1000 runs in eight matches but was ignored when Zimbabwe visited earlier this year. He got the attention of selectors by scoring 245 runs in eight matches of a domestic one day tournament.
Following is the squad:- Shoaib Malik (captain), Salman Butt, Mohammad Yousaf, Misbah ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal (keeper), Muhammad Asif, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir, Rao iftikhar, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Fawad Alam, Bazid Khan, Naumanullah and Sarfraz Ahmad (keeper).
Shafqat Rana, one of the member of the selection committee when contacted told APP here on Monday described the squad a combination of young talented players.
“ It is group of performers in domestic cricket and performance is the only make leading to national team “,he said. Nasir Jamshid who was a part of the team in first two ODI’s has been ruled out of action owing to a injury in his hand.