Karachi: Pakistan on Wednesday recalled Younis Khan to their One Day International (ODI) squad after a 16-month gap, giving the veteran batsman one last chance to press his claim for a place at next year’s World Cup.
The 36-year-old was recalled to the 15-man squad for three ODIs on next month’s tour of Sri Lanka, which opens with two Test matches.
Younis, who has played 253 ODIs, lost his place in the one-day side after a poor run of scores in the five-match series in South Africa in March last year.
Younis, who is also in the Test squad, has not scored a one-day hundred since his knock against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi in November 2008.
Experienced paceman Umar Gul failed to make either the Test or one-day squad after being found short of fitness.
The 30-year-old had a nine-month lay-off following a knee injury in March last year and a subsequent operation. He failed to impress in his comeback late last year.
Batsman Umar Akmal earns a recall to the Test squad after a three-year absence, while opener Mohammad Hafeez was dropped from the Test team but kept his one-day place.
Akmal played his last Test in Zimbabwe in 2011 but has been a regular part of the one-day squads.
The first Test starts in Galle on August 6 while the second Test begins in Colombo on August 14. The three one-day internationals will be in Hambantota (August 23), Colombo (August 27) and Dambulla (August 30).
Misbah-ul-Haq captains both squads.
