Pakistan recall Gul and Riaz for series in UAE

Pakistan have recalled pace bowlers Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz for a three-Test series against Sri Lanka in the UAE starting on October 13.

The only notable exclusion from the squad is batsman Umar Akmal.

Pakistan play all their home Tests in the UAE because of security fears in their own country.

Squad: Imran Farhat, Taufiq Umar, Mohammad Hafeez, Younus Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Shoaib Malik, Adnan Akmal, Abdul Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid Khan.