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<br>LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik will make his sixth appearance at the Twenty20 World Cup later this month after being recalled to the squad on Saturday to replace injured middle-order batsman Sohaib Maqsood.<br> <br>Maqsood was ruled out of the showpiece tournament after suffering a lower back injury in a domestic match earlier this year, the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement.<br> <br>"Sohaib is devastated to miss out on the World Cup as he had worked hard for this event and was in sparkling form," chief selector Muhammad Wasim said.<br> <br>"We feel for him but injuries are part and parcel of the sport."<br> <br>"...we have decided to include Shoaib Malik in the side. I am sure Shoaib´s experience will be handy for the entire squad."<br> <br>Malik, 39, captained Pakistan in the inaugural event in 2007 and was a member of the side that won the title in 2009.<br> <br>The all-rounder missed the 2010 World Cup in the West Indies but featured in the last three editions.<br> <br>This was the fourth change to Pakistan's original squad, coming a day after they drafted in former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, Haider Ali and  [https://zoomwiki.blitwise.com/index.php/Brooke_Warne_Shares_Tribute_To_Father_Shane_One_Month_After_His_Death zoomwiki.blitwise.com] Fakhar Zaman.<br> <br>Pakistan will play warm-up matches against West Indies and South Africa before beginning their campaign with a blockbuster clash with arch-rivals India on Oct.<br><br>24 in Dubai. (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Ken Ferris)<br>