PCB announces squad for test matches against Bangladesh
Not Babar Azam! Shan Masood will lead the red ball squad
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced a 17-member men’s national squad for the upcoming Test matches against Bangladesh.
Shan Masood has been named captain of the test squad while left-handed middle-order batter Saud Shakeel has been appointed as vice-captain.
The first Test will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from August 21 to 25 while the second Test is scheduled to be played from August 30 to September 3 in Karachi.
Pakistan Test Squad
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
