Pakistan selectors have retained senior batsman Younis Khan in a shortlist of 20 players they have finalized for the Test and ODI series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates. Sources close to the selectors said on Sunday Younis was shortlisted for the series despite initial doubts over whether he should be picked for the ODI series.
‘Besides Younis the selectors have also shortlisted some new players as well for the series but the final squad will only be announced after deliberations with head coach Waqar Younis and captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday,’ the source said.
Younis only made a return to the ODI side last month in the series against Sri Lanka after being sidelined from this format by the selectors since March, 2013. But after playing in just one match against Sri Lanka, Younis had to return home due to the death of his nephew.