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Asif picked by Pakistan

Image: Asif: Will undergo fitness test

Pakistan have included suspended paceman Mohammad Asif in their 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy.

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Pakistan have included Mohammad Asif in their 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy. The 26-year-old paceman is currently serving a one-year ban after failing a drugs test during the Indian Premier League last year. However the suspension expires on September 22 - the same date as the one-day tournament gets underway in South Africa. Asif, who has not played for his country since April last year, will travel provided he comes through a fitness test that will be supervised by National Cricket Academy chief Rashid Latif. There is no place in the party for all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, while batsman Nasir Jamshed was not considered due to injury. Pakistan have been drawn in Group A alongside the West Indies, India and Australia. The top two teams go through to the semi-finals. Pakistan squad: Younus Khan (captain), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul Haq, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Imran Nazir, Rana Naved-ul Hasan, Iftikhar Anjum, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Aamir, Mohammad Asif.