Adnan Akmal suffered two fractures on the second finger of his left hand while taking a low catch against Sri Lanka. This is Pakistan's second loss after pacer Umar Gul was advised to return home to complete recovery frm his knee operation.

Adnan Akmal was injured when he caught Sri Lankan opening batsman Kaushal Silva's shot in the last over of the third day of the first test on Thursday. Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement that Sarfraz Ahmed has been flown in for the remaining two Tests in the series.

Peterson, while batting, was pushed by Akmal while trying to pick up a bail. Peterson reacted by pushing back the Pakistani wicketkeeper.

Experienced Pakistan batsman Younis Khan hit a brilliant hundred in the two-day match against hosts United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, providing a batting boost ahead of the forthcoming two-Test series with South Africa.

Kamran was overlooked for the Tests in South Africa but is in line to be picked for the limited-over games.

Sources close to the selectors have said that there was no consensus between the national selection committee and Test captain Misbah.

Surprisingly, none of the three Akmal brothers - Kamran, Umar and Adnan - are part of the Test squad and no selector was available to say why.

Pakistan wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal is in doubt for the remainder of the third and final test against Sri Lanka with a hairline fracture to his left ring finger.

Former captain Shoaib Malik was among the three players dropped as Pakistan's new selection committee made major changes on Saturday in naming the squad for this month's Asia Cup in Bangladesh.

Pakistan's young wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal says he has no guilt over replacing his elder brother Kamran in the national team.