Old guards set to return to Test squad

Karachi, Feb 19: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are set to recall old guards for the three-Test series after watching their team being demolished by Sri Lanka in the one-day series.

Highly placed sources said the cricket board will invite Ijaz Ahmad, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Wajahatullah Wasti, Waqar Younis, Arshad Khan and Mohammad Akram for a training camp which starts in Lahore from Monday. The six players will join the 15 who were named for the one-day series, sources said, adding that the official announcment is likely to be made from Lahore on Sunday. The first Test begins at Rawalpindi from Feb 26.

Ijaz Ahmad, Inzamam-ul-haq, Wajahatullah wasti were 'rested' for the one-day series in the backdrop of Pakistan's poor performance in Australia. Arshad Khan last played for Pakistan in one-day series in Sharjah in April 1999 while Akram accompanied the Pakistan team for the Test tour of Australia. He had picked up five wickets at Perth. Waqar was given off after he got married last week. However, Shahid Afridi has still been left out despite taking five wickets and hitting a match-winning century in his first two Tests of five-match career.