Akmals trade places while Azhar Ali also makes return for showpiece 50-over event in the UK
Pakistan have dropped opener Kamran Akmal from their 15-man squad for June's Champions Trophy to be held in England, but recalled his younger brother Umar and former skipper Azhar Ali. The 35-year-old Kamran was part of Pakistan's squad which won the three-match one-day international series 2-1 in the West Indies earlier this month, managing scores of 47, 21 and 0. Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Azhar Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Fahim Ashraf, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, Shadab Khan The four-member selection committee headed by former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq included Umar in the squad after being dropped for the Caribbean series because he'd failed fitness tests. Former one-day captain Azhar returns to the squad following his absence in the Windies. Inzamam said the squad was selected keeping English conditions in mind.