LAHORE: Pakistan’s bowling mainstay Shaheen Shah Afridi has been rested following his knee problem as Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection committee on Monday announced an 18-member squad for the historic Test series against England on home soil.
Middle-order batter Fawad Alam has also been dropped from the Test squad along with fast bowler Hasan Ali and leg-spinner Yasir Shah.
Meanwhile legspinner Zahid Mehmood marked his return, in place of Shah, after been dropped in the last Test series against Sri Lanka.
Fast bowler Muhammad Wasim Junior received his maiden call-up in the red-ball team while all-rounder Abrar Ahmed and Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa’s bowler Mohammad Ali are also named in the Test squad for the first time.
It is pertinent to mention that England will tour Pakistan for a three-match Test series, scheduled from December 1 to 21. Rawalpindi, Multan and Karachi will host the three matches respectively.
Complete Squad:
Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Shan Masood, and Zahir Mehmood.
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