LAHORE, Oct 21: Skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq will lead Pakistan against South Africa in the second Test while Yousuf Youhana who led Pakistan’s victory in the first Test has been given rest due to fitness problems.

The  second Test is scheduled to begin at Faisalabad from  Oct 24.

Youhana, who led the team in the first Test at Gaddafi Stadium which Pakistan won by eight wickets on Tuesday wanted a rest  and that had been given, a PCB spokesman said while announcing a list of 18 probables for the second Test.

All-rounder Abdur Razzaq and an young leg-spinner Mansoor Amjad had been added in the early list of 16 probables, announced for the first Test. The two probables had been added as as cover for Mohammd Sami been unwell

Squad: Taufeeq Omar, Imran Farhat, Yasir Hameed,Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain), Asim Kamal, Shoaib Malik, Moin Khan (wicketkeeper), Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammad Sami, Mushtaq  Ahmad, Danish Kaneria, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal (wicketkeeper), Abdur Razzaq, Mansoor Amjad, Salman Butt, Shabbir Ahmad, Misbah-ul-Haq.

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