Mohammad Hasnain, 22, included in Pakistan’s Asia Cup squad . Afridi was ruled out due to a knee injury Pakistan begin Asia Cup campaign vs India on August 28.
Pakistan on Monday, August 22, announced a replacement for star left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi in their Asia Cup 2022 squad. Afridi was ruled out of the continental tournament and the subsequent 7-match T20I series against England due to a knee injury he picked up during the tour of Sri Lanka.
Mohammad Hasnain, who is playing for the Oval Invincibles in the Hundred, will join the Pakistan team from the United Kingdom.
22 year old Mohammad Hasnain has represented Pakistan in eight ODIs picking up 12 wickets at an average of 37.91 with best bowling figures of 5/26. The pacer has played 18 T20Is for Pakistan picking up 17 wickets at an average of 30.70 with best figures of 3/37.
Meanwhile, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed and Usman Qadir will leave for Dubai on Tuesday. They will replace Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha and Zahid Mehmood, who were part of the 16-member ODI squad against the Netherlands.