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      <title>Usama Mir ‘surprised’ on being named in Pakistan ODI squad</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Usama Mir was deservingly rewarded for his outstanding first-class season, as he got the maiden call into the Pakistan squad for New Zealand ODIs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The three-match series will commence from January 09 at the National Bank Cricket Arena – the same venue where both teams lock horns in the two-match Test series.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With a record 28 wickets in 11 games, he was on the radar of the interim selection committee led by former captain Shahid Afridi.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reacting to his maiden ODI call on Twitter, the wrist-spinner said it was the best days of his life.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Usama was not named among 24 probables for the series, but due to vice-captain Shadab Khan’s finger injury, he got the place in the final 16.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shadab returned to Pakistan after getting injured during Big Bash League (BBL).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Usama was the top wicket-taker and helped his team Central Punjab (CP) bag the Pakistan Cup title.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>The three-match series will commence from January 09 at the National Bank Cricket Arena – the same venue where both teams lock horns in the two-match Test series.</p>
<p>With a record 28 wickets in 11 games, he was on the radar of the interim selection committee led by former captain Shahid Afridi.</p>
<p>Reacting to his maiden ODI call on Twitter, the wrist-spinner said it was the best days of his life.</p>
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<p>Usama was not named among 24 probables for the series, but due to vice-captain Shadab Khan’s finger injury, he got the place in the final 16.</p>
<p>Shadab returned to Pakistan after getting injured during Big Bash League (BBL).</p>
<p>Usama was the top wicket-taker and helped his team Central Punjab (CP) bag the Pakistan Cup title.</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:22:07 +0500</pubDate>
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