*KARACHI: *The national selection committee has decided to replace injuredmiddle-order batsman Babar Azam with left-hander Haris Sohail for theupcoming two-match T20I series against Scotland.
The committee headed by former batsman Inzamamul Haq has agreed on Haris’name after careful deliberation but the formal announcement will be made assoon as the team is approved by the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB) Najam Sethi.
Azam is currently nursing an injury after being struck on the forearm by aBen Stokes delivery during the first Test against England at Lord’s. Hisreplacement, Haris, has featured in seven T20Is for Pakistan having anaverage of 18.50 with a strike rate of 104.22.
The other members of the squad are likely to be the same ones which tookpart in the series against the West Indies in Karachi.
Pakistan will face Scotland at Edinburgh on June 12 and 13, respectively.