Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has been recalled by Pakistan for the Twenty20s against Australia in August, and September's World Twenty20. Kamran, who last played for Pakistan in the 2011 World Cup, was cleared by the PCB's integrity committee earlier this month.

Batsman Imran Nazir, who last played for Pakistan in February 2010, and allrounder Abdul Razzaq have also made the squad for both tournaments. None of these three players has a central contract.

"Each player in the side has a role and has been selected accordingly," Iqbal Qasim, Pakistan's chief selector, told ESPNcricinfo. "Razzaq and Imran are utility players and can make a difference. Imran is a good fielder, while Razzaq can also be useful as a seamer on Sri Lankan pitches [during the World T20] and can score some quick runs."

Mohammad Hafeez, who was named Pakistan's Twenty20 captain ahead of the just-concluded Sri Lanka tour, will continue to lead. According to the PCB release that announced the squad, Hafeez has been named captain 'till the end of 2012'.

Squad for Australia T20s, World T20
Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal (wk), Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Sohail Tanvir


In: Kamran Akmal, Imran Nazir, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Nasir Jamshed

Out: Khalid Latif, Ahmed Shahzad, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail, Shakeel Ansar

Asad Shafiq has been picked following his solid Test series in Sri Lanka, during which he scored two half-centuries and a hundred in five innings. He has scored 192 runs in 10 Twenty20 internationals for Pakistan.

Opener Nasir Jamshed is also back, after recovering from a fracture of the index finger that ruled him out of the Sri Lanka tour. He is one of four openers in the squad, along with Nazir, Kamran and Hafeez.

Speaking after the news of his selection broke, Jamshed said was looking forward to the competition among the openers. "Winning back the opportunity [to play for Pakistan] is always hard, and I am glad to have [my place] back. I have recovered [from the injury] and am sensing tough competition for the opening slot. But being a left-hander, it differentiates me from the other [three]."

The players to miss out from the Twenty20 squad that played in Sri Lanka are Khalid Latif, Ahmed Shahzad, Hammad Azam, Haris Sohail and wicketkeeper Shakeel Ansar.

There are no changes on the bowling front, with Saeed Ajmal and 20-year-old Raza Hasan being the specialist spinners, and Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Sami the quicks.

"Raza, though young, isn't a new name," Qasim said. "He has been performing and [taking into account] the need for a left-arm spinner, he is the best [option] at the moment.

"Sami, along with Gul, is our strike bowler. They may not be in form, but with ample experience under their belt they can bounce back and play their role."

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bringing back razzaq is the best decision they have made ahead of the nazir or the kami decision!
well done and i hope he sets the world on fire just like he did in the 2009 wc!

his arrival won us the cup!

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Where is Junaid Khan??? He was our best bowler in the recently concluded test series in Sri Lanka and world cup is also going to be played in Sri Lanka, so he should've been in the squad. It's a horrible decision to leave him out of the squad.

he was our best bowler no doubt. maybe he will be in the odi squad but at the moment no place for him in the t20 squad since we have specialist t20 bowlers like gul tanvir and arafat!
like it or not but arafat is the top wicket taker in domestic t20s of all time!

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Best keeper batsman in Pakistan.. Imran Nazir should add the much needed spark needed at the top.. hope he does well against Australia.. let's see.

man i think junaid would have been handy. So what should be playing XI?

Nasir Jamshed/Imran Nazir
Hafeez
Shafiq
Umar Akmal
Malik
Kamran Akmal
Afridi
Razzaq
Ajmal
tanvir/arafat
gul/sami

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But why do you think the younger players like Junaid and Hammad have been left out? It's mind boggling.. Sami over Junaid? Or maybe they just went with more experienced players?

That's what I want to know

My line up for t20 world cup

Imran Nazir
Hafeez
Kamran Akmal
Shahid Afridi
Umar Akmal
Shafiq
Razzaq
Malik
gul
ajmal
sami

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to be fair sami deserve to be in t20 squad, he brings that extra pace and wicket taking ability and he did that against srilanka as well, bowling quick and taking wickets

don't know why razzaq is picked over hammad

My playing XI out of the selected squad:

1. Imran Nazir
2. Nasir Jamshed
3. Kamran Akmal(wkt)
4. Mohammed Hafeez(capt.)
5. Umar Akmal
6. Shahid Afridi
7. Abdul Razzaq
8. Sohail Tanvir
9. Umar Gul
10. Mohammed Sami( would have loved to have Junaid Khan)
11. Saeed Ajmal

because he is the best finisher in pakistan by a country mile, and one of the best batsmen in the world. his arrival played a big part in shahid afridi rediscovering his form during the 09 world cup, and the two of them had a big role to play in us winning the tournament. his bowling is not as effective now, but his batting remains a huge asset. feel bad for hammad, but he's got to be patient and wait his turn. the stupid thing is that selectors should have taken them both so hammad could learn from razzaq, but same problem as always in pakistan in all fields, no long term planning in anything.

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I am very impressed by the WAPSI of adil's favorite opening batsman Mr. Imran Nazir.

I mean what can I say no T20 for last two years or so and all of a sudden direct entry in the WC T20. On top of that, not having extra ordinary domestic T20 tournaments either like Khalid Latif, Ahmed Shehzad and Haris Sohail. His fielding will be subpar as well as he's aged and seems like lost all his agility. The only thing left is his hairs and eye brows.

I don't know what to expect from this inclusion, a jerk move by selectors when they could've easily opt for Shehzad or Latif.

As far as Razzaq, he lost 2/3 of his tools as an allrounder. Now can we risk him playing as a batsman keeping in mind that runs he's gonna cost through bad bowling and fielding...someone has to share the burden for that. Hammad Azam would've been ideal but I wasn't expecting anything sensible from selection committee of PCB.

Kamran Make a come back. I hope he doesn't drop catches...rest is OK.

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