Pakistan's Tanvir Ruled Out of New Zealand Tour

Pakistan Sohail Tanvir player left arm was excluded from the tour to New Zealand with a knee injury, the team manager Intikhab Alam said Wednesday.

"It's not at his best, he struggled in the field, but requires more time than face problems while responding," Alam told the media. "The selectors decided later to replace Tanvir for test matches.

" Asad Shafiq drummer was called to play in the Twenty20 three games in place of the unfortunate Tanvir 26-year-old last played a Test Match ago three years and not fully recover from a knee problem that required surgery last year in Australia's former Test captain Alam.

The management team was not willing to take a risk with a disability as a player it would be unfair to other players. T20 Pakistan play three games from Dec. 26 in Auckland, in 2011 followed by two tests and six one-day international.