Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced the squad for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. The two-match Test series will begiꦓn on November 26.
The selectors have recalled opener Imam-ul-Haq, off-spinner Bilal Asif and middle-order batter Kamran Ghulam to the national side, whereas experienced leg spinner Yasir Shah ruled out the squad aft🌌er failing to recover from a t🔴humb injury.
Imam got the benefit of his blistering performances in the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, whꦅere he has amassed 488 runs in five innings. Batter Kamran Ghulam has also been added to the outfit after b🤡eing left out during the tour of the West Indies.
The Chief Selector Mohammad Wasim said that the squad was selected afte💦r discussions with the team m𓂃anagement and considering the opponent’s potential.
“We have selected the squad following discussions with the team management and after taking into consideration the opposition’s potential make-up and the conditions in which the Tests will be played,” said Wasim on the team selection.
The first Test match will be played at Chittagong from November 26-30, while the second game will take place in Dhaka from December 4-8.
Here is Pakistan’s Test squad for the Bangladesh tour:
Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Bilal Asif, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Abbas, ♔Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Zahid Mahmood, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
