As the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Pakistan's 15-man squad for the World Cup, pace bowler Sohail Khan was the surprise inclusion in the list for the tournament, which will be jointly held by Australia and New Zealand from February 14.
While Sohail Khan, who played his last international cricket in 2011, has been included, pace spearhead Umal Gul and middle-order batsman Fawad Alam have been left out of the squad, the Dawn reported.
Veteran batsman Younus Khan has also been included in the squad for the ICC's pinnacle tournament.
Pakistan's 15-man squad for the World Cup is as follows: Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz ahmed, Younus Khan, Harris Sohail, Misbah ul Haq (Captain), Umar Akmal, Shoaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz.
