Interim chief selector Shahid Afridi said he would like Pakistan to use up to 11 ODIs ahead of this year’s Asian Cup and World Cup, with Masood and Sohail potentially useful in the top order.
Pakistan has recalled lefty Shan his Masoud and Harris his Sohail to his one-day, three-game international series against New Zealand next week.
Masood has not been in the ODI since his 2019 win against Australia, but Sohail played his 42nd and final match of 2020 against Zimbabwe.
Interim chief selector Shahid Afridi said he would like Pakistan to use up to 11 ODIs ahead of this year’s Asian Cup and World Cup, with Massoud and Sohail potentially useful in the top order.
New Zealand’s three-game series in Karachi begins Monday. Sohail has scored a lot of goals in domestic cricket lately and Masood has played regularly for Pakistan since his Twenty20 debut in September.
Non-cap batters Tayyab Tahir and Kamran Gulam and wrist spinner Usama Mir were selected for their impressive performances on their home circuit.
Also among the selectors were fast bowler Harris Raufh and opening batsman Fakhar Zaman after overcoming injuries. Rauch was injured in the first friendly against England in Rawalpindi last month, while Fakhar suffered a knee injury during the Asian Cup.
But fast bowler Shaheen Afridi needs more time to fully recover from his knee injury at his T20 World Cup in Australia after the medical board said , was excluded. All-rounder Shadab Khan will also miss last week after breaking his right index finger while competing in Australia’s Big Bash League.
Pakistan squad
Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Agha Salman, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir and Usama Mir