Pakistan have dropped senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq from the squad to play New Zealand and recalled opener Imran Farhat after nearly three years out of the team.
Pakistan are scheduled to play four One-day Internationals and two Twenty20 matches against the Kiwis in Abu Dhabi and Dubai before travelling to New Zealand for a Test series.
"We have decided to give Misbah a rest and he will be considered for the tour of Australia and can concentrate on playing domestic cricket," chief selector Iqbal Qasim told a news conference on Thursday.
Farhat, 27, had last played for Pakistan in 2007.
"We have problems with finding a reliable opening pair and we have decided to give Farhat another chance," Qasim added.
They also recalled pace bowler Mohammad Asif, all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, Salman Butt and Khalid Latif.
ODI squad: Younis Khan (C), Shahid Afridi, Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Muhammad Aamer, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz.
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