All-rounder Yasir Arafat will replace injured fast bowler Umar Gul in the Pakistan squad preparing for the second test against India starting in Kolkata on Friday. Pakistan selector Saleem Jaffer told Reuters Arafat would fly to India on Thursday night and would be available for selection.
Arafat, 25, last played for Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in September. Jaffer said he had been picked because the Pakistan team, who are struggling with illness and injuries, needed more depth in their batting.