Mohammad Hasnain replaces injured Shaheen Afridi for Asia Cup

Mohammad Hasnain has been named as the substitution for Shaheen Afridi in Pakistan's Asia Cup crew. The 22-year-old pacer, who has played 18 T20Is, will join the youthful speed assault which incorporates Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Wasim Jr and Haris Rauf. Hasnain, who made his T20I debut in May 2019, has picked 17 wickets at an economy pace of 7.90. The pacer has played 82 T20s, including for Quetta Gladiators, Sydney Thunder and Trinbago Knight Riders, picking 100 wickets at an economy of 8.51. The Pakistan Cricket Board reported on Monday that Hasnain will join the side from the United Kingdom, where he is addressing Oval Invincibles in The Hundred at present. In the mean time, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed and Usman Qadir will leave for Dubai in the extremely early times of Tuesday. They will supplant Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha and Zahid Mehmood, who were important for the 16-part ODI crew against the Netherlands. Pakistan will launch their Asia Cup crusade, with a conflict against India on August 28 at the Dubai International Stadium Pakistan Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain)Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir.