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25-Nov-2011 06:10:00 GMT
Pakistan in Bangladesh, 2011-12

Khalil Replaces Injured Junaid Khan for Bangladesh Tour

Abu Dhabi: Pakistan paceman Junaid Khan was ruled out of the team's tour of Bangladesh after injuring his abdominal muscle during the fifth and final one-day against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.

Mohammad Khalil, the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited left-arm seamer, has been named as Junaid Khan's replacement in Pakistan's Test, ODI and Twenty20 squads for the Bangladesh tour. Khalil, who has not played for Pakistan since 2005, got the call-up after Junaid picked up a partial strain in his abdominal muscle during Pakistan's one-day series against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates.

The 21-year-old left-arm paceman had a MRI scan after he felt pain during his three-over spell in the match, which revealed a partial tear.

"The scan revealed a partial tear of the abdominal muscle which requires six weeks of rest," said assistant team manager Naushad Ali. "He is out of the Bangladesh tour and needs rehabilitation."

Khan's injury is the second blow to Pakistan after all-rounder Abdul Razzaq was on Tuesday ruled out of the tour with a shoulder injury.

Pakistan have already announced a 16-man squad for the tour of Bangladesh where they play one Twenty20 match, three one-day internationals and two Tests, starting with the Twenty20 in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Ali said Pakistan Cricket Board's selection committee would in time name replacements for the injured duo.

Khan, who made his Test debut on the tour of Zimbabwe in September this year, has so far played four Tests, nine one-day internationals and two Twenty20s.


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