Malik, Afridi likely to join team in ODIs

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Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Shoaib Malik is likely to get selected in the national team for the upcoming ODI and T20 series against England. Pakistan, who are to play third Test match from February 3 at Dubai, will start ODI campaign from February 13. Pakistan have already one the three match Test rubber by winning the first two Test matches and would got for a hunt to blank the world number one team. Pakistan has played three Test matches in Dubai winning against Sri Lanka and England while drawing one against South Africa. Sources revealed that there will be a couple of changes in the team while some of the senior will remain in the team with Taufeeq Umar and Azhar Ali to return home. Apart from Malik, Shahid Afridi will join the team later in the month while allrounder Abdul Razzak is likely to be rested ffrom the ODIs. It has also been learnt that the selection committee has put faith on Adnan Akmal to keep the safe behind the wickets. The likely team for the ODIs would be Misbahul Haq captain, Moahmmad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Adnan Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, JUnaid Khanm, Aizaz Cheema and Sohail Tanveer.