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Sadaf Hussain replaces unfit Aizaz Cheema

Aizaz Cheema has been declared unfit by doctors, and will be replaced in Pakistan's squad for the West Indies tour by Sadaf Hussain, a left-arm fast bowler from Rawalpindi

ESPNcricinfo staff
07-Apr-2011
Aizaz Cheema, the 31-year-old seamer who was picked for the limited-overs' leg of Pakistan's tour of West Indies, has been declared unfit by doctors. Aizaz will be replaced by Sadaf Hussain, a left-arm fast bowler from Rawalpindi.
Hussain, 21, was one of the reserve players named by the selectors when they announced the team yesterday. He had a prolific Quaid-e-Azam season, capturing 64 wickets, with a career-best haul of 6 for 40. He has taken 90 wickets in 18 first-class games, including nine five-wicket hauls, and two ten-wicket match-hauls.
The tour kicks off with a warm-up game from April 18, while the only Twenty20 will be played on April 21 in St Lucia. The five-match ODI series will begin on April 23, and the Test leg of the tour will commence on May 12. The squad for the Tests hasn't yet been named.