Pakistan names three injured fast bowlers in World Cup squad

Pakistan Team News World Cup Cricket: "Pakistan cricket selectors Tuesday named injured fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul and Mohammad Asif in the 15-member squad for the World Cup.

Afridi has been serving a four-match ban and will not be available for Pakistan's first two games in the World Cup against the West Indies and Ireland. Afridi was dismissed during the first one-day match against South Africa on Feb. 4 and reacted to comments from a spectator on leaving the pitch. Afridi then approached the fan with his bat and for his misconduct, the International Cricket Council's match referee Chris Broad from England handed him a ban of four one-day international matches. Opening batsman Imran Nazir, who returned to international cricket in the ongoing one-day series in South Africa, was also included among the squad.

Pakistan team : Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain), Imran Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif, Rana Naved, Rao Iftikhar, Danish Kaneria. "