Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a formidable 17-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh at home.
Dynamic left-handed batter Saud Shakeel has been named as the new vice-captain , as he will be the deputy of Pakistan’s Test skipper, Shan Masood.
The squad features several familiar names, with Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha expected to play key roles in the batting department.
From the squad that toured Australia earlier this year, Imam-ul-Haq, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Noman Ali and Sajid Khan failed to make the cut this time, while Hasan Ali and Mohammad Wasim are injured.
Pakistan’s Test squad for Bangladesh series
Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal (subject to Fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicket-keeper) and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
