 Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Yousuf and Inzamam at practice |
The premier pace pair have not yet taken a drugs test - which the Pakistan Cricket Board says they must pass before flying to the Caribbean.
Shoaib (knee and hamstring) and Asif (elbow) are also nursing injuries.
Inzamam said: "I hope they overcome their injuries and that reports of their tests also come in our favour."
Shahid Afridi and the skipper himself are both awaiting the results of their own drugs tests.
All 11 results of the 15-man squad that have been returned have come back negative, Afridi and Inzamam's being conducted at a later date.
Shoaib and Asif had doping bans controversially lifted in December and face life bans if they test positive again.
They have until the end of February to submit themselves for a further test. Some experts have warned they could still have banned substances in their system.
The two fast bowlers produced positive tests for nandrolone in September, but their bans were lifted on appeal when it was accepted they had taken the drug unwittingly.
The World Anti-Doping Agency is in turn contesting that appeal result in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Inzamam said Australia were still the team to beat in the Caribbean despite their recent slump in form.
"Australia may have lost a few matches but for me they still are the World Cup favourites," he told reporters after a training session in Lahore.
"They have been winning for the last 10 years or so and they are a very consistent side but their recent defeats have given more chances to other teams."
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