Shoaib Akhtar back in reckoning for Pakistan but its a same old story for Muhammad Asif.

Shoaib Akhtar has been named in a 30 probables for Champions Trophy due in September. But his bowling partner in Muhammad Asif has been in further trouble now when the result of his dope test conducted in IPL found positive. Whoever at the begining Asis denied the reports saying that he dont have any information about it, now Spokesman from IPL confirmed that the sample was of Asif. In reaction to that PCB Chief Operating Officer Shafqat Nagmi said: that the Tribunal from IPL will hear Asif's case and the decision taken by the Tribunal will be the final decision of PCB aswell. Muhammad Asif has appealed against the action taken by PCB and has asked IPL to check the B Sample for the confirmation.

Another cause of concern for PCB is the decision taken by Muhammad Yousuf of not playing in Champions Trophy because of the holy month of Ramzan and Yousuf has been Pakistan's middle-order rock over the last 12 months, scoring over 1100 runs at an average of nearly 70, with three 100s and eight 50s. And he hasn't just milked minnows such as Bangladesh or Zimbabwe; in 14 matches against India and South Africa, he averages over 60, with six fifties and a hundred.

However, the rest of the squad sees some new faces like 16 years old Muhammad Aamir who recently has been recommended by Wasim Akram for the National reckoning, in bowling department apart from Aamir, Muhammad Ali and Anwar Ali are the ones making to the Pakistan Camp for the first time and in batting Under-19 opener Ahmed Shahzad and Middle Order batsman from Lahore Azhar Ali who had a superb season last year has been in the squad for the first time.

Remaining of the preliminary squad are as follows:

Shoaib Malik (capt), Misbah-ul Haq (vice-captain), Salman Butt, Nasir Jamshed, Khalid Latif, Ahmed Shehzad, Khurram Manzoor, Yasir Hameed, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Bazid Khan, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Hafeez, Yasir Arafat, Mansoor Amjad, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Mohammad Ali, Iftikhar Anjum, Sohail Khan, Abdur Rauf, Wahab Riaz, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Aamer, Kamran Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal