Fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz join batsman Asif Ali in the final World Cup squad as Junaid Khan, Faheem Ashraf and Abid Ali are the players left out.
“The bowling unit during the England ODIs has not clicked as anticipated or expected; if we have at our disposal two vastly experienced pace duo of Amir and Wahab, then it will be foolish not to include them,” says Inzamam
Changes to Pakistan's World Cup squad
IN: Asif Ali, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz
OUT: Abid Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Junaid Khan
For hard-hitting batsman Abid Ali, the news of his selection comes following the death of his two-year-old daughter Noor Fatima, who died at a hospital in the United States after a tough battle with stage IV cancer.
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Pakistan World Cup squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Hasnain.