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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Karachi, Jan 7 (CRICKETNMORE) - Pakistan has announced their 15 man squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2015 to be held Australia and New Zealand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Pakistan included fast bowler Sohail Khan and Mohammad Hafeez as specialist opening batsmen but left out senior players Shoaib Malik and Kamran Akmal in the 15-man cricket World Cup squad named Wednesday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">The 30-year-old Sohail Khan wasn&#39;t included in the 30-man preliminary squad, but was picked for his strong performances in domestic cricket this season after spending three years away from the national team.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: justify;\">Also Check &rArr;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/team-pakistan-schedule-in-icc-2015-world-cup--5843\">Pakistan Schedule in ICC World Cup 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Sohail last played for Pakistan in 2011 and has appeared in just two Tests and five One-Day Internationals.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nHe was picked only as a batsman after he failed his unofficial test to rectify his bowling action in a bio-mechanics scrutiny in Chennai recently. His bowling action was declared illegal by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in December, last year.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe team will be led by Misbah-ul-Haq who has recovered from a hamstring injury he sustained last month while playing against New Zealand.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe team, selected after discussions with Misbah and coach Waqar Younis, has seven batsmen, five fast bowlers, two spinners, and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&ldquo;This is the best possible squad from the available resources, and the selectors believe it has the requisite talent and skill-set to recapture the World Cup Down Under after 22 years,&rdquo; Moin Khan, Pakistan Cricket Board&#39;s (PCB) chief selector, said in a statement Wednesday.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nPakistan squad: Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Harris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz, Ehsan Adil, Yasir Shah.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>CRICKETNMORE with inputs from agency<\/p>\r\n",
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